Mason Nursery Seed Bid FY26.pdf
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- 26-422DNR-RESCO-B-49234
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- Illinois
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The document is a Request for Quotes (RFQ) issued by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Division of Forest Resources, Mason State Nursery, seeking native Illinois tree seeds for the fall of 2025. The solicitation covers multiple species of oak (Quercus), walnut (Juglans), hickory (Carya), and bald cypress (Taxodium) seeds, with specific quantities ranging from 200 to 7000 pounds per species. Delivery dates are staggered, with oaks and walnuts due by November 1st, 2025, hickories and pecans by December 18th, 2025, and bald cypress by March 31st, 2026.
The IDNR has established strict quality requirements for the seeds, including cleanliness, proper labeling, packaging in onion sacks, seed processing (such as husking, floating, and sorting), and viability verification through cut tests. All seeds must be from an Illinois ecotype seed source and will be subject to inspection, with the IDNR reserving the right to reject any seeds that do not meet the specified quality standards. The RFQ provides a detailed table for vendors to quote prices per pound for each tree seed species, with the total cost to be calculated based on the quoted price and specified quantity.
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5000# Quercus rubra @ per pound Total
4000# Quercus alba @ per pound Total
7000# Quercus macrocarpa @ per pound Total
500# Quercus palustris @ per pound Total
5000# Quercus bicolor @ per pound Total
400# Quercus velutina @ per pound Total
1000# Quercus shumardi @ per pound Total
1000# Quercus lyrata @ per pound Total
1000# Quercus michauxii @ per pound Total
200# Quercus nuttalli @ per pound Total
4000# Juglans nigra @ per pound Total
2000# Carya illinoensis @ per pound Total
1000# Carya lacinosa @ per pound Total
1000# Carya ovata @ per pound Total
500# Taxodicum distichum @ per pound Total
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forest Resourves, Mason State Nursery, is seeking quotes on providing the following native Illinois tree seed for the fall of 2025:
All seed must:
1. Be clean and free of foreign debris such as sticks, rocks, grass clippings, seed caps, etc.
2. Be labeled per species and true to that label and not mixed with other species of seed.
3. Be bagged in onion sacks in quantities of no more that 50 pounds per bag.
4. All walnuts need to be husked or hulled and floated with floaters removed.
5. All oak species need to be floated and sorted with all floaters and bad seed removed.
6. All Hickories must have the husk removed.
7. Seed must be viable and current year crop.
8. All seed will be subject to a cut test. Seed that fails a cut test will be rejected.
9. All seed must come from an Illinois ecotype seed source.
Final deliverly date for oaks and walnut; November 1st, 2025. For Hickories and Pecan, December 18, 2025. Final deliverly date for Bald Cypress, March 31, 2026.
All seed will be subject to inspection and the IDNR reserves the right to reject any and all seed that does not meet the quality requirments.
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