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Sources Sought Notice

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Easement Restoration and Emergency Watershed Protection – Seedbed Preparation, Seeding, and Post Seeding Clippings in South Dakota

This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or make a contract award. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a request for proposal, quote, or invitation for bid. The sole purpose of this notice is to identify potential System for Award Management (SAM) Database registered businesses that are interested in and capable of performing this work. USDA is not responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this Sources Sought. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS TARGETING RESPONSES FROM FIRMS WHO PERFORM

EASEMENT RESTORATION AND EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION SERVICES.

POINT OF CONTACT: Greg Florey, Contract Specialist, gregory.florey@usda.gov

PROJECT INFORMATION

Scope of Work. Work covered by this contract and respective task orders against this contract shall consist of furnishing all labor, equipment, operators, supervision/site superintendent, supplies and materials necessary to perform Easement Restoration and Emergency Watershed Protection services within the state of South Dakota (counties East of the Missouri River). This is anticipated to be awarded as a SINGLE Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Task Order contract.

Contract Area: Location of the work to be performed shall be within the state of South Dakota (counties East of the Missouri River), to support Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The contract consists of complying with applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and directives to include applicable publications. The Contractor shall perform all work in accordance with the professional licensing and certification laws of the respective state where the work is performed. Specific contract areas will be specified within each task order.

NAICS CODE: 115112 – Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating

SIZE STANDARD: $8,000,000

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Provide Easement Restoration and Emergency Watershed Protection services to support the NRCS to meet its mission statement: “The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and environment.”

All work will be performed in accordance with performance standards that will be included in the contract.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT SUBMITTAL

All interested, responsive and responsible System of Award Management (SAM) Database registered businesses are encouraged to participate in this Sources Sought by emailing the required information below to the point of contact. If your company is not SAM-registered, please do so at www.sam.gov.

Responses are to be sent via email to Greg Florey no later than 12:00 p.m. EST, 19 March 2026.

Interested businesses shall include the following information in their response to this Sources Sought announcement:

1. Please provide business information in the following format:

a. Business Name:

b. Point of Contact: (Name/Phone/Email)

c. Address:

d. Business Size and Category (Large/Small/8(A)):

e. CAGE and/or DUNS Code:

f. Indication of the intent to be a prime contractor or subcontractor

2. Please provide examples of work that your company has performed as the Prime Contractor in the areas listed below. Include the total contract dollar value and amount bonded by submitting firm as the Prime Contractor. Detail what work was self-performed and what percentage of work was subcontracted. No more than three (3) projects should be provided to demonstrate competency and experience in the required areas of work. Describe past work experience showing all or more than one of the areas listed that were performed under one contract.

Attachment:

(1) Performance Work Statement (PWS):

Easement Restoration and Emergency Watershed Protection – Seedbed Preparation, Seeding, and Post Seeding Clippings in South Dakota.