S01 Attachment B - Location Maps.pdf

The document is a set of preliminary wetland restoration and conservation plan maps for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alexander County, Illinois. The first map, dated December 2016, shows a 290.6-acre Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) area along the Mississippi River, with 185.6 acres designated for natural regeneration and 57.3 acres for tree planting. The second map, dated October 15, 2024, details a conservation plan for tree and shrub establishment across two land units (Tract 9845, Fields 13 and 6), with 7.0 and 18.0 acres planned for tree/shrub establishment respectively.

The maps are associated with a federal solicitation (Number: 12FPC125Q0012) for ACEP-WRE Tree Planting in Alexander and Union Counties, Illinois. The solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 115112 with a $9.5M size standard. The USDA Farm Production and Conservation Business Center seeks a contractor to perform tree planting services, with quotes due by April 15, 2025, at 5:00 PM EST. Interested contractors must have an active SAM.gov account and complete REPs and CERTs. Questions are to be submitted to Ambrea Harris and Sharla Goforth by April 8, 2025, with responses provided via amendment.