Sources Sought_Region 01 Tree Planting Services IDIQ.pdf

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US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Pre-Solicitation Notice (Sources Sought)

Region 01 Tree Planting Service Indefinite-

Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ)

Reference Sources Sought ID#: RONE-03262025-

GC Contracting Office: 82B1, Intermountain CSA

Date: March 26, 2025

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In accordance with (IAW) FAR 5.207(a), this Pre-solicitation Notice communicates the following information to the general public for the forthcoming solicitation:

Action Code: Not Applicable (N/A) Date: March 26, 2025 Year: 2025 Contracting Office ZIP Code: 20250-0001 Product or Service Code: F014 NAICS Code: 115310 Contracting Office Address:

SPOC Intermountain 1400 Independence Ave SW, MS-1138 Washington, DC 20250-0001

Subject: Pre-Solicitation Notice (Sources Sought) Proposed Solicitation Number: 1282B125R0023

Closing Response Date: April 10, 2025 Contact Point or Contracting Officer/Specialist: Gilbert Chonje, Contract Specialist, gilbert.chonje@usda.gov Contract Award Number: TBD Estimated Contract Award Dollar Amount: $30 Million (see details below) Line-Item Number: TBD Approximate Contract Award Date: October 2025 – December Contractor: TBD Place of Contract Performance: Regions 01 Forests Set-Aside Status: Total Small Business Set-Aside

Description

The proposed solicitation is intended for the initial award of a contract for high quality tree planting, shrub/native planting, and associated services to ensure maximum stock survival and achieve prompt reforestation on site-specific lands administered within their boundaries. Services are needed on tree improvement areas (e.g., seed orchards, clone banks, genetic test sites, etc.) or lands that have been disturbed through fire, insect or diseases, harvest, or from other causes and where land and resource management plans indicate forested cover is desired.

These Tree Planting Services will be established in support of Forest Service (FS) Northern Region (R01) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mission requirements as listed in the table below as well as on the attached map for Forest Services Region 01 Forests:

mailto:gilbert.chonje@usda.gov

Northern Region (R1) National Forests Bureau of Land Management

Beaverhead-Deerlodge (BDF) - MT Missoula Field Office (BLM) - MT

Bitterroot (BRF) – MT

Custer Gallatin (CGF) – MT, ND, SD

Dakota Prairie Grassland (DPG) - ND

Flathead (FNF) - MT

Helena-Lewis and Clark (HLF) – MT

Idaho Panhandle (IPF) – ID

Kootenai (KNF) – MT

Lolo (LNF) – MT

Nez Perce-Clearwater (NCF) - ID

The Awarded IDIQ contract will be Firm Fixed Price. The Period of Performance will consist of a Five-year ordering period.

The estimated date the formal solicitation will be available for viewing and download from SAM.gov is approximately July or August 2025.

NOTE: Prospective awardees shall be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) data base prior to award.

Information on registration may be obtained via the internet at:

http://www.sam.gov. All vendors must complete the electronic version of the Representations and Certifications in the SAM system.

Please submit your responses to this Sources Sought Notice electronically by 1:00 PM CT on April 10, 2025 to Gilbert Chonje, Contracting Officer, gilbert.chonje@usda.gov A statement of interest is sufficient for response;

complete solicitation response packages will not be requested until after the formal solicitation is released.

If you have any questions, please contact Gilbert Chonje at the email listed above.

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Sources Sought https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r1/about-region/offices https://www.blm.gov/office/missoula-field-office http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:gilbert.chonje@usda.gov