A22_SOW_-_SeedcontBR-16-17.pdf

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

BAREROOT SEEDLINGS

LOT 1) - CONTRACTOR'S NURSERY

(Seedlings to be supplied - Corps of Engineers carrier will pick up at the Contractor's Plant – address shall be provided after award)

ITEM NUMBER 0001 THRU 0002

ITEM # Supplies\services Quantity Unit Unit Price

Amount

0001 Hardwood Seedlings – Less Rocky 58 MX

0002 Pine Seedlings – Sardis 88 MX

Total 146 MX

NOTE: OFFEROR MUST QUOTE ON EVERY ITEM WITHIN LOT 1 (0001-0002).

OFFEROR MUST DELIVER EXACT SEEDLING QUANTITIES AND SPECIES AS

INDICATED IN SECTION F OF THE SPECIFICATIONS. IF THE OFFEROR

DOES NOT QUOTE ON EVERY ITEM INCLUDED IN LOT 1, THE QUOTE WILL

BE DETERMINED NONRESPONSIVE. THIS CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED TO

THE LOWEST, RESPONSIVE, RESPONSIBLE OFFEROR.

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

C-1. General. The Contractor will be required to furnish a total of 146,000 seedlings for the 2016 - 2017 planting season.

Of this total amount, the Contractor will furnish a total of

58,000 one year old hardwood bareroot seedlings and a total of

88,000 one year old pine bareroot seedlings. Quantities and specie requirements are specified in Section F. All of the required seedlings will be loose loaded by the Contractor (at the Contractor's plant) onto transportation provided by the

Corps of Engineers.

C-1.1 Scope. The Contractor shall furnish the seedlings in accordance with the following:

Bareroot Hardwood Seedling Specifications

The bareroot hardwood seedling root collars shall not exceed 3/8 inch in diameter and not less than 1/4 inch in diameter. The maximum height from root collar to the terminal bud shall not exceed 24 inches, nor be less than 12 inches. All tap root lengths for bareroot seedlings must measure between 6 inches

(minimum) and 8 inches (maximum). The tap root length requirement is of paramount importance. Hardwood bareroot seedlings shipped that do not meet the root collar diameter, height, or tap root length requirements will not be accepted.

Bareroot Pine Seedling Specifications

The bareroot pine seedling root collars shall have a root collar diameter of 1/8 to 1/4 inch. The shoot length of the seedlings will be within a range of 8 to 12 inches. The tap root lengths must measure between 6 inches minimum and 8 inches maximum.

Pine bareroot seedlings shipped that do not meet the root collar diameter, height, or tap root length requirements will not be accepted.

C-1.2 CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

1) The Contractor must be able to supply the Government with the required Hardwood and Pine seedlings. These seedlings must be grown and furnished by the Contractor at their Nursery. The

Contractor will not be allowed to subcontract for any of the required specie seedlings. The Government will not accept subcontract seedlings.

2) The Contractor will provide the required species and quantities of seedlings as listed in Section F. There will be no substitutions by the Contractor for species or quantities.

3) The Contractor's Nursery must be located within 300 miles

(one-way) of Jackson, Mississippi.

4) Seedlings must be packaged in suitable bags made of a minimum of 3-ply wet strength paper with the inner ply having a polycoated moisture barrier. The bottom should be sewn and a hot melt tape applied to the seam to prevent moisture leakage.

5) All seedlings supplied under this contract must have originated from seed collected within a 200 mile radius of Yazoo

County, Mississippi. If requested, the Contractor(s) will be required to provide the Government copies of the geographic area where the seed was collected.

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D-1. Package. The Contractor shall package the seedlings in accordance with the specifications listed below. At a minimum, the package type shall conform to C-1.2(4).

Hardwood Seedlings

The seedlings shall be packaged at a rate of either 100 or 200 seedlings per bag. Packaging of each load will be uniform (i.e.

all bags in each load shall contain the same number of seedlings). All bareroot seedling root systems must be completely coated with a clay, slurrey mixture or with a fine grind, nonstarch base, super absorbent water storing synthetic polymer "POLYACRYLAMIDE" or a product that is similar and of equal quality. Seedlings shipped in open bags will not be accepted. The top of the bags must be rolled down and bound or completely sealed in some other manner so as to prevent air drying of the seedling roots. Each kraft bag of seedlings will be properly labeled to identify the species of seedlings being shipped in each bag. Upon notification from the Corps of

Engineer's Representative, the Contractor shall lift, package and prepare the seedlings for shipment. Upon packaging, the seedlings shall be stored in cold storage until shipped on transportation provided by the Corps of Engineers.

Pine Seedlings

The bareroot seedlings shall be packaged at a rate 1,000 seedlings per bag. All bareroot seedling root systems must be completely coated with a clay, slurrey mixture or with a fine grind, nonstarch base, super absorbent water storing synthetic polymer "POLYACRYLAMIDE" or a product that is similar and of equal quality. The top of the bags must be rolled down and bound or completely sealed in some other manner so as to prevent air drying of the seedling roots. Upon notification from the

Corps of Engineer's Representative, the Contractor shall lift, package and prepare the seedlings for shipment. Upon packaging, the seedlings shall be stored in cold storage until shipped on transportation provided by the Corps of Engineers.

NOTE: Seedlings will be returned to the nursery if packaging is not in accordance with the specifications. The nursery shall be responsible for costs incurred for seedling returns (i.e.

mileage costs for trucking).

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E-1. Acceptance. Acceptance will be performed by the Corps of

Engineer's Representative and will be based on contract requirements of minimum and maximum root collar size, height lengths, required tap root lengths, adequate cold storage space, and packaging specifications. All bareroot seedlings must have been root pruned to meet specifications prior to lifting to avoid the presence of excessively long root systems that are undesirable in hand planting operations. Under this Contract, the Government will only accept one year old seedlings.

Acceptance will not be made on seedlings which do not conform to

Contract requirements.

E-2. Packing lists or a Bill of Lading must accompany each seedling shipment and/or load.

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F-1. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: All seedlings will be picked up at the Contractors plant between January 1, 2017 and March 30, 2017.

F-2. There is a total of 146,000 bareroot seedlings to be delivered under this contract. The contract will require the delivery of 58,000 bareroot hardwood seedlings and 88,000 bareroot pine seedlings.

a) The 58,000 bareroot hardwood seedlings will consist of the following species by quantity:

Species Quantity

01 Bald Cypress 4,200

02 Bitter Pecan 3,200

03 Nuttall Oak 10,600

04 Overcup Oak 3,400

05 Persimmon 3,000

06 Green Ash 4,600

07 Sweet Pecan 8,200

10 Water Oak 10,600

11 Willow Oak 10,200

TOTAL 58,000

b) The 88,000 bareroot pine seedlings will consist of the following species by quantity:

01 Loblolly Pine 88,000

TOTAL 88,000

DELIVERY: Transportation for all bareroot seedlings shall be provided by Corps of Engineer Carrier from Contractor's Plant.

The Contractor will be responsible for loose loading all bareroot seedlings on to transportation provided by the Corps of

Engineers at the Contractor's nursery.

The Government will provide the Contractor with quantity and species breakdown for each planned shipment after contract award. All seedlings will be picked up at the Contractors plant between January 1, 2017 and March 30, 2017. The Contractor will be contacted by a Corps of Engineer's Representative approximately 3 days prior to any shipment to inform the

Contractor of the species and quantity of seedlings designated for a particular shipment. The Corps of Engineer's

Representative reserves the right to alter shipment quantities with no cost to the Government.

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1. Payment. Payment will be made in accordance with Clause

252.211-7001, INVOICE AND PROMPT PAYMENT--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY

1991), upon receipt and acceptance of invoice.

SECTION H - SUSTAINABLE ACQUISITION

H.1. Bio-based. The United States Department of Agriculture

(USDA) designates certain biobased products for federal procurement and specifies minimum biobased content levels for those products. Any designated product that is being offered or supplied under this contract shall meet USDA BioPreferred’s minimum biobased content level. Visit the BioPreferred web site for the complete list of designated products and the associated minimum biobased content level requirements.