2022 TFD fuels shrub grow & plant

The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region is soliciting quotes to grow and plant 275,000 sagebrush and bitterbrush seedlings to support fuels management efforts. The selected contractor will grow 250,000 Wyoming big sagebrush seedlings and 25,000 antelope bitterbrush seedlings from March 15 to October 2, 2022, then hand plant all seedlings on BLM land in the Burley Field Office area from October 3-20, 2022. Quotes will be evaluated based on price and past performance, and the award will be made to the responsible offeror whose quote is most advantageous to the government. Quotes are due by February 15, 2022.

This is a total small business set-aside designated under NAICS code 111419, with a place of performance in Idaho. The contractor will grow and plant 275,000 shrubs between March and October 2022, with a budget of approximately $150,000. Wage rates are set according to the applicable Davis-Bacon prevailing rates.