ACEP-WRE Tree Planting for NRCS Illinois State Office (Crawford & Jasper Counties)

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, on behalf of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is seeking tree planting services for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program-Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE) in Crawford and Jasper Counties, Illinois. This solicitation is a reissue of a previously cancelled solicitation number 12FPC125Q0022, and offerors who responded to the prior solicitation are encouraged to review this new requirement as changes may have been made. The government anticipates issuing a firm fixed-price Purchase Order to a contractor who must maintain a current SAM.gov account with completed REPs and CERTs. Award will be made using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the government. Quotes are due by Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 5:00 PM EST, and must be submitted via email to Ambrea.Harris@usda.gov and Kristina.Baker@usda.gov with solicitation number 12FPC125Q0055 in the subject line. Amendment 1 has been issued to provide questions and answers, and no further questions will be accepted as the deadline for submitting questions has passed.

This opportunity is designated as a 100% total small business set-aside under NAICS code 115112 (Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating), which has a size standard of $9.5 million. No information regarding incumbent contractors or specific award values is provided in the solicitation notice. The work will be performed in Hutsonville, Illinois 62433, specifically focusing on tree planting activities in Crawford and Jasper Counties as part of the ACEP-WRE program. Supporting documentation includes wage rate determinations for Illinois, conservation practice standards for tree-shrub site preparation, technical specifications, and location maps for both counties. The solicitation falls under PSC category F005 (Natural Resources/Conservation- Forest Tree Planting) and includes detailed requirements for soil preparation, planting, and cultivating services. The government has provided comprehensive documentation including technical specifications and location maps to support potential offerors in preparing their quotes.