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The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service seeks planting and sand fence installation services for North Breton Island restoration under its Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program, with quotations due August 31 at 2:30 PM CST. This is a total small business set-aside, firm-fixed-price commercial purchase order contract awarded as Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) 100%.

Place of performance is North Breton Island, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (approximately 62 miles southeast of New Orleans), with administrative oversight at Deepwater Horizon Gulf, 341 Greeno Road North, Suite A, Fairhope, Alabama 36532. The contract runs from October 1, 2026, through February 29, 2028. Work is prohibited between March 1 and August 15 due to nesting birds.

The scope comprises three deliverables: planting 67,600 Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) 4-inch containers across 16 acres; planting 11,000 Smooth Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) 2-inch plugs across 2.5 acres; and installing 6,120 to 7,500 linear feet of sand fence. All plants must achieve 95% survival rate for initial acceptance and 80% for final acceptance 30 days post-planting. Sand fence will undergo 100% inspection for compliance with technical specifications. The contractor must establish a mainland staging area and coordinate with designated government representatives.

Quotations must be submitted in two volumes: technical (50 pages maximum) demonstrating capability with three examples of relevant past performance from the last five years, and price (5 pages maximum) with completed pricing schedules. An organized site visit occurs August 13, 2026, at 9:00 AM CST; RSVP due August 12 by 12:00 PM to Sophie_williams@fws.gov. Questions due August 20 at 2:30 PM CST to william_fluharty@ios.doi.gov.

Evaluation criteria are technical capability, past performance, and price. Service Contract Labor Standards wage determinations apply. NAICS code 115112; PSC F010.