AL-deep horizon nrda-planting-fence instalation

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking qualified contractors to supply and install native vegetation plantings and sand fencing at North Breton Island, located off the Louisiana coast as part of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) program. This is a sources sought notice—not a formal solicitation—designed to identify potential contractors and assess their socio-economic classifications under NAICS Code 115112 (Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating). The procurement requires the supply and planting of 67,000 Black Mangrove plants and 11,000 Smooth Cordgrass plants across 18.5 acres, along with the installation of approximately 6,120 to 7,500 linear feet of sand fencing to facilitate the restoration of bird nesting habitat. Responses will be evaluated based on contractor capability, relevant experience with similar complex projects, organizational resources, and small business socio-economic status as indicated in the submitted Capability Statement Questionnaire. Interested vendors must submit their completed Capability Statement Questionnaire by March 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, with the solicitation number "DOIFFBO260044 - Sources Sought for North Brenton Island" in the email subject line to contracting officer William Fluharty.

This procurement carries a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside designation under NAICS Code 115112, with a size standard of $9.5 million. No incumbent contractor or current contract holder has been identified in the notice materials. The contract period of performance extends from July 1, 2026, to March 31, 2028, structured as a firm fixed-price, non-personnel services contract with two one-year base years. Payment will be contingent upon performance metrics, including an initial 80 percent payment upon achievement of 95 percent plant survival rates at initial inspection, with the remaining 20 percent due upon final inspection requiring 80 percent survival rates. Sand fencing installation will receive 100 percent payment upon final inspection with zero-defect requirements. Work will be performed at North Breton Island in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, approximately 13 miles offshore, with contract administration handled by the FWS NRDAR office in Falls Church, Virginia.