Bucktail fire reseeding
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 140L1725Q0003
- Agency
- Colorado Region Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115112 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating
- Place of performance
- Nucla CO
- Points of contact
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- Anthony Morales amorales@blm.gov (303) 239-3630
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado Region is soliciting quotes for seeding services related to the Bucktail Fire rehabilitation, seeking a contractor to seed 665 acres across five units located near Nucla, Colorado. The solicitation requires offerors to be actively registered in SAM.gov, comply with Section 889 clauses, and follow FAR Part 12 and 13 provisions. Quotes will be evaluated using three key factors: Technical Capability (describing work approach, equipment, and key personnel), Past Performance (using CPARS and other performance databases), and Price. Interested small businesses must submit their complete quote package electronically to Anthony Morales at amorales@blm.gov by February 9, 2025, at 5:00 PM Mountain Time. The government will assess technical responses on a does not meet, meets, or exceeds basis, with past performance rated on a confidence scale ranging from No Confidence to High Confidence.
The contract is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 115112 (Soil Preparation, Planting and Cultivating) with a size standard of $9.5 million. The project requires seeding with a BLM-supplied native seed mix at 12 bulk pounds per acre, with work to be completed within 25 calendar days after February 1, 2025. Contractors must provide all labor, transportation, and equipment, including GPS-enabled machinery for precise application tracking. The place of performance is Nucla, Colorado 81424, with seeding to occur across varied terrain including mesa tops, steep slopes, and stream drainages. Payment will be processed through IPP.gov with 30-day prompt pay terms, and contractors can submit interim invoices. The total project area encompasses 665 acres spread across five distinct units, with precise mapping and GPS tracking required to ensure uniform seed distribution within a 10% variance.
Notice text
BLM-CO BUCKTAIL FIRE RESEEDING
This is an RFQ for seeding services in accordance With Attachment 1- SOW BLM-CO Bucktail Seeding and the Contract Line Items below.
POC: Anthony Morales
Basic Contracting Requirements:
1. Active Registration: www.sam.gov/SAM
2. Compliance with Section 889 clauses.
3. Invoicing and Payment: www.ipp.gov - 30-day prompt pay after delivery. We can accept and pay interim invoices.
4. FAR Part 12 - Commercial Items Provisions and Clauses
5. FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures
6. Small Business Set-Aside for NAICS 115112
-Soil Preparation, Planting and Cultivating- Size Standard: $9.50
7. Quotes will be evaluated on price and other factors. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
Factor 1: Technical Capability
Factor 2: Past Performance
Factor 3: Price
Factor 1: Technical Capability
Offerors shall submit technical quote describing how the work will be completed, the timeframe in which it will be completed and the type of equipment to be used.
Offerors shall provide a list of key personnel to be used on the project and their experience.
Technical responses will be rated on a basis of does not meet, meets or exceeds requirements of the SOW.
Factor 2: Past Performance- The Government shall utilize information obtained from the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and Federal Procurement Data System- Next Generation (FPDS-NG) when evaluating the offeror's past performance. If sufficient past performance information is not available, vendor may be asked to provide contact information for past performance references. The government may, at its discretion, base past performance on past knowledge and previous experience with the contractor, supply or service being provided, customer survey or other reasonable basis.
Past performance will be rated on a scale of No Confidence, Marginal Confidence, Confidence, Significant Confidence, High Confidence. This scale largely mirrors the scale in CPARS.
Factor 3: Price
Offeror shall provide a completed price schedule.
Please provide price per acre as well as total price of the project.
Instructions to Offerors:
-Check your SAM registration, this must be current at the time you make your offer.
-Please email or call with any questions you have, prior to the closing date, with enough time to research an answer.
-Email your signed quote package to: amorales@blm.gov, with 140L1725Q003- BLM CO Seeding for Bucktail Fire" in the subject line, no later than the closing date.
-Include the following in your package. The company information to include Name, Address, SAM UEI number and the POC Name and email along with the price should be included in the package.
-Include enough description/information in order to determine technical acceptability.
- You may put your prices on the SF-1449 Form itself
-Offers are due February 9, 2025 not later than 1700 hrs (5:00 PM) Mountain Time (MD).
Attachments:
Attachment 1 SOW
Attachment 2 DOL WAGE RATES
Attachment 3 MAPS
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A06-Maps.pdf | ||
| A04-Bucktail_Seeding_SOW_.pdf | ||
| Sol_140L1725Q0003.pdf | ||
| B08-Wage_Determination.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| BLM-CO bucktail fire reseeding | Award Notice | |
| Bucktail fire reseeding | Solicitation |
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