Colorado Plateau Small Lot Seed Production

The Bureau of Land Management's National Operations Center is seeking contractors to provide native seed production services for small-scale pilot seed increase projects across the Colorado Plateau region through solicitation 140L0625Q0038. The procurement involves growing source-identified native grass and forb seeds in field sizes ranging from 0.1 to 1 acre, specifically focused on increasing seed from wildland-collected sources for federal land vegetation management purposes including soil stabilization, reclamation of mining and energy development sites, and combating invasive species. Contractors must meet strict seed quality standards including low weed seed percentages, certification requirements, and specific debearding protocols, with the government providing starter seed to successful vendors. The evaluation will prioritize technical capability and past performance factors as significantly more important than price in the award decision. The original quotation deadline was August 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time, with multiple amendments issued to update quote instructions, evaluation criteria, and order forms.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and is open to all qualified vendors registered in SAM.gov under NAICS code 111998 (All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming) with a size standard of $2.5 million. The contract will operate as a Firm Fixed Price arrangement with a five-year performance period from September 30, 2025 to September 30, 2030, with payment structured in stages including field establishment costs in the first year followed by seed production payments spanning 1-4 years depending on whether species are annual or perennial. The government anticipates making multiple awards under this solicitation, with specific delivery requirements including native plant species such as Showy Penstemon (20 lbs), Idaho Fescue (20 lbs), Mountain Brome (80 lbs), and Showy Milkweed (100 lbs) scheduled for 2027 delivery. Performance will occur across the Colorado Plateau region, with delivery locations specified as Boise or Ely, and contractors will be responsible for the entire seed production process from field establishment through final cleaned and tested seed delivery.