Dune Plants (FL)

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is soliciting quotes for native dune ecosystem plants to support coastal restoration efforts in Florida's Panhandle region, specifically for the Deepwater Horizon Gulf restoration project. The procurement targets multiple native plant species including Sea Oats, Bitter Panicum, Beach Elder, Gulf Bluestem, and Coastal Groundcherry, to be delivered to various state parks and coastal sites. The contract will be awarded using a lowest-price technically acceptable (LPTA) approach, with offerors required to submit a 40-page Technical Capability volume, a 20-page Past Performance volume, and a 6-page Price Quote volume. Proposals must be electronically submitted by April 8, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST to Lamont Sawyers, and all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The evaluation will focus on technical capability, past performance, and price, with strict requirements for plant sourcing, including nursery-grown plants from Gulf coast Florida materials.

The solicitation is not set aside for small businesses and covers multiple delivery phases across six Florida counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, and Gulf. The contract includes a base period and optional line items totaling up to 206,802 plants, with delivery windows between August 4 and August 18, 2025. Delivery locations include Grayton Beach, Deer Lake, Saint Andrews State Park, Johnson Beach, and Perdido Key State Park, with the consignee designated as Deepwater Horizon Gulf in Fairhope, Alabama. The performance period spans from May 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, and the plants must meet rigorous technical specifications, including container size, rootball dimensions, and height requirements. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will work with the University of Florida to ensure access to propagation materials, and a Government Designated Inspector will conduct detailed inspections to verify that 95% of the plants meet the specified technical requirements.