Great Plains Small Lot Seed Production

The Bureau of Land Management National Office is procuring native seed production services for small-scale pilot seed increase projects through a Request for Quotation covering various plant species across the Great Plains region. The solicitation seeks contractors capable of producing source-identified, genetically pure native seed lots for use in post-fire emergency stabilization, mine and energy development site reclamation, and invasive species control efforts. Contractors must be registered in SAM.gov under NAICS code 111998 (All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming) with a size standard of $2.5 million, and will be responsible for field establishment, seed production, cleaning, and certification under the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies Pre-Variety Germplasm program. The government will evaluate offers based on compliance with solicitation requirements, quote specifications, and past performance. The deadline for quote submission is August 18, 2025, with the contract period of performance running from September 30, 2025, to September 30, 2030.

This opportunity does not utilize any set-aside designation and is open to all qualified vendors meeting the eligibility requirements. The contract involves 16 line items of native seeds including graminoids and forbs from the Wyoming Basin and Northwestern Great Plains ecoregions, with field sizes ranging from 0.1 to 1 acre per species. The performance timeline varies by species type, with annual species requiring a two-year production cycle and perennial species requiring three to five years for completion. The government will provide starter seed (generation G0 wildland collected) and expects delivery of all produced seed to BLM Regional Seed Warehouse systems by March 31, 2030. The BLM anticipates making multiple awards from this solicitation, with contractors receiving staged payments including field establishment fees followed by annual seed production payments throughout the contract period.