Hardwood Seedlings

W912EE

Hardwood Seedlings

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

Solicitation Number W912EE25Q0010 is being issued as a request for quote (RFQ) with the intent to issue one Firm-Fixed Price Contract. This solicitation is being issued under Full and Open Competition.  The NAICS code for this procurement is 113210 – Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products; with a size standard of $25,000,000.00.  This procurement is being conducted in accordance with regulations at FAR Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, has a requirement for a contractor to furnish 257,200 one year old hardwood bareroot seedlings for the 2025-2026 planting season. Specifications for the hardwood seedling species and quantity are located in Section C: Description and Specifications.

All Offerors shall submit a quote with content as specified herein. Quotes submitted without the specified content may be determined non-responsive and removed from further consideration.

Offers are encouraged to review all clauses that are incorporated into this solicitation.

****SPECIAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, AS THIS CLAUSE OUTLINES THE EVALUATION FACTORS FOR THIS REQUIREMENT. ****

The government intends to make one award for one firm fixed price contract. Offers for less than the required delivery will not be accepted. The Government intends to award without discussions while reserving the right to hold discussions if determined advantageous to the Government.  Offerors are encouraged to provide their best proposed pricing in their initial offer.

Notes to Offerors:

BIDDING SCHEDULE MUST BE RETURNED WITH YOUR QUOTE.

Quotes shall be submitted electronically via email, to: Afton.Riles@usace.army.mil. For information concerning this solicitation, contact Afton Riles at the above email or by phone at 601-631-5813.

• You are responsible for reading all information contained in this solicitation and all attachments if any posted with it.
• Offerors should check the SAM.gov web site often for modifications to this solicitation.
• Offerors are responsible for ensuring their quotes arrive timely.

TECHNICAL INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org).  Offerors are encouraged to submit questions early in the advertisement process, in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary.  Any questions submitted within the 72 hours window of the solicitation closing date are not guaranteed a response will be provided. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. 

The Solicitation Number is: W912EE25Q0010, Hardwood Seedlings

The Bidder/Offeror Inquiry Key is: X6N58I-EKTP99

Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. 1. 1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.
      2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.
      3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.
      4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.
      5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.