Native Seed Production (Increase) requirement

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region seeks native seed production services across seven western U.S. regions under Executive Order 14398, with proposals due September 3, 2026, at 1:00 PM MT. Amendment 1 extended the submission deadline from 10:00 AM and updated the Statement of Work and Bid Schedule; questions and answers were distributed concurrently.

Place of performance spans the Cascades, Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, Northern Rockies, Northwestern Great Plains, Sagebrush Steppe, and Southwest regions, with all cleaned and tested seed delivered F.O.B. destination to the BLM National Seed Warehouse at 2752 South Liberty Street, Boise, Idaho. The procurement is unrestricted (no set-aside applied). All seed must be source-identified certified under AOSCA Pre-Variety Germplasm standards, meeting specified Pure Live Seed (PLS) ratings, purity, viability, and noxious weed thresholds for eleven western states. Contractors provide all resources—acreage, labor, equipment, irrigation, seed certification, and testing—and bear all testing costs. Contract line item 00010 covers small lot seed increases (0.1 to 1 acre); item 00020 covers large lots (1 acre or more). Small lots receive field establishment fees and annual maintenance fees (years 2–5); large lots receive field establishment fees plus per-pound pricing for delivered seed. Field establishment costs are due December 31, 2029; bulk seed delivery is due September 25, 2030. The NAICS code is 111998, All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming, with a $2.5 million small business size standard. The period of performance runs October 1, 2026, through December 15, 2031. The contract type is Firm Fixed Price with multiple anticipated awards expected by September 25, 2026. Evaluation criteria weight technical capability, relevant experience, and past performance more heavily than price. The Contracting Officer is Diane Barker (dbarker@ios.doi.gov; 208-387-5544).