NEB/Bessey Nursery Grow Media - SOURCES SOUGHT
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1240LP25Q0007-SS
- Agency
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Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Sole Source
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325314 Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8720 Fertilizers
- Place of performance
- Halsey, Nebraska 69142, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, is seeking to identify qualified Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOB) capable of providing Greenhouse Growing Media for the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands, Bessey Nursery. The required media must be composed of 90% choice fine cut Canadian sphagnum peat moss and 10% fine grade horticultural perlite, with a pH range of 4.0 to 6.0, and contain a wetting agent and starter nutrient charge. The total requirement is approximately 8,262 cubic feet, to be delivered between December 1-15, 2025 to the Bessey Nursery in Halsey, Nebraska. Vendors are required to submit a sample of the media and a price quote per cubic foot, including shipping and packaging details, when responding. This is a Sources Sought notice only, and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. It is for market research purposes to identify qualified SDVOB vendors under NAICS code 325314 (size standard 550 employees) that can provide the required growing media.
This opportunity is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. No potential incumbents or current contractors are named. The government has not provided any information on possible award values or budget ranges. The total quantity required is approximately three truckloads of growing media to be delivered to the Bessey Nursery in Nebraska over a two-week period in December 2025.
Notice text
This is a Sources Sought notice only. It is not a request for quotes and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. The Government will not provide any reimbursement for responses submitted in response to this Source Sought notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The purpose of this announcement is to perform Market Research to gain knowledge of potential qualified Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned Businesses, relative to NAICS 325314, with a size standard 550 employees.
The USDA Forest Service is seeking to identify any SDVOB capable of providing Growing Media for the Nebraska National Forest/Bessey Nursery per the specifications attached to this notice. Delivery will be made to the Bessey Nursery located at 40637 River Loop Road, Halsey NE 69142. This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their capability and availability to provide the requirement described below
Vendors are encouraged to submit information relative to their capabilities to fulfill this requirement, in the form of a statement that addresses the specific requirement/specifications identified in this Sources Sought.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOW- Growing Media.and.Specifications.pdf |
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