Plant conservation and restoration progr

The Bureau of Land Management Colorado anticipates a sole-source procurement for development and commercial release of native plant materials, with market-data submission deadline October 19, 2026. This pre-solicitation notice solicits competitive input on schedule and pricing prior to award; no set-aside is planned.

Work encompasses two plant species—Osterhout's penstemon and Sidebells penstemon—transitioning from research into commercial production for land restoration, wildfire recovery, invasive species management, and wildlife habitat improvement. The government retains the right to award one, multiple, or all materials based on program requirements and available funding.

Performance period runs October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2030, consisting of a base year covering fiscal year 2027 and three one-year option periods. Work is performed at the contractor's plant materials center and production facilities. Core tasks include establishing and maintaining seed-increase fields (0.13 acres per unit per plant material per year), harvesting, processing, and storing seed with quality documentation, coordinating seed testing and certification through state certifying bodies, maintaining G1 germplasm for future propagation, preparing technical release documentation for Selected Class designation, and submitting annual progress reports.

Pricing is fixed-price, severable: production acreage units, plant material release services per accession, and an annual reporting/contract support unit. Payment is performance-based, contingent upon satisfactory completion of required activities and government acceptance, not upon predetermined seed yields or third-party release approval. Contractor must maintain complete production records, comply with USDA NRCS Plant Materials Program protocols and AOSCA seed certification standards, and provide separate accounting of government-furnished versus contractor-owned materials. NAICS code is 111998 (All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming).