Recruitment and payrolling services in ELY nevada

The Bureau of Land Management's National Intragency Fire Center is seeking a contractor to provide recruitment and payrolling services for the Ely Regional Seed Warehouse in Nevada. The contractor will be responsible for recruiting, hiring, and managing up to six employees who will perform seed mixing, packaging, distribution, and general warehousing duties at the facility. The successful contractor must provide two primary labor categories: Material Handling Laborers at a minimum rate of $18.22 per hour and Warehouse Specialists at a minimum rate of $26.41 per hour, plus $5.36 per hour in health and welfare benefits for both positions. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical capability, prior experience, past performance, and price, with non-price factors being significantly more important than price. The submission deadline for electronic proposals is September 4, 2025.

This contract opportunity is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) with a size standard of $11.5 million. The contract structure includes a base year beginning in September 2025 with four additional option years extending through September 2030, creating a potential five-year engagement. Employees will work up to 40 hours per week performing their assigned duties, and the contractor must recruit locally in the Ely, Nevada area. The place of performance is the Ely Regional Seed Warehouse in Ely, Nevada, and all wage rates must comply with Service Contract Act requirements as outlined in the Department of Labor wage determination for Nevada counties including White Pine County where Ely is located. No incumbent contractor information was provided in the solicitation documentation.