Tree Planting Services in support of the Emergency Watershed Protection Floodplain Easement program in Fleming County, Kentucky

RECOVERY FUNDS



USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Kentucky is requesting services under a Firm-Fixed Price contract for wetland restoration consisting of planting bare root tree seedlings on 2 EWP Floodplain Easement sites in Fleming County, Kentucky. These two sites will be funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The successful contractor will be required to purchase the bare root seedlings and plant the tree seedlings according to NRCS contract specifications. The contract calls for the purchase of 36,800 tree seedlings that will be planted on approximately 84.8 acres. No site preparation will be required of the contractor on the two sites. This solicitation is restricted and has been set aside for small business concerns. The solicitation, specifications and maps will be issued electronically at the Federal Business Opportunities website: www.fbo.gov on or about December 8, 2009. The price range for this solicitation is estimated between $25,000 and $100,000.



A Site Showing will be held on December 14, starting at the NRCS Field Office located in Flemingsburg, KY at 10:00 am. The Flemingsburg Field Office is located at 25 Meadow Lane. The phone number for the Field Office is 606-845-6291. Both sites will be visited during the site showing.