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

As referenced in Material Specification 402. Planting Trees and Shrubs, the Origin of Plant Materials Map is added and made a part of the solicitation package.

RECOVERY FUNDS

The solicitation and applicable attachments are now posted to this listing. The site showings will be held October 29 and 30. See page 18 of the solicitation for details. The bid opening will be held at the USDA-NRCS State Office, 771 Corporate Drive, Suite 210, Lexington, KY 40503 on November 23, 2009, 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Bids must arrive on or before this date to be consided.

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 4 Emergency Watershed Protection Floodplain Easement sites throughout west Kentucky. The 4 EWP Floodplain Easement 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 project calls for the purchase of 290,500 tree seedlings that will be planted on approximately 665 acres. There will be no site preparation on any of these 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 October 21, 2009. The price range for this solicitation is estimated between $100,000 and $250,000.



Two site showings will be held. The first site showing will be held on October 29, starting at the NRCS Field Office located in Hickman, KY at 8:30 am. The Hickman Field Office is located at 205 State Route 123 West, Clinton, KY. The phone number for the Field Office is 270-653-6457. The second site showing will be held on October 30, starting at the NRCS Field Office located in Henderson, KY at 10:30 am. The Henderson Field Office is located at 706-B North Green Street, Henderson. The phone number for the Field Office is 270-827-5157.



The first site showing will be visiting sites in Hickman and Ballard counties. The second site showing will be visiting sites in Henderson and Union counties.