USDA NRCS WRE Tree Planting Kentucky
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12FPC425Q0072
- Agency
- Farm Production and Conservation Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115112 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating
- Place of performance
- Kentucky, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Jill Craft jill.craft@usda.gov (804) 206-3020
- Lizabeth Kuhaneck lizabeth.kuhaneck@usda.gov (202) 692-5335
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Kentucky is seeking contractors to perform wetland restoration through hand planting bare root tree seedlings on Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) sites across 13 Kentucky counties including Butler, Carlisle, Casey, Christian, Fulton, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union, and Webster. The successful contractor will be required to perform comprehensive site preparation work including mowing, chemical application, and planting wheat as a nurse crop, purchase 852,750 to 868,500 bare root tree seedlings, and hand plant them according to NRCS specifications at a density of approximately 435 seedlings per acre. The evaluation will be conducted using a lowest-price technically acceptable approach, with offerors required to submit a technical narrative (maximum 5 pages), past performance information with three references, and pricing per the attached pricing sheet. The solicitation has undergone three amendments, with the final quote submission deadline extended to September 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET, following earlier deadlines of September 15th and September 17th due to clarifications and revised documentation.
This opportunity is designated as a 100% Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 115112 (Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating) with a size standard of $9.5 million. The contract involves planting across approximately 1,936.2 to 1,991.2 acres at 16 different sites, with individual parcels ranging from 25.3 to 879.4 acres and featuring various landowners including individual farmers, farm businesses, and LLC entities such as Swain LLC, R & S Davis Farms, and Heine Brothers. Tree planting activities must be completed between December 1, 2025, and April 15, 2026, with the overall contract performance period running from September 22, 2025, to May 31, 2026. While no specific contract value is disclosed in the solicitation, the substantial scope involving nearly 900,000 tree seedlings across almost 2,000 acres suggests a significant dollar value within the small business size standard threshold. All work will be performed at the specified WRE sites throughout the 13 Kentucky counties, with electronic invoicing required through the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform.
Notice text
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Update #4 · Latest ·
September 16, 2025 - Amendment 003 Posted for the following:
1. One final question and answer (#12) is provided in the attached document.
2. All amendments 001-003 are provided as attachments. Amendments shall be acknowledged, signed and provided with any quote submissions.
3.Quotes are now due on September 18, 2025 3:00PM ET.
No further questions will be addressed at this point, this Q and A period has now concluded.
September 15, 2025 - Amendment 002 Posted for the following:
The purpose of this amendment to the solicitation for USDA NRCS WRE Tree Planting Kentucky State Office for 16 locations is to provide the following: 1. Additional answers to questions received regarding this requirement that were due on September 8th, 2025 no later than 2:00PM ET. 2. Revised Pricing Sheet for Site Number 5 to reflect the accurate number of acres. 3. Statement of Work Rev 02 dated 9/15/25. 4. Revised location map for Swain LLC. QUOTES ARE NOW DUE ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 NO LATER THAN 3:00PM ET. All items are provided as attachments.
September 10, 2025 - Amendment 001 posted with questions and answers, FAR clauses, and updated maps.
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in KY has a requirement for wetland restoration consisting of Hand Planting bare root tree seedlings on Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) sites located in the following counties of Kentucky: Butler, Carlisle, Casey, Christian, Fulton, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union, and Webster. The successful contractor will be required to perform site preparation work, purchase the bare root seedlings, and Hand Plant the tree seedlings according to NRCS contract specifications. The contract calls for the purchase of 852,750 tree seedlings that will be hand planted on approximately 1936.2 acres. Detailed information is provided within the Request for Quote Document and the five (5) attachments for this solicitation.
Update #3 ·
September 15, 2025 - Amendment 002 Posted for the following:
The purpose of this amendment to the solicitation for USDA NRCS WRE Tree Planting Kentucky State Office for 16 locations is to provide the following: 1. Additional answers to questions received regarding this requirement that were due on September 8th, 2025 no later than 2:00PM ET. 2. Revised Pricing Sheet for Site Number 5 to reflect the accurate number of acres. 3. Statement of Work Rev 02 dated 9/15/25. 4. Revised location map for Swain LLC. QUOTES ARE NOW DUE ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 NO LATER THAN 3:00PM ET. All items are provided as attachments.
September 10, 2025 - Amendment 001 posted with questions and answers, FAR clauses, and updated maps.
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in KY has a requirement for wetland restoration consisting of Hand Planting bare root tree seedlings on Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) sites located in the following counties of Kentucky: Butler, Carlisle, Casey, Christian, Fulton, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union, and Webster. The successful contractor will be required to perform site preparation work, purchase the bare root seedlings, and Hand Plant the tree seedlings according to NRCS contract specifications. The contract calls for the purchase of 852,750 tree seedlings that will be hand planted on approximately 1936.2 acres. Detailed information is provided within the Request for Quote Document and the five (5) attachments for this solicitation.
Update #2 ·
September 10, 2025 - Amendment 001 posted with questions and answers, FAR clauses, and updated maps.
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in KY has a requirement for wetland restoration consisting of Hand Planting bare root tree seedlings on Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) sites located in the following counties of Kentucky: Butler, Carlisle, Casey, Christian, Fulton, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union, and Webster. The successful contractor will be required to perform site preparation work, purchase the bare root seedlings, and Hand Plant the tree seedlings according to NRCS contract specifications. The contract calls for the purchase of 852,750 tree seedlings that will be hand planted on approximately 1936.2 acres. Detailed information is provided within the Request for Quote Document and the five (5) attachments for this solicitation.
Update #1 ·
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in KY has a requirement for wetland restoration consisting of Hand Planting bare root tree seedlings on Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) sites located in the following counties of Kentucky: Butler, Carlisle, Casey, Christian, Fulton, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union, and Webster. The successful contractor will be required to perform site preparation work, purchase the bare root seedlings, and Hand Plant the tree seedlings according to NRCS contract specifications. The contract calls for the purchase of 852,750 tree seedlings that will be hand planted on approximately 1936.2 acres. Detailed information is provided within the Request for Quote Document and the five (5) attachments for this solicitation.
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