Boardman WGS Habitat Restoration and Mitigation - Intermediate RFP

The Oregon Military Department is soliciting proposals through an Intermediate Request for Proposals (W912JV26C3001) for habitat restoration and enhancement services at the U.S. Navy Boardman Bombing Range in Morrow County, Oregon, with work structured in three priority phases. Priority 1 encompasses Phase I activities including cryptogamic soil crust salvage, storage, and inoculation on up to 30 acres of temporarily disturbed construction areas, with revegetation of approximately 14 acres using approved native perennial grass seed mixes from the Columbia Plateau Ecoregion; Priority 2 consists of habitat enhancement within 112 acres (Area 1) and additional unspecified acreage (Area 2) utilizing native shrub and bunchgrass species to restore degraded sagebrush habitat; and Priority 3 provides optional per-acre habitat enhancement work subject to available funding. Deliverables include a Final Work Plan and Schedule within 30 days of award, attendance at a project kick-off meeting within 14 business days of award, quarterly progress reports, and a final report documenting completion and success criteria achievement. Key objectives require achieving 80 percent uniform bunchgrass coverage within three years, increasing native shrub density to one seedling per square meter, and annual detection and control of noxious weeds for a minimum of three years following restoration. Required qualifications include current Oregon Public Pesticide Applicator Licenses for rangeland applications, experience performing similar environmental restoration or habitat mitigation work, and demonstrated legal authorization to conduct business in Oregon. The evaluation committee will assess proposals using weighted criteria: Technical Approach and Methodology (40 percent), Experience and Qualifications (30 percent), References (10 percent), and Cost/Pricing (20 percent), with award made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the State. A virtual pre-offer conference is scheduled for March 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM PT (attendance encouraged but not mandatory); the deadline for questions and clarifications is March 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM PT with responses issued by March 31, 2026; and proposals are due April 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM PT, with evaluation occurring April 8-10, 2026 and notice of award estimated for April 13, 2026.

No set-aside designations are applied to this solicitation; however, the State of Oregon encourages participation of small businesses certified by the Oregon Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity (COBID), with potential subcontracting opportunities available subject to completion of a Certified Disadvantaged Business Outreach Plan identifying minority-owned, woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, or emerging small businesses. Offerors must provide at least three references from similar projects completed within the last five years and submit proof of insurance prior to contract execution. The initial contract term extends through June 30, 2031 to allow sufficient time for implementation and monitoring to meet defined ecological success criteria, with contract execution estimated for late April 2026. No specific incumbent vendors or budget range is identified in the solicitation materials; however, pricing structure requires lump sum pricing for Priorities 1 and 2 work and unit pricing on a per-acre basis for optional Priority 3 work, with all costs including labor, materials, equipment, supervision, mobilization, overhead, profit, and incidentals necessary to complete the described work. The solicitation references preliminary monitoring data from Area 1 enhancement work initiated in fall 2022 and continued through January 2024 showing 81 percent sagebrush plug survival, indicating additional herbicide applications and seeding efforts will be required to achieve full success criteria and informing potential offerors' cost estimates.