Cedar Mountain Aerial Seeding

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) and US Fish and Wildlife Services issued a Request for Quotes (RFQ) numbered KL22-29 for Cedar Mountain Aerial Seeding services in Kane County, Utah. The procurement sought a qualified contractor to perform aerial seeding across approximately 1,230 acres, specifically divided between the Pickering Creek Habitat Improvement Project (178 acres) and the Zion Migration Habitat Improvement Project (1,052 acres). The contractor was required to transport approximately 11,145.5 lbs of seed from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resource Seed Warehouse in Ephraim, Utah, with specific application rates of 12.64 lbs per acre for Pickering Creek and 8.44 lbs per acre for Zion Migration. Contractor responsibilities included obtaining seed, transporting it to the airport, and loading it into a broadcaster for aerial application. The solicitation opened on September 10, 2021, at 1:00 PM MDT and closed on September 17, 2021, at 2:00 PM MDT, with contract completion required by October 10, 2021. Evaluation criteria indicated the contract would be awarded based on price per acre and assessed at the government's sole discretion, following the State of Utah Procurement Code and Utah Administrative Code.

The RFQ did not explicitly mention set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent types. Hammond Helicopter was ultimately awarded the contract as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. No specific budget range was detailed in the available documentation, though the procurement was structured as a per-acre pricing model. The solicitation was conducted as a standard competitive procurement without apparent disadvantaged enterprise provisions. The project appeared focused on habitat improvement, suggesting potential environmental conservation objectives. The contract represented a targeted, time-sensitive aerial seeding initiative designed to support wildlife habitat restoration efforts in Kane County, Utah.