DNR Nursery Labor at Mason State Nursery

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking a vendor to provide labor services at the Mason State Nursery in Topeka, Illinois. The required services include weeding approximately 285,790 linear feet of seed beds, harvesting approximately 7,000 pounds of tree, shrub, prairie forb, and prairie grass seed, and harvesting, grading, sorting, counting, and packaging approximately 2 million prairie forb root stock, hardwood, shrub and conifer seedlings annually. The initial contract term is 24 months, with the option for the DNR to renew for up to three additional years. Bids are due on October 30, 2018 by 2:00 PM CST, and a mandatory pre-bid conference was held on October 15, 2018. The DNR will evaluate bids based on responsibility, responsiveness, and price, and award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

This contract is not a small business or disadvantaged business set-aside, and there are no stated goals for minority, women, or veteran-owned business participation. The estimated contract value is $700,000.20, but the total contract value is not firm. The contract is partially or fully funded by federal funds, so the selected vendor must comply with applicable federal labor laws and regulations. No incumbent vendor information is provided in the documentation.