SOLICITATION NOTICE
87 -- FY04 Spring Seed Buy (ID, MT, NV, OR, UT)
- Notice Date
- 3/31/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- BLM NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER BC663, BLDG 50, DFC, PO BOX 25047 DENVER CO 80225
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- NAR040069
- Archive Date
- 3/31/2005
- Point of Contact
- Sara Oletski Contracting Officer 3032366498 Sara_Oletski@blm.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FY04 Spring Seed Buy (ID, MT, NV, OR, UT) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has seed requirements for the varieties and quantities of seed as advertised herein. This procurement is established as a Request for Proposals, commercial item buy, and unrestricted acquisition. Pertinent terms and conditions for this buy are as follows: 1) The BLM shall evaluate the seed for each item number based on seed certification and lowest PLS price per pound. 2) Awards may be made on higher PLS priced certified seed versus a lower PLS priced non-certified seed. 3) Other evaluation factors include past performance. 4) Delivery is required on or before May 28, 2004. 5) Offers may be made in ANY amount for the varieties specified. The total estimated amount of seed is 546,895 lbs.; however, BLM reserves the right to award up to 628,929 lbs. of seed (additional 15%) in total against any of the items listed in the schedule. 6) Based on seed availability and considerations given to seed certification, seed preference, and price the BLM will make award in any amount for each item number, adhering as closely as possible to the estimated quantities shown below for each item number. 7) Offers may be submitted for either certified seed or non-certified seed unless otherwise specified and as identified in the schedule. 8) Awarded dollar amount will be based on the bulk price per pound. 9) All seed shall be in 50 lb. bags, unless otherwise specified in the solicitation. 10) Germination for all seed will be determined by a full germination test. Moisture content of all Sagebrush, Gardner's Saltbush and Shadscale seed as delivered to the Government shall be less than or equal to 12% by weight. Moisture content of all other seed as delivered to the Government shall be less than or equal to 11% by weight. 11) Seed shall be delivered to the following locations: Boise, ID = BOI, Shoshone, ID = SHO, Escalante, UT = ESC, Lewistown, MT = LEW, Burns, OR = BUR, Salt Lake City, UT = SLC, and Battle Mountain, NV = BTM. Prices shall be based on possible delivery to any of these locations (F.O.B. destination). 12) Award cannot be made for an item that does not conform to our minimum requirements, including PLS rating. 13) For wildland collected seed the term Certified denotes Source Identified, the term Non-Certified denotes Specified source and origin. 14) Estimated quantities for BLM's seed requirements (items are both certified and non-certified unless otherwise noted): GRASSES Bulk Lbs. Crested Wheatgrass, Hycrest 88,550 Siberian Wheatgrass, P27 13,700 Siberian Wheatgrass, Vavilov 58,600 Tall Wheatgrass, Alkar 13,050 Pubescent Wheatgrass, Manska 650 Thickspike Wheatgrass, Critana 10,100 Western Wheatgrass, Arriba 13,650 Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Anatone 110,000 Slender Wheatgrass, Pryor 150 Basin Wildrye, Magnar 5,350 Basin Wildrye, Trailhead 12,000 Sheep Fescue, Covar 5,650 Big Bluegrass, Sherman 13,000 Bottlebrush Squirreltail Source Identified 8,250 Indian Ricegrass, Nezpar 10,500 Indian Ricegrass, Rimrock 8,850 Alkali Sacaton, Salado 50 Needle & Threadgrass 700 Green Needlegrass, Lodorm 50 Perennial Ryegrass Certified 250 Snake River Wheatgrass, Secar 11,700 Pubescent Wheatgrass, Luna 18,000 Thickspike Wheatgrass, Schwendimar 4,000 Russian Wildrye, Bozoisky 27,600 Slender Wheatgrass, San Luis 1,000 Smooth Bromegrass, Manchar 3,000 Sandberg Bluegrass 12,000 Sand Dropseed 1,000 Thurber's Needlegrass 1,000 FORBS Bulk Lbs. Alfalfa, Ladak 22,150 Yellow Sweetclover, Madrid 3,600 Blue Flax, Appar 9,900 Globemallow, Gooseberryleaf Source Identified 4,500 Globemallow, Munro Source Identified 500 Globemallow, Scarlett Source Identified 500 Tapertip hawksbeard Source Identified 1,250 Western Yarrow Source Identified 2,200 Rocky Mountain Penstemon, Bandera 200 Penstemon, Sagebrush 500 Small Burnett, Delar 22,000 Sainfoin, Eski 8,000 Annual Sunflower Source Identified 2,750 SHRUBS Bulk Lbs. Fourwing Saltbush Source Identified 9,350 Bitterbrush Source Identified 4,875 Forage Kochia, Immigrant 3,100 Rubber Rabbitbrush Source Identified 40 Winterfat Source Identified 330 The following substitutions will be accepted if the BLM does not receive the quantities above: Thickspike Wheatgrass, Critana or Snake River Wheatgrass, Secar for Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Anatone; Crested Wheatgrass or Siberian Wheatgrass for Thurber's Needlegrass; Alfalfa, Ladak for Sainfoin, Eski; Globemallow, Munro or Globemallow, Scarlett for Globemallow, Gooseberryleaf. Offers will be due in this office on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. (local Denver time), as specified in the solicitation. Receipt of fax offers is allowed under this solicitation. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. The solicitation will be issued on or about April 14th, 2004. The solicitation may be downloaded from the IDEASEC website: http://ideasec.nbc.gov. Please print the RFP form (SF-1449) and print all clauses and attachments (found when you click on the Clauses and Attachment Button to the left of the RFP form). If you desire to submit the Schedule of Items electronically via the Excel spreadsheet please email the Excel Schedule of Items Spreadsheet no later than 10:00 a.m. MST, Tuesday, May 4, 2004 to Sara_Oletski@blm.gov. Contact Sara Oletski at (303)236-6498 - email address Sara_Oletski@blm.gov with any questions.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Seed will be delivered to Boise, ID, Shoshone, ID, Escalante, UT, Lewistown, MT, Burns, OR, Salt Lake City, UT, and Battle Mountain, NV.
- Zip Code: 83709
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 83709
- Record
- SN00557606-W 20040402/040331212334 (fbodaily.com)
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