SOLICITATION NOTICE
87 -- FY04 2nd Fall Seed Buy (ID, CO, OR, UT, NV, AZ)
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2004
- 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
- NAR040240
- Response Due
- 9/2/2004
- Archive Date
- 8/3/2005
- Point of Contact
- Sara Oletski Contracting Officer 3032366498 Sara_Oletski@blm.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FY04 2nd Fall Seed Buy (ID, CO, OR, UT, NV, AZ) 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 dates will be stated in the solicitation. 5) Offers may be made in ANY amount for the varieties specified. The total estimated amount of seed is 574,660 lbs.; however, BLM reserves the right to award up to 660,859 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 tetrazolium tests (TZ). 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, Montrose, CO = MON, Ely, NV = ELY, St. George, UT = AZS, Meeker, CO = MEK, Lakeview, OR (To be determined) = LAK, Burns, OR = BUR, Cedar City, UT = CED, and Idaho Falls, ID = IDF. 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 Origin. 14) Estimated quantities for BLM's seed requirements (items are both certified and non-certified unless otherwise noted): GRASSES - Bulk Lbs. Big Bluegrass, Sherman - 8,100; Blue Grama, Hachita - 5,650; Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Anatone - 1,000; Bottlebrush Squirreltail - 6,550; Crested Wheatgrass, Hycrest - 113,650; Crested Wheatgrass, Roadcrest - 600; Galleta Grass, Viva - 11,950; Basin Wildrye, Magnar - 8,000; Basin Wildrye, Trailhead - 5,400; Indian Ricegrass, Nezpar - 22,200; Indian Ricegrass, Rimrock - 12,900; Intermediate Wheatgrass, Oahe - 23,900; Junegrass, Prairie - 100; Muttongrass - 100; Needle & Threadgrass -750; Needlegrass, Thurber's - 50; Pubescent Wheatgrass, Luna - 25,950; Sandberg Bluegrass - 11,450; Sand Dropseed - 200; Siberian Wheatgrass, P27 - 11,600; Siberian Wheatgrass, Vavilov - 32,400; Sideoats Grama - 11,100; Smooth Brome, Lincoln - 4,600; Snake River Wheatgrass, Secar - 43,600; Tall Wheatgrass, Alkar - 3,000; Thickspike Wheatgrass, Bannock - 8,000; Thickspike Wheatgrass, Critana - 19,600; Western Wheatgrass, Arriba - 5,200; Western Wheatgrass, Rosana - 7,200 FORBS - Bulk Lbs. Alfalfa, Ladak - 11,450; Annual Sunflower - 4,000; Balsamroot, Arrowleaf - 100; Biscuitroot, Fernleaf - 50; Blanketflower - 1,150; Blue Flax, Appar - 17,825; Firecracker Penstemon - 50; Globemallow, Desert - 500; Globemallow, Gooseberryleaf - 500; Globemallow, Munroe - 3,000; Hawksbeard, Tapertip - 50; Palmer's Penstemon, Cedar - 200; Penstemon, Beardlip - 50; Penstemon, Sagebrush - 500; Rocky Mountain Beeplant - 1,350; Rocky Mountain Penstemon, Bandera - 150; Sanfoin, Eski - 2,100; Silver Lupine - 50; Small Burnet, Delar - 22,750; Sundial Lupine - 1,150; Western Yarrow - 4,300; Yellow Sweetclover - 9,950 SHRUBS - Bulk Lbs. Big Sagebrush, Basin - 14,080; Big Sagebrush, HobbleCreek - 2,240; Big Sagebrush, Mountain - 4,060; Big Sagebrush, Wyoming - 24,105; Bitterbrush - 1,250; Black Sagebrush - 200; Buckwheat, Redroot - 50; Forage Kochia - 19,950; Fourwing Saltbush - 14,650; Gardner's Saltbush - 150; Low Sagebrush - 1,000; Shadscale - 1,300; Spiny Hopsage - 150; True Mountain Mahogany - 100; Winterfat - 5,350 The following substitutions will be accepted if the BLM does not receive the quantities above: Globemallow, Gooseberryleaf or Globemallow, Scarlett for Globemallow, Munro Penstemon, Sharpleaf or Penstemon, Blue for Penstemon, Sagebrush Big Sagebrush, Mountain for Big Sagebrush, HobbleCreek Offers will be due in this office on Thursday, September 2, 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 August 12, 2004. The solicitation may be downloaded from the IDEASEC website: http://ideasec.nbc.gov/j2ee/login.jsp. Please print the Standard form (SF-1449) and print all clauses and attachments. 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, Thursday, September 2, 2004 to Sara_Oletski@blm.gov. Contact Sara Oletski at (303)236-6498 with any questions.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Boise, ID; Shoshone, ID; Idaho Falls, ID; Montrose, CO; Meeker, CO; Burns, OR; Lakeview, OR (delivery address to be determined); Cedar City, UT; Ely, NV; and St. George, UT.
- Zip Code: 84720
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 84720
- Record
- SN00635997-W 20040805/040803213029 (fbodaily.com)
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