SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Purchase Grass Seed
- Notice Date
- 3/20/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 424910
— Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-6 Eastern Washington ZAP, Wenatchee NF, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA, 98801, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-05GG-S-07-0003
- Response Due
- 4/9/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/24/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. RFQ AG-05GG-S-07-0003 is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) using the policies prescribed in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in conjunctions with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award prescribed in FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-15. This solicitation is a 100 percent Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) for this acquisition is 424910 and the small business size standard is not to exceed 100 employees. Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001: Seed Mix High Elevation, total of 6,720 lbs. All seed amounts are for PLS, Pure Live Seed. Pricing to be submitted for each CLIN below. CLIN 0001A: Slender wheatgrass (Elymus trachycaulus); 159,000 seeds/lb; 6 lb/acre; 22.2 seeds/sq. ft; 1260 lbs required, 18.75 % weight composition; 95% minimum pure seed, 85% minimum germination, .1% maximum weed seed. CLIN 0001B: Mountain Brome (Bromus marginatus); 64,080 seeds/lb; 16 lb/acre; 24 seeds/sq. ft; 3360 lbs required, 50% weight composition; 95% minimum pure seed, 70% minimum germination, .1% maximum weed seed. CLIN 0001C: Hard Fescue (Festuca trachyphylla); 530,320 seeds/lb; 2 lb/acre; 24 seeds/sq. ft; 420 lbs required, 6.25 % weight composition; 97% minimum pure seed, 85% minimum germination, .1% maximum weed seed. CLIN 0001D: Blue Wildrye (Elymus glaucus); 134,000 seeds/lb; 8 lb/acre; 24.8 seeds/sq. ft; 1680 lbs required, 25% weight composition; 90% minimum pure seed, 80% minimum germination, .1% maximum weed seed. CLIN 0002: Seed Mix Low Elevation, total of 5,565 lbs. All seed amounts are for PLS, Pure Live Seed. Pricing to be submitted for each CLIN below. CLIN 0002A: Streambank Wheatgrass (Elymus lanceolatus var. psammophilus); 153,000 seeds/lb; 10 lb/acre; 35 seeds/sq. ft; 4200 lbs required, 75.5 % weight composition; 90% minimum pure seed, 85% minimum germination, .1% maximum weed seed. CLIN 0002B: Sheep Fescue (Festuca ovina); 530,320 seeds/lb; 2 lb/acre; 24 seeds/sq. ft; 840 lbs required, 15.1 % weight composition; 97% minimum pure seed, 85% minimum germination, .1% maximum weed seed. CLIN 0002C: Big Bluegrass (Poa secunda); 1,046,960 seeds/lb; 1 lb/acre; 24 seeds/sq. ft; 420 lbs required, 7.5% weight composition; 90% minimum pure seed, 85% minimum germination, .1% maximum weed seed. CLIN 0002D: Prairie Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha); 2,315,000 seeds/lb; .25 lb/acre; 13.25 seeds/sq. ft; 105 lbs required, 1.9 % weight composition; 90% minimum pure seed, 85% minimum germination, .1% maximum weed seed. A chart summarizing the above information is available upon request. No grass seed containing prohibited or restricted noxious weed seed for the state of Washington will be accepted. Common weed seed will not exceed appropriate standards for state certified seed. The contractor will furnish seed mix in standard containers (bags) with labels or stencils containing seed mix name and composition, and net weight, in addition to blue tag label for certified seed. Target weight is 50 lbs each. Fungicide treated seed will NOT be accepted. Each seed mix will be identified and shipped on common pallets so they can be readily handled and stored separately. After award, the contractor must provide official certifications to the COR that the seed mixes conform to the seed type, purity and germination requirements, and weed content. Certifications for each seed lot used in all mixes must be provided. All seed used will be ?Certified Blue Tag? seed except as noted below. All seed computations should be made on a pure live seed (PLS) basis. The contractor will furnish the Contracting Officer signed copies of a certificate, signed by a Registered Seed Technologist or Seed Analyst (certified through either the Association of Official Seed Analysts or the Society of Commercial Seed Technologists), or other individual approved in writing by the Contracting Officer, certifying that each lot of seed has been tested in accordance with the Association of Official Seed Analysts standards (Rules for Testing Seeds, Proceedings of the Association of Official Seed Analyst) one (1) week prior to date of delivery. Include (1) name and address of laboratory, (2) date of test, (3) lot number for each kind of seed, (4) name of seed, (5) percentage of germination, (6) percentage of purity, (7) percentage and type of weed seed content, (8) certification that the seed lot meets applicable state and federal laws with regard to prohibited and restricted noxious weeds, and (9) the proportions of each kind of seed in the mix. If certified seed is not available, acceptance of an alternative seed source must be approved by the Government. If non-certified seed is approved for use, it must meet quality standards (as listed above) or attributes equivalent to that standard on a pure live seed (PLS) basis. The contractor must supply all appropriate certifications and seed test information for each seed lot used in the seed mixes. Additionally, the Government may complete additional testing to verify earlier test results. Delivery of the products shall be made by May 1, 2007. The pricing shall include cost for delivery. The delivery location is the Okanogan & Wenatchee National Forest, Twisp Work Center, 502 Glover Street, Twisp, WA 98856. The seed must be kept dry and protected from dew and rain during delivery. Offerors shall submit their proposed unit costs and past performance information to the Okanogan/Wenatchee NF address listed above. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) provision 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial applies to this acquisition. Quotations will be evaluated using the evaluation procedures in FAR Part 13. Quotations will be evaluated to determine the best value to the Government. The following evaluation factors will be used: past performance, ability to meet delivery period, price. FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Offerors shall submit a completed copy with their quotation. FAR Clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. FAR Clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition. Specifically, the following clauses cited are applicable to this acquisition: 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003), 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222.36, 52.225.1, 52.225.3, Alt II, 52.22513, 52.232-29, 52.232.30 and 52.232.33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration, 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration is applicable. Offerors shall submit a written quotation, DUNS Number, past performance information, along with the additional information required by FAR Clause 52.212-1 to the Contracting Officer, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests, Eastern Washington Acquisition Group, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA 98801 by 1630 PST, April 9, 2007. Contact Mariah Morris, Contracting Specialist, at 509-664-9317 for information.
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