SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- LITTLE BEAR AERIAL SEEDING
- Notice Date
- 6/28/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-3 Southwestern Region/Lincoln NF, 3463 Las Palomas Road, Alamogordo, New Mexico, 88310, United States
- ZIP Code
- 88310
- Solicitation Number
- AG-7512-S-12-0022
- Archive Date
- 7/28/2012
- Point of Contact
- Michael C Aguirre, Phone: 575 434 7340, April Banks, Phone: 575 434 7372
- E-Mail Address
-
maguirre@fs.fed.us, abanks@fs.fed.us
(maguirre@fs.fed.us, abanks@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Pre-solicitation synopsis for Little Bear BAER Aerial Seeding Aerial Seeding Project: The project is for aerial seeding of post-fire high and moderate severity burn areas on the Little Bear Fire burn area. Seeding application will be set at two different rates. These are 25 seeds per square foot for 10,241 acres, and 50 seeds per square foot for 8,970 acres. The mixtures for each treatment application are below: Seed mix for use in combination with straw mulch (10,241 acres). This mix has a reduced level of annual barley. Areas treated with straw mulch will provide immediate ground cover and a lighter seeding rate is prescribed. For Seed and Mulch Treatment Area Species Planting Rate (pls #'s/acre) Seeds/ft2 Contribution from Planting Rate Barley (Hordeum vulgare) 69.70 20.00 Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 0.16 1.00 Muttongrass (Poa fedleriana) 0.05 1.00 Prairie junegrass (Koeleria macrantha ) 0.04 2.00 Slender Wheatgrass (Elymus trachycaulus) 0.27 1.00 Total 70.22 25.00 Seed mix for use in treatment areas that will not receive mulch (8,970 acres). This mix includes a higher concentration of Barley in the absence of straw mulch. For Seed Only Treatment Area Species Planting Rate (pls #'s/acre) Seeds/ft2 Contribution from Planting Rate Barley (Hordeum vulgare) 156.80 45.00 Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 0.16 1.00 Muttongrass (Poa fedleriana) 0.05 1.00 Prairie junegrass (Koeleria macrantha ) 0.04 2.00 Slender Wheatgrass (Elymus trachycaulus) 0.27 1.00 Total 157.32 50.00 A total of 19,211 acres will be seeded, depending on funds available and bids received. The contractor will be expected to procure the recommended seed amount sufficient to complete the contract. No designated staging areas have been established. The contractor may establish any staging area based upon prior approval from the federal agency and/or as agreed to by private landowners. The contractor will conduct the operation according to FAR/VFR rules. The project location is close to Ruidoso, New Mexico.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FS/7512/AG-7512-S-12-0022/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Near Ruidoso NM 88345, Ruidoso, New Mexico, 88345, United States
- Zip Code: 88345
- Zip Code: 88345
- Record
- SN02788776-W 20120630/120628234946-02ed486a3f19aab3086fa7c49abd384f (fbodaily.com)
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