U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Contracting & General Services, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103-1306

F -- SEEDLING PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY SOL IFB 2-95-034-BE DUE 082995 POC Dolores Bello, Contract Specialist, 505-766-3085, ext. 16. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 2, seeks bids for collection and delivery of 182,527 native tree and shrub species seedlings for the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge located in Alamo, Texas. The Refuge is located within the boundaries of Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy, and Cameron Counties. Due to the uniqueness of the needed seeds and the specific environmental conditions needed for cultivation to yield a high percentage survival rate of the seedlings, bids are sought from bidders located within a 70-mile radius of Refuge boundaries. Collection will start in September 1995 with final delivery of grown seedlings expected to extend to January 1997. This project is a small business, labor surplus area (LSA) set aside. The Standard Industrial Code is 0831, which stipulates that a small business concern's three-year average annual receipts for the preceeding three years cannot be over $3.5 million. The LSA stipulation is that an offeror agrees to perform substantially in the LSA when this is consistent with the efficient performance of the contract and at prices no higher than are obtainable elsewhere. The offeror agrees to use its best efforts to place subcontracts in the labor surplus area. Requests for a solicitation package or bidder's lists are acceptable by FAX to 505-766-1261 or by mail to the above address. No telephone requests for the solicitation or bidder's lists will be accepted. (0191)

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