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87 -- AGRICULTURAL SEED SOL 1422-N660-R98-3012 DUE 032598 POC Marty Coffey, 303/236-9439 or Barbara Bellio, 303/236-9438 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer, Barbara Bellio, via e-mail, bbellio@nc1155wp.sc.blm.gov. The Bureau of Land Management, (BLM), has the requirement for the varieties and quantities of seed listed below. Offers may be submitted for either certified or non-certified seed, or both. The Government reserves the right to award on any item bid in either category, or a combination of categories. In the event of award based on a combination of certified and non-certified seed, the total amount of seed purchased will not exceed the quantity specified. Offers will be evaluated based upon the criterion contained in the solicitation. Awarded dollar amount will be based on the bulk price per pound. Awards may be made on higher PLS price certified seed versus a non-certified PLS priced seed of the same variety. When a variety is not specified, the government may award on a higher PLS price based on preference. The letter(s) printed next to the seed variety listed in this notice indicates the following: the letter "(B)" denotes a bid may be received for either certified or non-certified, or both, the letter "(C)" denotes Certified only, the letter "(N)" denotes non-certified only. "(VN)" denotes variety not specified for the non-certified category only. Seed requirements are: Crested Wheatgrass -- Hycrest variety, 20,000 lbs. (B); Crested Wheatgrass -- Nordan variety, 40,000 lbs. (B); Crested Wheatgrass -- Douglas variety, 2,000 lbs. (C); Siberian Wheatgrass -- P27 variety, 50,000 lbs. (B); Siberian Wheatgrass -- Vavilov variety, 6,000 lbs. (C); Tall Wheatgrass -- Alkar variety, 4,000 lbs. (B); Thickspike Wheatgrass -- Critana variety, 16,000 lbs. (B); Thickspike Wheatgrass -- Bannock variety, 2,000 lbs. (C); Western Wheatgrass -- Arriba or Rosanna variety, 4,000 lbs. (B); Snake River Wheatgrass -- Secar variety, 16,000 lbs. (B); Bluebunch Wheatgrass -- Goldar variety, 24,000 lbs. (B); Great Basin Wildrye -- Magnar variety, 2,000 lbs. (B); Great Basin Wildrye -- Trailhead variety, 2,000 lbs. (B); Russian Wildrye -- Bozoisky variety, 4,000 lbs. (B); Idaho Fescue -- Nezpurs or Joseph variety, 200 lbs. (B)(VN); Orchardgrass -- Paiute variety, 2,000 lbs. (B); Big Bluegrass -- Sherman variety, 2,000 lbs. (B); Bottlebrush Squirreltail -- Sand Hollow variety, 4,000 lbs. (B)(VN); Indian Ricegrass -- Nezpar variety, 10,000 lbs. (B); Sand Dropseed, 4,000 lbs. (N)(VN); Alfalfa -- Innoculated -- Ladak 65 variety, 26,000 lbs. (B); Yellow Sweetclover -- Madrid variety, 4,000 lbs. (B)(VN); Sainfoin -- Eski variety, 10,000 lbs. (B); Lewis Flax -- Appar variety, 4,000 lbs. (B); Small Burnett -- Delar variety, 10,000 lbs. (B); Western Yarrow, 2,000 lbs. (N)(VN); Gooseberryleaf Globemallow, 400 lbs. (N)(VN); Source Identified Class for certified and Specified Origin for non-certified -- Fourwing Saltbush, 18,000 lbs. (B); Source Identified Class for certified and Specified Origin for non-certified Shadscale, 500 lbs. (B); Forage Kochia -- Immigrant variety, 6,000 lbs. (B); Source Identified Class for certified and Specified Origin for non-certified—Wyoming Big Sagebrush, 8,000 lbs. (B); Mountain Big Sagebrush -- Hobble Creek Variety, 400 lbs. (C). Delivery date for the seed is no sooner that April 14, 1998 and no later than May 15, 1998. Delivery site is Boise, Idaho (F.O.B. destination). All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. The solicitation will be issued on or about February 24, 1998. Written requests only. See Note 1. (0040)

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