Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office, 400 Railroad Ave, Boulder City, NV 89005-2422

87 -- FURNISH COTTONWOOD, WILLOW AND MESQUITE TREES ON THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER, LOWER COLORADO REGIONAL OFFICE, BOULDER CITY, NEVADA SOL 00-SQ-30-0043 POC Point of Contact is Ms. Becci Hyche, Procurement Technician, at Tel: (702) 293-8779; E-mail: rhyche@lc.usbr.gov WEB: Visit our web site for the latest project status, http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/sup0043.html. E-MAIL: Contact us via e-mail, rhyche@lc.usbr.gov. The Bureau of Reclamation has a requirement for a contractor to furnish a minimum of 10,000, but not to exceed 50,000, trees per year for a maximum of 5 years. The trees will be grown from cuttings or seed in one-gallon-sized pots. This contract will not involve the planting of trees. The Contractor is required to grow, deliver and unload the trees on-site only. Reclamation will issue a delivery order in November for the quantity of trees necessary for delivery the following spring. The work to be performed consists of collecting cuttings (or seed if applicable) from the lower Colorado River or its tributaries. If the Contractor already has stock available which was collected in this vicinity prior to this contract, this material may be used to satisfy this contract. The area for collection includes areas adjacent to the lower Colorado River from Lake Mead to the Southern International Border with Mexico, including the following tributaries: Bill Williams River and Gila Rivers in Arizona. These cuttings can also be collected from the vicinity of the Virgin and Muddy Rivers in Southern Nevada. No plant cuttings from any other geographical areas shall be included as planting material. The Contractor shall collect cuttings (or seed) for the following types of trees only: 1) Fremont cottonwood; 2) Goodings Willow; 3) Coyote Willow; 4) Honey Mesquite; and 5) Screwbean Mesquite. For the first year of the contract only, Reclamation will provide seed for the two Mesquite tree varieties. The Contractor will be responsible for collecting seed in the remaining option years. For each order of trees, the Contractor must be able to deliver the trees to up to 5 different sites: (1) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge near Needles, CA; (2) Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, near Blythe, CA; (3) Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, near Yuma, AZ; (4) Pahranaget National Wildlife Refuge, near Ash Springs, NV; and (5) Colorado River Indian Tribal lands, near Parker, AZ. The Contractor is responsible for obtaining any permits required for collecting cuttings or seed, and transporting the trees across state lines. This solicitation is unrestricted (that is, full and open competition). For this acquisition the standard industrial classification code is 0831 and the small business size standard is $6.0 million. Acquisition of this work will be pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulations Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. We will issue a Request for Quotes (RFQ) in the form of a solicitation which will include a description of the work requirements, instructions to offerors, and required certifications. We estimate that we will issue the solicitation on August 22, 2000. Currently, we anticipate that the due date for quotes will be September 21, 2000. No documents will be available until the solicitation is issued. There is no charge for one hard copy of the solicitation. You may obtain a copy of the solicitation in one of five ways: (1) From our Internet web site at: http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/sup0043.html; (2) By e-mail to rhyche@lc.usbr.gov; (3) By facsimile to (702) 293-8499; (4) From our office located at the Bureau of Reclamation, Management Services Office, Nevada Highway and Park Street, Annex Building, Room AA-104, Boulder City, Nevada 89005; or (5) In writing from Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Attention: LC-3115, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470. You may place an order for the solicitation before it is issued. Please provide a physical mailing address, contact name, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address (if available) with your order. Only written, faxed, or e-mailed requests received directly from the requestor will be accepted. Posted 08/03/00 (W-SN481787). (0216)

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