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87 -- AGRICULTURAL SEED SOL NAR000097 DUE 091100 POC Barb Bellio (303)236-9438 or Marty Coffey (303)236-9439 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP (visit site, http://www.blm.gov/natacq/NAR000097Seedbuy. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, bbellio@blm.gov. The Bureau of Land Management, (BLM), has seed requirements for the varieties and quantities of seed as advertised herein. This procurement is established as a Request for Proposals, commercial item buy, unrestricted acquisition. Pertinent terms and conditions for this buy are: The BLM shall evaluate the seed for each item number based on seed certification and the lowest PLS price per pound. Awards may be made on higher PLS price certified seed versus a non-certified PLS priced seed. When a variety is not specified (VNS), the government may award on a higher PLS price based on preference. Other evaluation factors include past performance and delivery dates. Delivery is desired on or before 10/4/2000 and required on or before 1/10/2001. Seed offered for delivery on or before the desired delivery schedule will be evaluated equally. Seed offered for delivery after the desired delivery date which meets the required delivery date will also be considered for award with earlier delivery dates having preference over later delivery dates. As a responsible source you may submit an offer which will be considered. Offers may be made in ANY amount for the varieties specified. BLM reserves the right to award up to 5,000,000 pounds of seed in total against any of the items listed herein. 70 primary items (varieties) of seed and 7 substitute varieties, will not exceed a total of 5,000,000 pounds in aggregate. Based on seed availability and considerations given to seed certification, seed preference and price the BLM will make award in any amount for each item number, adhering as closely as possible to the estimated quantities shown below for each item number. Offers may be submitted for either certified seed, or non-certified seed-items as identified in the schedule govern. The Government reserves the right to award on any item offered for the given categories. Awarded dollar amount will be based on the bulk price per pound. All seed shall be in 50 lb. bags, except for Sagebrush which shall be 40 lb. bags. Winterfat be bagged in 20 or 25 pound bags, and Rabbitbrush seed shall be bagged in 10 or 20 pound bags. All bags of any one lot shall be bagged in the same size bag. Germination for all seed will be determined by tetrazolium tests (TZ), moisture content of all seed shall be less than 11% by weight (except for sagebrush, fourwing saltbush, and shadscale which shall be 12% by weight), seed is to be delivered to various locations (IDAHO: BOI=Boise; SHO=Shoshone); (UTAH: SLF=West Valley City; VRL=Vernal; RCH=Delta) (NEVADA: BTM=Battle Mountain; WIN=Winnemucca; ELY=Ely; ELK=Elko; CSC=Carson City) (OREGON: PRN=Prineville; VAL=Vale; BUR=Burns) (COLORADO: GRJ=Grand Junction; CRG=Craig; WRV=Meeker) (WYOMING: RAW=Rawlings; RKS=Rock Springs; WRL=Worland; LDR=Lander; CSP=Casper) and (MONTANA: BUT=Butte). Prices shall be based on possible delivery to any of these locations. (F.O.B. destination). The government reserves the right to change the indicated delivery location to any site identified herein. Award cannot be made for an item that does not conform to our minimum requirements, including PLS rating and delivery date. Estimated quantities for BLM primary seed requirements are: (WG=Wheatgrass)1-Crested WG Hycrest-280,350 Lbs; 2-Crested WG Nordan-107,400 Lbs; 3-Crested WG Fairway-56,800 Lbs; 4-Crested WG Ephraim-4,650 Lbs; 5-Newhy R-S Hybrid WG-Cert (PVP) Only-7,050 Lbs; 6-Triticale-6,300 Lbs; 7-Siberian WG P27-48,000 Lbs; 8-Siberian WG Vavilov-Cert (PVP) Only-133,750 Lbs; 9-Snake River WG Secar-192,600 Lbs; 10-Intermediate WG Oahe-13,350 Lbs; 11-Intermediate WG Rush-Cert Only-100 Lbs; 12-Pubescent WG Luna-59,750 Lbs; 13-Streambank WG Sodar-16,450 Lbs; 14-Slender WG San Luis-50,400 Lbs; 15-Slender WG Pryor-6,400 Lbs; 16-Tall WG Alkar-42,750 Lbs; 17-Thickspike WG Critana- 303,250 Lbs; 18-Thickspike WG Bannock-8,700 Lbs; 19-Western WG Arriba-153,100 Lbs; 20-Western WG Rosanna-29,850 Lbs; 21-Wildrye Basin Magnar-139,850 Lbs; 22-Wildrye Basin Trailhead-55,350 Lbs; 23-Wildrye Russian Bozoisky-94,000 Lbs; 24-Alkali Sacaton Salado-900 Lbs; 25-Bluebunch WG Goldar-87,450 Lbs; 26-Bluebunch WG Whitmar-10,000 Lbs; 27-Bluegrass Sandberg-Non-Cert Only-21,400 Lbs; 28-Bluegrass Canby Canbar-8,350 Lbs; 29-Bluegrass Big Sherman-62,450 Lbs; 30-Fescue Idaho-2,000 Lbs; 31-Fescue Idaho Josheph-100 Lbs; 32-Fescue Sheep Covar-2,300 Lbs; 33-Indian Ricegrass Nezpar-72,100 Lbs; 34-Indian Ricegrass Rimrock-8,700 Lbs; 35-Orchardgrass Paiute-19,250 Lbs; 36-Sand Dropseed-Non-Cert Only-5,000 Lbs; 37-Smooth Brome Lincoln-18,400 Lbs; 38-Smooth Brome Manchar-2,500 Lbs; 39-Mountain Brome Bromar-1,700 Lbs; 40-Squirreltail Bottlebrush-49,550 Lbs; 41-Needle And Thread-Non-Cert Only-12,600 Lbs; 42-Thurbers Needlegrass-Non-Cert Only-350 Lbs; 43-Green Needlegrass Lodorm-16,150 Lbs; 44-Prairie Junegrass-Non-cert Only-250 Lbs; 45-Prairie Sandreed Goshen-150 Lbs; 46-Rice Hulls-non-cert Only-128,700 Lbs; 47-Alfalfa Ladak-87,100 Lbs; 48-alfalfa Spredor 3-pvp-10,500 Lbs; 49-Burnett Small Delar-56,050 Lbs; 50-Eski Sainfoin-35,150 Lbs; 51-Flax Lewis Appar-87,900 Lbs; 52-Globemallow Gooseberryleaf-Non-Cert Only-500 Lbs; 53-Sweetclover Yellow Madrid-20,350 Lbs; 54-Yarrow Western-non-cert Only-19,050 Lbs; 55-Cicer Milkvetch Monarch-19,450 Lbs; 56-Palmeri Penstermn-200 Lbs; 57-Lupine-Non-Cert Only-600 Lbs; 58-Bitterbrush Antelope-11,600 Lbs; 59-Clifrose-250 Lbs; 60-Fourwing Saltbush-258,000 Lbs; 61-Kochia Forage Immigrant-157,000 Lbs; 62-Sagebrush Big Wyoming-235,260 Lbs; 63-Sagebrush Big Basin-10,100 Lbs; 64-Sagebrush Big Mountain-59,010 Lbs; 65-Black Sagebrush-1,500 Lbs; 66-Shadscale-100 Lbs; 67-Winterfat-1,350 Lbs; 68-Gardner Saltbush-21,700 Lbs; 69-Curlleaf Mtn Mahogany-200 Lbs; 70-White Stem Rubber Rabbitbrush-200 Lbs. Total estimated=3,433,670 lbs. Additional substitute varieties are: 1S-CRESTED WG CD-II; 2S-THICKSPIKE WG SCHWENDIMAR; 3S-WILDRYE RUSSIAN SWIFT; 4S-ALFALFA TRAVOIS; 5S-SAINFOIN REMONT; 6S-GLOBEMALLOW MUNROE; 7S-SALTBUSH TRIDENT. Offers may be made in ANY amount for the varieties specified. BLM reserves the right to award up to 5,000,000 pounds of seed in total against any of the items listed herein or as stated in the hardcopy solicitation. Offers will be due in this office on September 11, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. (local Denver time), as specified in the solicitation. Receipt of fax offers is allowed under this solicitation. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. The solicitation will be issued on or about August 28, 2000. Fax requests for the solicitation accepted, (303)236-9470. Posted 08/25/00 (W-SN490541). (0238)

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