87 -- BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT SPRING SEED BUY

Notice Date

February 27, 2001

Contracting Office

BLM, BC-660, Bldg #50, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25047, Denver, CO 80225-0047

ZIP Code

80225-0047

Solicitation Number

NAR010046

Response Due

March 28, 2001

Point of Contact

Barb Bellio (303)236-9438 or Marty Coffey (303)236-9439

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via (barbara_bellio@blm.gov)

Description

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. Delivery is required on or before 4/26/2001. 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 (15% above the estimated needs) 662,800 pounds of seed in total against any of the items listed in the schedule. 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 and Winterfat in 20 or 25 pound bags. All bags of any one lot shall be bagged in the same size bag. Germination for all seed will be determined by full germination testing unless otherwise noted for a tetrazolium tests (TZ), moisture content of all seed shall be less than 11% by weight (except for Sagebrush, Fourwing saltbush, Gardner Saltbush and Shadscale which shall be 12% by weight), seed is to be delivered to any or all of the 7 locations as follows (IDAHO: BOI=Boise; SHO=Shoshone; IDF=Idaho Falls); (COLORADO: RYG=Royal Gorge; UNC=Uncompahgre) (NEVADA: WIN=Winnemucca; ELK=Elko) 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. Offers for both certified and non-certified seed will be accepted unless otherwise specified. For wildland collected seed the term Certified denotes Source Identified, the term Non-certified denotes Specified Origin. VNS denotes Variety Not Specified. Estimated quantities for BLM's seed requirements: 1-Crested Wheatgrass-Hycrest-12,000 lbs; 2-Crested Wheatgrass-Nordan-11,700 lbs; 3-Crested Wheatgrass-Fairway-2,200 lbs; 4-Crested Wheatgrass-Ephraim-9,000 lbs; 5-Siberian Wheatgrass -P27-7,050 lbs; 6-Siberian Wheatgrass-Vavilov-26,200 lbs; 7-Intermediate Wheatgrass-Oahe-3,100 lbs; 8-Pubescent Wheatgrass-Luna-5,000 lbs; 9-Tall Wheatgrass-Alkar-9,250 lbs; 10-Thickspike Wheatgrass-Critana-11,950 lbs; 11-Thickspike Wheatgrass-Bannock-10,250 lbs; 12-Slender Wheatgrass-San Luis-22,550 lbs; 13-Western Wheatgreass-Arriba-22,050 lbs; 14-Western Wheatgrass-Rosanna-9,000 lbs; 15-Snakeriver Wheatgrass-Secar-68,200 lbs; 16-Bluebunch Wheatgrass-Whitmar-2,250 lbs; 17- Great Basin WR-Magnar-17,750 lbs; 18-Great Basin Wildrye-Trailhead-16,500 lbs; 19-Russian Wildrye-Bozoisky-5,950 lbs; 20-Smooth Brome-Lincoln-3,500 lbs; 21-Idaho Fescue-Joseph Nez Perce-550 lbs; 22-Sheep Fescue-Covar-300 lbs; 23-Orchardgrass-Paiute-2,500 lbs; 24-Bluegrass-Sandberg-2,200 lbs; 25-Bluegrass-Canbar Canby-5,050 lbs; 26-Big Bluegrass-Sherman-20,050 lbs; 27-Bottlebrush Squirreltail-18,700 lbs; 28-Indian Ricegrass-Nezpar-15,250 lbs; 29-Indian Ricegrass-Rimrock-4,000 lbs; 30-Sand Dropseed-VNS-4,200 lbs; 31-Needle & Thread-800 lbs; 32-Galleta Grass-Viva-100 lbs; 33-Alfalfa-Inoculated-Ladak-7,350 lbs; 34-Yellow Sweetclover-800 lbs; 35-Sanfoin-Eski-85,950 lbs; 36-Small Burnett-Delar-23,300 lbs; 37-Western Yarrow-VNS-3,350 lbs; 38-Globemallow-450 lbs; 39-Palmer Penstemon-450 lbs; 40-Fourwing Saltbush-31,950 lbs; 41-Shadscale-300 lbs; 42-Bitterbrush-Antelope-150 lbs; 43-Forage Kochia-Immigrant-17,200 lbs; 44-Big Sagebrush-Wyoming- 40,000 lbs; 45-Big Sagebrush-Basin-9,000 lbs; 46-Big Sagebrush-Mountain-900 lbs; 47-Winterfat-450 lbs; 48-Cliffrose-100 lbs; 49-Mutton Grass-150 lbs; 50-Penstemon Rocky Mountain-150 lbs; 51-Sunflower-1,150 lbs; 52-Mountain Mahogany-150 lbs; 53-Bluegrass Canada-550 lbs; 54-Russian Wildrye Swift-1,000 lbs; 55-Cicer Milkvetch-Monarch-300 lbs; 56-Bluebunch Wheatgrass -- Anatone-2,000 lbs Total estimated=576,300 lbs. Offers may be made in ANY amount for the varieties specified. BLM reserves the right to award any amount up to 662,800 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 March 28, 2001 at 10:00 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 March 6, 2001. Fax requests for the solicitation accepted, (303)236-9470.

Web Link

Click here to download a copy of the solicitation - (http://www.blm.gov/natacq/outreach/spgbuy46.html)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010301/87SOL001.HTM (W-058 SN50E7V3)