SOLICITATION NOTICE
87 -- BLM - FY07 Fall Consolidated Seed Buy
- Notice Date
- 10/24/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- BLM-BC NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER* BC663 BLDG 50, DFC, PO BOX 25047 DENVER CO 80225
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- NAR070002
- Response Due
- 11/6/2006
- Archive Date
- 10/24/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FY06 FALL SEED BUY - 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, and unrestricted acquisition. Pertinent terms and conditions for this buy are as follows: 1) The BLM shall evaluate the seed for each item number based on seed certification and lowest PLS price per pound. 2) Awards may be made on higher PLS priced certified seed versus a lower PLS priced non-certified seed. 3) ALL SEED WILL BE TESTED PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE. 4) Other evaluation factors include past performance. 5) The delivery date will be on or before 12/08/2006. 6) THE TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF SEED IS 2,987,360 LBS. The Government reserves the right to award on any item offered in any category, or a combination of the categories, per the evaluation criteria specified in Section E, "Basis for Award," if it is in the best interest of the public and the best value for the Government to do so. The quantity estimated above includes only currently approved projects under the Continuing Resolution. All awards are contingent upon the availability of funds under the Continuing Resolution in effect at the time of award. 7) For each Item No., the BLM will adhere as closely as possible to the estimated quantities listed in the schedule. However, based on emergency needs and the total offers received the actual quantity purchased by variety may vary from the original estimate. 8) Offers may be submitted for either certified seed or non-certified seed unless otherwise specified and as identified in the schedule. 9) Awarded dollar amount will be based on the bulk price per pound. 10) All seed shall be in 50 lb. bags, unless otherwise specified in the solicitation. 11) Germination for all seed will be determined by tetrazolium tests (TZ). Moisture content of all Sagebrush, Saltbush and Shadscale seed as delivered to the Government shall be less than or equal to 12% by weight. Moisture content of all other seed as delivered to the Government shall be less than or equal to 11% by weight. 12) Seed shall be delivered to the following locations: Boise, ID = BOI, Regional Seed Warehouse (in Boise, ID) = RSW, Shoshone, ID = SHO, Idaho Falls, ID = IDF, Pocatello, ID = POC, Battle Mountain, NV = BTL, Ely, NV = ELY, Elko, NV = ELK, Las Vegas, NV = LV, Winnemucca, NV = WINN, Cedar City, UT = CED, Fillmore, UT, = FILL, Salt Lake City, UT = SLC, St. George UT = AZS (Arizona Strip), Craig, CO = CRG. Prices shall be based on delivery to any of these locations (F.O.B. destination). The BLM anticipates additional locations of delivery will be added at the time the solicitation is posted and again prior to closing. 13) Award cannot be made for an item that does not conform to our minimum requirements, including PLS rating. 14) For wildland collected seed the term Certified denotes Source Identified, the term Non-Certified denotes Specified Source Origin. 15) Estimated quantities for BLM's seed requirements (items are both certified and non-certified unless otherwise noted): Siberian wheatgrass, Vavilov (Sub: P27) 282,550 Bottlebrush squirreltail (Sub: Sand Hollow big squirreltail) 46,750 Basin wildrye, Magnar 146,200 Basin wildrye, Trailhead 4,050 Russian wildrye, Bozoisky 89,450 Crested wheatgrass, Hycrest 98,800 Crested wheatgrass, Nordan 35,100 Crested wheatgrass, Fairway 1,600 Intermediate wheatgrass, Oahe 23,150 Intermediate wheatgrass, Rush 12,600 Indian ricegrass, Nezpar (Sub: Rimrock or Paloma) 231,150 Indian ricegrass, Rimrock 101,650 Indian ricegrass, Paloma (sub: Nezpar then Rimrock) 12,700 Galleta grass 9,100 Sandberg's bluegrass, SI (Sub: Mtn Home Sandberg's bluegrass) 90,950 Sandberg's bluegrass, Mtn. Home 900 Big bluegrass, Sherman 77,750 Streambank wheatgrass, Sodar 48,500 Thickspike wtgr, Critana 93,850 Thickspike wtgr, Bannock (Sub: Critana or Schwendimar) 163,600 Thickspike wtgr, Schwendimar (sub for Critana and Bannock) 0 Bluebunch wheatgrass, Anatone 72,600 Bluebunch wheatgrass, P7 (Sub for other bluebunch wheatgrass) 42,550 Bluebunch wheatgrass, Goldar 16,400 Snake River whtgr, Secar 268,850 Tall wheatgrass, Alkar 95,100 Pubescent whtgr, Luna 83,850 Western whtgr, Arriba 63,100 Western whtgr, Rosana 25,300 Sand Dropseed 13,600 Needle&thread grass 19,400 Purple threeawn 300 Big galleta grass 1,000 Idaho Fescue, Nezpar, Winchester or Joseph 32,700 Sideoats Grama, Niner/ Vaughn 5,150 Canby bluegrass, Canbar 17,800 Smooth bromegrass, Manchar 5,600 Alkali sacaton 100 Slender Wheatgrass, SanLuis or Pryor 5,450 Mountain Brome, Bromar/Garnet 28,700 Alfalfa, Ladak (Sub: Nomad, Ranger) 41,950 Sainfoin, Eski 13,150 Small burnet, Delar 103,400 Blue flax, Appar (Sub. May be Maple Grove Lewis flax) 25,450 Lewis flax, Maple Grove (Sub may be Appar blue flax) 45,600 Lewis flax, Maple Grove (Sub: native forbs) 14,250 Pale Evening-primrose 2,050 Desert Marigold 700 Globemallow, Munroe 350 Globemallow, Scarlet 750 Globemallow, Desert 1250 Palmer penstemon 4800 Western white yarrow, (SI, including Eagle) 8,800 Arrowleaf balsamroot 250 Silky lupine (Sub: silvery or velvet lupine) 200 Desert Dandelion 250 Longleaf phlox 150 Arizona lupine 750 Yellow sweetclover 4,700 Blackbrush 1,400 Creosote bush 850 Bitterbrush 4,550 Fourwing saltbush 15,900 Shadscale 13,550 Nevada Ephedra 1,600 Forage Kochia, Immigrant 93,600 Spiny hopsage 150 Winterfat 1,500 Mohave rabbitbrush 550 Black Sagebrush 80 Low Sagebrush (Sub. Black sagebrush) 2,880 Big sagebrush, basin 29880 Big sagebrush, mountain 47160 Big sagebrush, Wyoming 136,960 Offers will be due in this office on Tuesday, November 6, 2006 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 Wednesday October 25, 2006. The solicitation may be downloaded from the IDEASEC website: http://ideasec.nbc.gov/j2ee/login.jsp or at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Please print the Standard form (SF-1449) and print all clauses and attachments. The bid schedule will be identified as one of the attachments. If you desire to submit the Schedule of Items electronically via the Excel spreadsheet please email the Excel Schedule of Items Spreadsheet no later than 10:00 a.m. MST, Tuesday, November 6, 2006 to Elaine_Flick@blm.gov. Your Excel Spreadsheet should delete all line items not being offered. Contact Elaine Flick at (303)236-3528 with any questions.
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