SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- The purpose of the Sources Sought is Seed Collecti
- Notice Date
- 5/11/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- BLM OC NOC INFRASTR SEC (OC662) DENVER FEDERAL CENTER BLDG. 50 POB 25047 DENVER CO 80225 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 140L0618R0016
- Response Due
- 5/18/2018
- Archive Date
- 6/2/2018
- Point of Contact
- Quinones, Kirsten
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 140L0618R0016 THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make an appropriate acquisition decision and to gain knowledge of potential qualified businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Background In 2001, Congress directed the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to establish a native plant material program because there were limited native seed sources in the commercial market. Since 2001, the Plant Conservation and Restoration Program has focused on increasing the availability of plant material to encourage a broader variety of species and seed sources are available for purchase from the commercial seed industry. The BLM Plant Conservation and Restoration Program is developing new native seed sources that will improve the effectiveness of federal vegetation management treatments by using seed transfer guidance to target initial seed collections for subsequent commercial seed production (seed increase) as described in the native plant materials development cycle. https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-seed-and-plant-mater ial-development. Scope The BLM requires the collection of between 5,000 and 2,000,000 pure live seeds (per collection) of target species in target seed transfer zones across the western U.S. Because of the inherent variability of wildland seed production due to climate and other factors, BLM cannot predict where and when seed ripening will occur on public lands. The BLM requires both skilled botanists or plant ecologists and field crews. Accurate botanical identifications and detailed attention to implementing established protocols are critical. The skilled botanists/plant ecologists will provide training, oversight and QA/QC of field crews that will identify and scout potential populations for collection, monitor phenology of populations suitable for collection, and perform seed collections using the Bureau of Land Management Technical Protocol for the Collection, Study, and Conservation of Seeds from Native Plant Species for Seeds of Success (Attachment 1). In addition, skilled botanists/plant ecologists or field crews may be tasked with assisting BLM field staff with botanical inventories, vegetation mapping, mapping and monitoring BLM special status plant populations, monitoring revegetation/habitat restoration project success, and assisting BLM field staff with the preparation of project specific NEPA documents as described in the BLM Integrated Vegetation Management Handbook. https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/uploads/Media_Library_BLM_Policy_Handbook_H-1740-2.pdf BLM locations where seed technicians could be stationed include: the continental US and Alaska. Seed collection may be performed in remote and difficult to access sites. This sources sought shall not be considered as a request for quote or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the contractor submission of this sources sought or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this request. No contract will be awarded as a result of this announcement. Data submitted in response to this request will not be returned. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541620-Environmental Consulting Services ($15.0M). INSTRUCTION FOR SOURCES SOUGHT SUBMISSION: After review of this requirement, interested parties may submit a response in an electronic format only via email to kquinones@blm.gov no later than 18 May 2018 2:00PM MT. Electronic files shall be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Respondents shall include the following as part of their submission: a.A synopsis of the company's capabilities to provide Native Seed Collection Technicians. Please include previous Native Seed Collection experience. b.Indicate company's capability to provide services in all 13 Western States or indicate specific states service will be provided. c.DUNS Number d.Company Name e.Company Address f.Business size, SDVOSB, HUBZone, or Woman owned status, as validated via the System for Award Administration (SAM). All offers must register on the SAM located at http://www.SAM.gov g.Company point of contact, phone and email address. The information submitted should not exceed a total of 6 one-sided 8 ½ x 11 pages, with one inch margins, and font no smaller than 12 point. After review of the responses to this announcement, the Government intends to proceed with the acquisition and a subsequent solicitation shall be published.
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