SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- This is a Sources Sought for Seed National Assessm
- 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
- 140L0618R0018
- Response Due
- 5/18/2018
- Archive Date
- 6/2/2018
- Point of Contact
- Quinones, Kirsten
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 140L0618R0018 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 response to widespread wildfires, in 2001 Congress directed the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to establish a Native Plant Materials Development Program to increase the number of native species and seed sources available in the commercial market. In 2015, working with other federal agencies through the Plant Conservation Alliance, the BLM led development of the 2015 National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration. This strategy provides a coordinated approach for federal and non-federal partners working toward effective ecological restoration on public, tribal, state, municipal, and private lands. The first goal of this Strategy is to identify seed needs, seed facilities and understand seed resources and capacities across both the public and private sectors to ensure reliable, commercial availability of genetically appropriate species. An assessment for the Eastern U.S. has been initiated. Conducting a westwide assessment of seed needs, facilities and the capacities of both non-federal and federal sectors is the first step towards achieving Goal 1 of the Strategy. Scope In order to identify where and how the BLM should invest, leverage and coordinate its native plant materials development efforts and to achieve the highest return for our investment, the BLM Plant Conservation and Restoration Program needs to understand the native seed needs of all land managing agencies and organizations across the western U.S., as well as the capacity of federal, state, tribal and private sectors to help meet those needs. This assessment requires (1) a careful and systematic inventory of federal, tribal and state agencies and other private land managers using native seed, (2) what species and sources are being used, (3) for those agencies/organizations using native seed- what are the current and future seed needs, (4) what federal, tribal, and private facilities/companies exist to meet this need and (5)what is their capacity to meet this need. 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 Seed Assessment. Please include previous Native Seed Assessment experience. b.Indicate company's capability to provide services in the Continental US and Alaska 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. Link to 2015 National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy
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