National Park Service, Denver Service Center 12795 West Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225

F -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR NATIVE PLANT COLLECTION, PROPAGATION AND INSTALLATION FOR NATIONAL PARKS IN ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, OHIO AND WISCONSIN SOL 1443-CX-2000-96-017 POC Marlene Haussler, 303/969-2046 The National Park Service, Denver Service Center, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225 is seeking a nursery or plant propagation organization to collect, propagate and install native plants for National Parks in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Native plant materials derived from parent stock obtained from the immediate vicinity of where material will be installed, is needed for revegetation projects in the described National Parks. The National Park Service goal of revegetation projects is to revegetate disturbed sites while protecting the genetic integrity of plants with the parks. The type of materials to be collected, produced or installed includes trees, shrubs, vines, woody groundcovers and herbaceous plants native to upland and wetland ecosystems or plant communities in the Northern Great Lakes, Southern Great Lakes and Northern Central Plains areas. The National Park Service will award an indefinite quantity contract to the successful offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government, cost and other factors considered. Individual task orders will be placed to order services as they are required and the funding becomes available. The total of all task orders per year will not exceed $500,000. The maximum task order amount will not exceed $100,000. The selected firm is guaranteed a minimum amount of $50,000 throughout the life of the contract. The term of the contract shall be one year with four additional one-year options. This procurement is set- aside for small business concerns. The Standard Industrial Code for this procurement is 0831. To the fullest extent, the NPS welcomes the participation of women and minority-owned and operated firms. RFP No. 1443- CX-2000-96-017 will be available on or about the 15th day after this announcement is published. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to request an RFP by writing to the National Park Service, Denver Service Center, 12785 West Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225 or fax your request to (303) 969-2040, Attn: Robert Valdez (0164)

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