SOLICITATION NOTICE
87 -- FY05 Spring Seed Buy
- Notice Date
- 3/28/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- BLM NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER BC663, BLDG 50, DFC, PO BOX 25047 DENVER CO 80225
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- NAR050064
- Response Due
- 4/14/2005
- Archive Date
- 3/28/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FY05 Spring 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) Other evaluation factors include past performance. 4) Delivery dates will be stated in the solicitation. 5) Offers may be made in ANY amount for the varieties specified. The total estimated amount of seed is 223,290 lbs.; however, BLM reserves the right to award up to 256,784 lbs. of seed (additional 15%) in total against any of the items listed in the schedule. 6) 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. 7) Offers may be submitted for either certified seed or non-certified seed unless otherwise specified and as identified in the schedule. 8) Awarded dollar amount will be based on the bulk price per pound. 9) All seed shall be in 50 lb. bags, unless otherwise specified in the solicitation. 10) Germination for all seed will be determined by tetrazolium tests (TZ). Moisture content of all Sagebrush, Gardner's 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. 11) Seed shall be delivered to the following locations: Albuquerque, NM = ALB, Boise, ID = BOI, Cedar City, UT = CED, Elko, NV = ELK, Farmington, NM = FAR, Fillmore, UT = FIL, and Richfield, UT = RCH. Prices shall be based on delivery to any of these locations (F.O.B. destination). 12) Award cannot be made for an item that does not conform to our minimum requirements, including PLS rating. 13) For wildland collected seed the term Certified denotes Source Identified, the term Non-Certified denotes Specified Source Origin. 14) Estimated quantities for BLM's seed requirements (items are both certified and non-certified unless otherwise noted): Species Estimated Lbs. Hycrest Crested Wheatgrass 5,000 Nordan Crested Wheatgrass 6,500 Roadcrest Crested Wheatgrass 900 Vavilov Siberian Wheatgrass 10,000 Oahe Intermediate Wheatgrass 4,000 Luna Pubescent Wheatgrass 17,750 Bannock Thickspike Wheatgrass 5,100 San Luis Slender Wheatgrass 1,050 Arriba Western Wheatgrass 18,000 Rosana Western Wheatgrass 4,000 Secar Snake River Wheatgrass 15,400 Anatone Bluebunch Wheatgrass 10,000 P7 Bluebunch Wheatgrass 5,400 Bozoisky Russian Wheatgrass 3,000 Manchar Smooth Bromegrass 1,300 Sandberg's Bluegrass 15,500 Mountain Home Sandberg's Bluegrass 6,000 Sherman Big Bluegrass 2,000 Bottlebrush Squirreltail, ELEL5 6,200 Sand Hollow Big Squirreltail, ELMU3 3,000 Rimrock Indian Ricegrass 7,850 Nezpar Indian Ricegrass 1,100 Paloma Indian Ricegrass 2,500 Salaldo Alkali Sacaton 850 Sand Dropseed 3,600 Needle & Threadgrass 650 Thurber's Needlegrass 250 Viva Galleta Grass 1,750 Purple Three-awn Grass 400 Alfalfa, Ladak 6,000 Alma/Hachita Blue Grama 150 Niner/Vaughan Sideoats Grama 550 Yellow Sweetclover, Madrid 7,000 Appar Blue Flax 10,350 Delar Small Burnet 7,000 Maple Grove Lewis Flax 100 Globemallow, Desert 1,000 Globemallow, Small-flower 200 Penstemon, Firecracker 200 Penstemon, Palmer's 450 Desert Bluebell, PHCA3 100 Mexican RedHat, RACOP 100 Arrowleaf Balsamroot 150 Fourwing Saltbush 7,350 Shadscale 850 Annual Sunflower 7,000 Bitterbrush 3,000 Winterfat 300 Wyoming Big Sagebrush 2,640 Brittlebush, ENFA 50 White Bursage, AMDU2 50 Forage Kochia, Immigrant 9,650 Offers will be due in this office on Thursday, April 14, 2005 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 April 1, 2005. The solicitation may be downloaded from the IDEASEC website: http://ideasec.nbc.gov/j2ee/login.jsp. Please print the Standard form (SF-1449) and print all clauses and 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, Thursday, April 14, 2005 to Sara_Oletski@blm.gov. Contact Sara Oletski at (303)236-6498 with any questions.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Albuquerque, NM, Boise, ID, Cedar City, UT, Elko, NV, Farmington, NM, Fillmore, UT, and Richfield, UT.
- Zip Code: 83709
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 83709
- Record
- SN00777221-W 20050330/050328212036 (fbodaily.com)
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