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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 09, 2003 FBO #0712
SOLICITATION NOTICE

87 -- FY04 Fall Seed Buy (ID, NV, CA)

Notice Date

11/7/2003
 

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

NAR040007
 

Response Due

12/11/2003
 

Archive Date

11/6/2004
 

Point of Contact

Sara Oletski Contracting Officer 3032366498 Sara_Oletski@blm.gov;
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

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 is required on or before January 9, 2004. 5) Offers may be made in ANY amount for the varieties specified. The total estimated amount of seed is 195,540 lbs.; however, BLM reserves the right to award up to 224,871 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: Boise, ID = BOI, Susanville, CA = SUS, and Winnemucca, NV = WIN. Prices shall be based on possible 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 and origin. 14) Estimated quantities for BLM's seed requirements (items are both certified and non-certified unless otherwise noted): Grasses Bulk Lbs. Basin Wildrye, Trailhead 3,000 Bottlebrush Squirreltail 6,500 Cereal Rye 2,000 Crested Wheatgrass, Hycrest 15,150 Galleta Grass, Viva 900 Indian Ricegrass, Nezpar 15,950 Indian Ricegrass, Rimrock 8,000 Pubescent Wheatgrass, Luna 27,200 Sand Dropseed 2,000 Siberian Wheatgrass, P27 5,000 Sideoats Grama 7,950 Thickspike Wheatgrass, Critana 10,000 Forbs Blue Flax, Appar 9,000 Globemallow, Gooseberryleaf 100 Globemallow, Munro 100 Globemallow, Scarlett 100 Penstemon, Rocky Mtn, Palmer, or Sagebrush 200 Prairieclover, Western 100 Small Burnett, Delar 5,900 Yellow Sweetclover, Madrid 22,800 Shrubs Basin Big Sagebrush 2,500 Forage Kochia, Immigrant 17,850 Gardners Saltbush 1,000 Mountain Big Sagebrush 10,800 Mtn Big Sagebrush, Hobblecreek 2,000 Shadscale 1,000 Winterfat, Utah & Northern 2,940 Wyoming Big Sagebrush 15,500 Offers will be due in this office on Thursday, December 11, 2003 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 November 20, 2003. The solicitation may be downloaded from the IDEASEC website: http://ideasec.nbc.gov. Please print the RFP form (SF-1449) and print all clauses and attachments (found when you click on the Clauses and Attachment Button to the left of the RFP form). 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, December 11, 2003 to Sara_Oletski@blm.gov. Contact Sara Oletski at (303)236-6498 - email address Sara_Oletski@blm.gov with any questions.
 

Web Link

Please click here to view more details.
(http://ideasec.nbc.gov/ecprod/owa/ec$cbd.sypfirstcount?P_SERVER_ID3=LM142201&P_OBJ_ID1=592622)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Seed will be delivered to Boise, ID, Winnemucca, NV and Susanville, CA.

Zip Code: 89445

Country: US
 

Record

SN00467184-W 20031109/031107212353 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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