Added: May 04, 2008 2:17 pm
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon, has a requirement to purchase native shrub seedlings (spiny hopsage, antelope bitterbrush, rabbitbrush, wyoming big sage, snow buckwheat and tansy aster) for the Handford Reach National Monument/Saddle Mountain National Wildlife refuge which lies in the Columbia Basin Ecoregion of Eastern Washington State. This ecoregion is in the "rain shadow" of the Cascade Mountains and is the hottest and driest part of the State. Rainfall values for the area average 6" annually. Temperatures often exceed 90o F during the summer, while winter temperatures hover near freezing. Windy, drying conditions are normal for the region. Soils are alluvial deposits from ice age lakes, and river channels. Soils tend to be sandy, with little organic material, and do not generally retain significant moisture. Due to these conditions, plant materials adapted to the site conditions are essential for restoration purposes. Plant materials derived from the local ecoregion will have a competitive advantage during establishment and have a higher probability of survival once established, than material that is not from the local ecoregion.
Plant Materials:
o Seed source for growing plant material should be Hanford or Columbia Basin Ecoregion derived. The Columbia Basin Ecoregion is defined as that area of land and associated plant communities that lie in and around the Columbia River basin of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Seeds that produced plant materials must have their origin in this area.
o Shrubs may be grown as bareroot stock in nursery beds, or as container stock in 4", 6", or 10" tublings. o Plants must be a minimum age of 5 months old. o Bare root stock should be a minimum of 15 cm height, with a minimum root length of 15 cm o Container stock roots should completely fill the containers o Plants should be cold hardened for dormancy prior to delivery. Pricing shall be FOB destination to Northern Benton County, Washington, at the U.S.F.W.S. facility on Midway Road at the BPA substation, just south and west of the Vernita Bridge. The approximate expected Delivery date is between 17 November and 15 December, 2008. Return of any containers/shipping cartons must be specified in bid.
Basis for award will be low price. Solicitation number: 101818Q502 may be viewed thru a link to the National Business Center Interior Electronic Acquisition System-Electronic Commerce at "http://www.fedbizopps.gov" or "http://www.nbc.gov". For assistance in downloading information from the National Business Center contact the helpdesk at (703) 390-6633. The solicitation response date will be approximately May 22, 2008. No further notice will be posted on Fedbizopps. For assistance in downloading information from the National Business Center contact the helpdesk at (703) 390-6633. Interested contractors Certifications (ORCA must be registered in the CCR and complete Online Representations and) at "http://www.bpn.gov". The technical point of contact is Heidi Newsome at (509) 371-1801. Contracting point of contact is Karl Lautzenheiser at (503) 231-2052. This is a Set Aside for Small Business. The NAICS is 111421. The small business size standard is .75 million.
