SAM #1284LM26Q0076

USDA Forest Service LMIR BPA Call for Nursery Seedling Weeding Services at Lucky Peak Nursery

The USDA Forest Service is seeking competitive bids from LMIR BPA holders for nursery seedling weeding services at Lucky Peak Nursery near Boise, Idaho. - Opportunity is a competitive Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Call Order under the Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPA - Only companies already approved under the LMIR BPA (eight eligible businesses) may compete - Services required: weeding of 67 beds of 1+0 shrub seedlings and 10,000 blocks of container seedlings - Contractor must provide labor, supervision, tools, and transport weeds to government dumpsters - Multiple weedings and a final container weeding are required - Period of performance: from award date through September 15, 2026 - Place of performance: Lucky Peak Nursery, 15169 E. Highway 21, Boise, ID (federal facility) - No specific OEMs, part numbers, or products are named; this is a service contract - Contracting office: USDA-FS, CSA Intermountain 2, Ogden, UT - Only LMIR BPA holders are eligible; no open competition outside BPA - Estimated contract value is likely in the low to mid five-figure range based on scope

Description

The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement Operations (PROPS) is issuing this synopsis/solicitation notice as a means of complying with the USDA’s policy in the Contracting Desk Book, SUBPART 413.3—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS, 413.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs).  The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against the LMIR BPA for Nursery Seedling Weeding at the Lucky Peak Nursery located at 15169 E. Highway 21, approximately 17 miles east of Boise, ID.

The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) is a National BPA that consists of a large variety of work including Professional Services, Natural Resources Restoration, Engineering, Project Management, NEPA, Communications, and more. The BPA can be utilized on all Forests and Grasslands and is available for all federal agencies to utilize.

This is not a solicitation.  This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification.

This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for USFS.  There are currently 8 businesses that will receive this solicitation.  The Call Order shall be issued via email to those companies listed on the BPA.  Any changes to the Call Order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the BPA.  Point of Contact is sm.fs.lmirbpa@usda.gov.

This requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA Call Order against the aforementioned multiple award schedule BPAs continuously solicited on the Government Point of Entry (GPE) at: SAM.gov.  The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice, however, the LMIR BPA is an open continuous BPA that allows us to accept responses for the life of the BPA.  Search “Contracts” on sam.gov using solicitation number “12363N23Q4023”.  The LMIR BPA has a continuous pre-solicitation sharing so that contractors may submit a proposal to join the BPA at any point in time by reaching out to the LMIR Team at SM.FS.lmirbpa@usda.gov

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