SAM #12443926Q0232

Nursery Seedling Handling Services at JW Toumey Nursery, Ottawa National Forest, MI

This opportunity is for nursery seedling handling services at JW Toumey Nursery, Ottawa National Forest, Watersmeet, MI. - USDA Forest Service (CSA East 1) will issue a competitive Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Call Order under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) - Services required: lifting, loading, grading, sorting, and packing bareroot and containerized seedlings - Only companies already approved under the LMIR BPA (currently ten businesses) are eligible to compete - LMIR BPA is a national contracting vehicle for natural resources restoration and project management - Contract includes a base period plus four option years - Set aside for Small Business Administration (SBA) small business participants - No specific OEMs or vendors named; LMIR BPA is the contracting vehicle - Scope is limited to nursery seedling handling services - Competitive award among BPA holders

Period of Performance: - Base period plus four option years; multi-year service contract

Eligibility & Requirements: - Only LMIR BPA holders may compete - SBA small business set-aside - Nursery seedling handling services at JW Toumey Nursery

Description

Notice of Intent to Award a BPA Call Order against The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR)

Special Notice

BPA Call Order Exceeding $20,000 Synopsis - Requisition 1174294

The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS) is issuing this notice as a means of complying with USDA Acquisition Regulation (AGAR), SUBPART 412.201-1, requiring that all calls above $20,000 be posted to the Government Point of Entry (GPE). The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against the LMIR BPA for a base and 4-option years for lifting, loading, grading, sorting, & packing of bareroot and containerized seedlings at JW Toumey Nursery, Ottawa National Forest - USDA Forest Service, E23985 Old US 2 East, Watersmeet, MI 49969.

12363N23Q4023 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 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 10 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 multiple award schedule BPA continuously solicited on the GPE at: www.SAM.gov.  The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice; however, this is an open continuous BPA that allows us to accept responses for the life of the BPA. Search “Contract Opportunities” on www.sam.gov using solicitation number “12363N23Q4023”. The LMIR BPA has a continuous solicitation sharing that that contractors may join the BPA at any point in time by reaching out to POC on Solicitation 12363N23Q4023.

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