Utah Public Procurement Place U3P #BD27-111-1

Aerial seeding services for Utah’s Triangle Uplands project

Utah is seeking aircraft-based seeding for the Triangle Uplands restoration project in Grand County. - Buyer and project partners: State of Utah Division of Purchasing is conducting the procurement for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR), with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) also identified in the project scope. - Services requested: Transport government-furnished seed from the DWR Seed Warehouse in Ephraim, Utah, to the selected airport; handle and load it; and aerially seed the designated project areas. - Base work: 1,776 acres using 6,660 pounds of seed, at 3.75 bulk pounds per acre. - Optional work: 50 acres using 345 pounds of seed, at 6.9 bulk pounds per acre. The optional acreage depends on funding and seed availability. - Notable requirements: Aircraft must use GPS-guided flight lines to ensure full coverage. The contractor must provide treatment-coverage GIS files in the required format and projection, coordinate by radio with project personnel and government inspectors, follow application rates and work-area restrictions, and protect and return unused seed, sacks, and pallets. - Named companies: No seed manufacturer or service vendor is identified. Huawei Technologies Company and ZTE Corporation are referenced only in a certification barring covered goods or services from those companies and their affiliates; they are not identified as suppliers for the seeding work. - Schedule: Project units have completion deadlines in early and mid-November; the optional acreage is included only if awarded.

Description

The State of Utah is seeking aerial seeding services for 1,776 base acres in the Triangle Uplands area of Grand County, with an optional additional 50 acres dependent on available funding. The work includes transporting seed from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Seed Warehouse in Ephraim to the airport and performing the aerial seeding. Units M01–M15 must be completed before November 1, 2026, and units S01–S03 and any optional acreage before November 15, 2026. The IFB anticipates a single award to the lowest-cost responsive and responsible bidder; pricing must be guaranteed for the contract duration.

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