Utah Public Procurement Place U3P #JH27-124

Utah seeks custom propagation of 10,000 native shrub seedlings for wildlife habitat projects

Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources is seeking a nursery to propagate 10,000 native shrub seedlings for wildlife habitat enhancement at three Wildlife Management Areas. - Government buyer: State of Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR); procurement issued through the State of Utah Division of Purchasing. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs or vendors are named. UDWR will provide the seeds. - Seedlings requested: PL 50 plug seedlings, totaling 10,000: - Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis): 2,000. - Mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata vaseyana): 5,000. - Antelope bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata): 3,000. - Project locations and quantities: - Millville-Providence WMA, Cache County: 1,000 Wyoming big sagebrush, 2,000 mountain big sagebrush, and 1,000 antelope bitterbrush. - Middle Fork WMA, Weber County: 1,000 Wyoming big sagebrush, 2,000 mountain big sagebrush, and 1,000 antelope bitterbrush. - Richmond WMA, Cache County: 1,000 mountain big sagebrush and 1,000 antelope bitterbrush. - Growing requirements: Seedlings must be at least seven months old when ready, reach six inches above the soil, and have roots that hold the plug soil together. Vexar mesh tube protectors must cover the root wad and extend eight inches above the soil. - Pickup and pricing: Pickup may be flexible and divided into batches by location. The vendor must provide and guarantee per-seedling pricing; nurseries more than 120 miles from the UDWR office in South Ogden must include delivery cost per seedling. - Timing: Growing is to begin by spring 2027, with seedlings ready for pickup in fall 2027. UDWR may defer pickup, including by batches, into spring 2028 depending on soil moisture. - Notable condition: Seedlings that do not meet the specifications may be rejected.

Description

The State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is seeking a vendor to grow and contract-propagate 10,000 shrub seedlings from seeds provided by the agency. Seedlings must be grown in PL 50 plugs, meet specified root, height, age, and Vexar mesh protector requirements, and be ready for flexible, potentially batched pickup at three project locations between October 15 and November 30, 2027; pickup may be delayed until April 1, 2028. Vendors must provide per-seedling pricing and include shipping or delivery costs per seedling if the nursery is more than 120 miles from the specified UDWR office. The IFB anticipates a single award to the lowest-cost responsive and responsible vendor.

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