Alabama Procurement Portal #SRC0000037054

Labor to hand-plant longleaf pine seedlings at Tuskegee National Forest

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking a contractor to hand-plant containerized longleaf pine seedlings on approximately 73 acres of Tuskegee National Forest in Alabama. - Buyer and location - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS); Tuskegee National Forest, Macon County, Alabama. - Seedlings are to be picked up at the Tuskegee work center. - Requested service - Labor-only hand planting of USFS-provided containerized longleaf pine seedlings; one service line item, quantity 1. - Plant at 8-by-8-foot spacing, approximately 680 trees per acre—about 49,640 seedlings across the project area. - Planting and handling requirements - At least 90% of seedlings must be planted correctly in accordance with the Alabama Forestry Commission’s “Planting Pine Seedlings” guidance. - Handle seedlings carefully; keep plugs intact and moist, retain the potting medium, and leave the top of each plug slightly exposed above the soil. - Named organizations - The Alabama Forestry Commission is cited as the source of planting guidance and in connection with the site-visit contact; it is not identified as the contractor or an OEM. - No OEMs or prospective vendors are named.

Description

The solicitation seeks labor to hand-plant containerized longleaf pine seedlings across approximately 73 acres in Tuskegee National Forest, Macon County, Alabama. The vendor provides labor only; the U.S. Forest Service provides the seedlings, which are to be picked up at the Tuskegee work center. Planting is to occur from December 1, 2026, through March 1, 2027, at 8′ × 8′ spacing, with at least 90% of seedlings correctly planted according to the Alabama Forestry Commission resource sheet “Planting Pine Seedlings.” Bidders may examine the tract, and the solicitation directs them to the attached specifications and map for details.

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