Texas DIR/ESBD #IFB-27-005

Texas A&M Forest Service seeks Texas-sourced native seeds

Texas A&M Forest Service is seeking Texas-sourced native seeds for its Texas Resilient Forests Incentive Program. - Buyer: Texas A&M Forest Service, Purchasing Department, College Station, Texas. - Requested products: Ten native seed varieties: Big Bluestem ‘KAW’ (Andropogon gerardii); Indian Grass—Southern Mix (Sorghastrum nutans); Little Bluestem—Coastal Plains Germplasm (Schizachyrium scoparium); Virginia Wildrye (Elymus virginicus); Tall Dropseed (Sporobolus compositus); Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta); Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis); Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata); Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata); and Lance-Leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata). - Quantities and part numbers: Not specified. - Important requirements: Seeds must be sourced from Texas. The supplier must store them at its facility and ship them in bulk batches when requested by the Forest Service. - Evaluation: Pricing, delivery, vendor capability and experience, and other relevant factors. - OEMs and named seed vendors: None identified in the solicitation information.

Description

Texas A&M Forest Service is seeking bids for a variety of seeds for the Texas Resilient Forests Incentive Program (TReFIP). The seeds must contain native grasses and be sourced from Texas. The awarded vendor will store the seeds at its facilities until the agency requests shipment in bulk batches. The solicitation lists ten seed varieties and evaluates bids based on pricing, delivery, vendor capability and experience, and other relevant factors.

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