Utah Public Procurement Place U3P #AS27-121

Utah aerial seeding services for approximately 5,574 acres across six project areas

Utah is seeking an experienced contractor to aerially seed approximately 5,574 acres across six restoration project areas. - Government buyer: State of Utah Division of Purchasing is issuing the solicitation for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR). Work is coordinated with the Bureau of Land Management’s Kanab and Cedar City Field Offices, the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs or commercial vendors are named; UDWR supplies the seed mixes, maps, and boundary files. - Requested service: Provide aircraft, labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals for aerial seeding in Iron and Kane Counties, Utah. Approximately 59,854 pounds of seed are supplied by UDWR. - Horse Hollow: approximately 1,195 acres; 17,267 pounds at 14.45 pounds per acre. - Shurtz Canyon: approximately 661 acres; 5,476 pounds at 8.28 pounds per acre. - Slide Canyon: approximately 1,116 acres; 12,501 pounds at 11.21 pounds per acre. - Yellow Jacket–Oak Flat: approximately 1,555 acres; 14,350 pounds at 9.23 pounds per acre. - Yellow Jacket–Willow Spring: approximately 791 acres; 8,280 pounds at 10.47 pounds per acre. - Gold Springs: approximately 256 acres; 1,980 pounds at 7.73 pounds per acre. - Notable requirements: Use a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft; drones and other unmanned aircraft are prohibited. Aircraft must use GPS flight lines to document full treatment-area coverage, and the contractor must provide the coverage files in a GIS-compatible format. The contractor must have at least five years of aerial-seeding experience, keep seed dry and uncontaminated, coordinate crew radio communications, and return unused seed and specified packaging. UDWR may postpone work if wind exceeds 10 mph. - Pricing and performance: Bids are priced per acre and must include all project costs; payment is based on actual acres completed. Work has a short seasonal performance window, must begin within seven calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, and is limited to 30 calendar days from that notice.

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The State of Utah is seeking aerial seeding services for approximately 5,574 acres across six project areas in Iron and Kane Counties, Utah. The contractor must provide labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals; pick up and handle UDWR-furnished seed; and apply it using a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft equipped with GPS to document full treatment coverage. Bids are priced per acre and must include all costs, and bidders must have at least five years of aerial seeding experience. Work must begin no later than November 1, 2026, and be completed by November 20, 2026; award is anticipated to the lowest-cost responsive and responsible bidder.

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