Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1046-DMF-MF214-135082

Design-build services for pollinator habitat restoration at Cat Cove Marine Laboratory

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries is seeking a design-build team to restore pollinator habitat and establish a native coastal meadow at Cat Cove Marine Laboratory. - Government buyer: Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), Purchasing Department. - Project: Cat Cove Pollinator Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Project, solicitation DMF-27004; one design-build team is sought. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, product manufacturers, or contractor vendors are named. The Salem Conservation Commission is identified for permitting coordination. - Requested services: Assess site conditions and plan the restoration; design native coastal meadow and pollinator habitat, including a site-specific seed mix; coordinate environmental permitting; remove and manage invasive plants, including common buckthorn, bittersweet, rugosa rose, and barberry; prepare lawn areas and install native seed mixes and potentially perennial plugs; coordinate and observe construction; and provide initial establishment maintenance, monitoring, and management recommendations. - Line items: One Phase 1 design-and-construction service (DMF-27004). Optional ongoing maintenance may be proposed for two additional years. No product part numbers or product quantities are specified. - Notable requirements: Proposals must provide team qualifications and relevant past work, scope and deliverables, schedule capability, a lump-sum design-and-construction fee, and evidence of applicable Massachusetts licenses, registrations, and permits. Each team member must meet the stated relevant-experience threshold. - Estimated value: $100,000 for the initial phase; optional maintenance is subject to available funding and has no stated value.

Description

The Division of Marine Fisheries seeks a qualified design/build team for habitat restoration and enhancement at the Cat Cove Marine Laboratory. Work includes site assessment and restoration planning, coastal meadow and pollinator habitat design, environmental permitting, invasive species management, planting and construction coordination, and initial establishment maintenance. The project will convert selected maintained lawn areas to native coastal meadow and improve habitat for native pollinators, biodiversity, and ecological resilience. The RFR estimates the initial service duration procurement value at $100,000; additional maintenance may be awarded subject to available funds.

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