F--Collect, Propagate & Transplant of Native Species - IDIQ

This contract is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award for the collection, propagation, and transplantation of native plant species under the Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Regional Office, part of the Department of the Interior. The solicitation, issued on May 14, 2026, with a response deadline of June 15, 2026, targets contractors capable of delivering native plants across multiple formats including plugs, cuttings, bare root, and containerized specimens, with an estimated total contract value between $500 and $6,000,000 over a five-year period from September 1, 2026, to August 31, 2031. Work is performed under task orders governed by a detailed Performance Work Statement and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, requiring contractors to maintain strict plant health standards—100% of delivered plants must be free of disease, wilting, or insect damage, with soil moisture preserved throughout transit to meet a 95% moisture consistency threshold. Plants are shipped FOB destination, with inspection and acceptance executed by the Government at both origin and delivery sites, and acceptance is contingent on adherence to the Performance Requirements Summary and Reclamation-specific safety and health clauses. The contract is administratively managed through a firm-fixed-price structure with electronic invoicing mandatory via the U.S. Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, supplemented by email submission to the Contract Specialist, Harris Abellon. Specific requirements include compliance with Department of the Interior alternate clauses covering security, liability insurance, contracting officer representative authorities, and proposal confidentiality, alongside standard FAR provisions on small business utilization, subcontracting reporting, executive compensation disclosure, and prohibitions on confidential internal agreements that inhibit whistleblower reporting. Offerors must hold a Unique Entity Identifier and provide a Small Business Subcontracting Plan if claiming small business status, and are subject to post-award re-representation obligations. Security clearances are required for personnel accessing sensitive information, and a post-award conference is mandatory involving key personnel. No pricing is specified in the base solicitation; all CLINs are to be priced at the task order level. Packaging must maintain soil moisture and incorporate anti-desiccants and ventilation without specifying MIL-STD compliance, and delivery locations are determined by task order with primary administrative oversight based in Boulder City, Nevada. The evaluation process prioritizes technical approach, followed by past performance and price, with award based on best value through a trade-off methodology, not simply the