F -- Containerized Seedling Production Contract

Containerized Seedlings - Proposals are sought and encouraged from well-qualified, experienced and responsible businesses for Containerized Tree Seedling growing services. The contractor would be required to plant, grow, pack, store, and deliver 1-0 or 2-0 greenhouse grown, containerized tree seedlings, native shrub and/or herbaceous seedlings using government furnished seed as per performance based specifications with Forest Service guidelines outlined for stock types and species. Tree species to be grown may include Douglas Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Western Larch, Engelmann Spruce, Lodgepole Pine, Western White Pine, and Western Redcedar, in approximate order of importance. Shrub species such as Rocky Mt. Maple, Redosier Dogwood, Sitka Alder, Mountain Alder, Common Snowberry, and Shinyleaf Spirea as well as herbaceous species like Yarrow, Pearly Everlasting, and Sedges may be ordered also. The tree seedling delivery shall be to Ranger Districts in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests: Twisp, Tonasket, Chelan, Entiat, Lake Wenatchee-Leavenworth, Cle Elum, and/or Naches, Washington. A 5-year period, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity firm fixed price resultant contract is contemplated with a first year guarantee 500 M seedlings (M=1,000). Initial year seedling order will be placed by January 2003, with delivery as early as August of 2003, with a majority of the order delivered by the Spring, 2004. NAICS code is 113210, with Small Business Size standard of $6.0 million. For additional information regarding specification requirements, contact Rod Clausnitzer at 509-826-3278.