F--Collection, Propagation and Transplanting of Native Species

This is a Sources Sought announcement for acquisition planning purposes and no formal solicitation for this requirement exists at this time. All businesses, regardless of size; capable of providing these services are invited to respond to this announcement and submit a capability statement for consideration. Capability statements received will be reviewed to determine a firm's previous experience performing similar work. The capability statements will be reviewed and used to determine an appropriate procurement strategy, in particular whether a set-aside is warranted or an alternate procurement strategy. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or otherwise pay for information solicited. Proposed Project: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Lower Colorado Basin is seeking sources with expertise in the following types of services. -Propagation of Prosopis glandulosa, Populus fremontiii, Salix goodingii, and Sporobolus airoides from seed. -Propogate Salix exigua, Baccharis sarothroides, and Baccharis salicifolia from cuttings. -Ability to collect seed, cuttings, or both for establishment of up to 200,000 plants. -Greenhouse capable of housing up to 1,000,000 plugs and 50,000 potted (minimum 4x4) plants. -Greenhouse facility must have controlled environment (heat, light, moisture), rolling benches, shade system, and high intensity discharge lighting. -Experience propagating from seed or cutting the following species: Anemopsis californicus (yerba mansa), Atriplex canescens (fourwing saltbush), Atriplex lentiformis (quailbush), Atriplex polycarpa (cattle saltbush) , Baccharis salicifolia (mulefat), Baccharis sarothroides (desert broom), Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama), Distichlis spicata (saltgrass), Eleocharis palustris (common spikerush), Festuca arizonica (Arizona fescue), Muhlenbergia asperifolia (scratchgrass), Panicum urvilleanum (desert panicgrass), Paspalum distichum , Pluchea sericea (Knotgrass), Pluches odorata (arrowweed), Populus fremontii (Fremont cottonwood), Prosopis glandulosa (honey mesquite), Salicornia L (pickleweed), Salix exigua (coyote willow), Salix gooddingi (Gooding's willow), Schoenoplectus californicus (California bulrush), Schoenoplectus americanus (Scirpus olneyi) (Chairmaker's bulrush(three square bulrush)), Scirpus tabernaemontani (softstem bulrush), Sporobolus airoides (alkali sacaton) -Access to shipping containers that protect the plantings from the environment (wind, rain, etc) to the planting site -Contractor must own or have access to a planter or similar machine capable of planting transplants or plantings at 1 foot in-line spacing and at a width of a minimum of 38 inch rows -Experience hand plant plugs, potted plants, or both. -Experience perform planting operation in adverse conditions: hand planting in shallow water, remote locations, in temperatures exceeding 100'F, and working during nighttime hours -Past success with planting 150,000 trees in a single event with greater than 90% survival. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 111421, Nursery and Tree Production with a corresponding small business size standard of $1M. Interested firms must submit the following information: 1. Name and address of Firm 2. Phone number 3. Email Address 4. DUNS Number 5. Size status/SBA certifications (Small business, Women Owned Small Business, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, other) 6. Capability Statement (not to exceed 10 pages). A brief summary of capabilities to include demonstration of the firm's previous experience as a prime or subcontractor performing this type of service in the southwestern US. Previous procurements performed of similar size and complexity to include references with point of contact information. Firm shall provide the project title, location, and detailed description of the efforts and how it was similar, the project dollar value, contract award number, completion date, and the customer name, phone number and email address. All responses must be submitted via email no later than 12:00 Noon Pacific Time, March 17, 2021. Email address: contact@example.gov. Include the reference number (140R3021R0022) in the subject line. All questions concerning the sources sought announcement should be directed to Diane Rodriguez by email at contact@example.gov. No phone calls please. When it is determined that a formal solicitation will be issued, the pre-solicitation notice will be posted on Contract Opportunities at beta.sam.gov web site at http://beta.sam.gov/.