Knoblett Wetland Restoration - Excavation, Seeding, and Clearing

This solicitation, numbered 12FPC126Q0041, is a combined synopsis and request for quotation issued under FAR Part 12 for commercial items, specifically for excavation, seeding, and clearing services as part of the Knoblett Wetland Restoration project in Robinson, Illinois. The Government intends to award a single firm-fixed-price contract based on the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation methodology, where price is the primary factor and technical acceptability and past performance serve as pass/fail thresholds. All quotes must be submitted by August 7, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET via email to paige.appelt@usda.gov, with questions due by August 3, 2026. The work is scheduled to occur between August 17 and October 15, 2026, and includes clearing and grubbing, earthfill placement and compaction verified to ASTM standards, seeding and mulching with certified materials, and rock riprap installation, all performed at FOB destination terms requiring the contractor to bear responsibility until delivery at the site. Mandatory attachments include the Bid Schedule, Specifications, Detail Plans, and Davis-Bacon wage determinations, all of which were revised in Amendment 01, with a site visit scheduled for July 29, 2026. The contract is fully set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 115112, with a size standard of $9.5 million in average annual receipts, requiring all offerors to maintain active SAM.gov registration with small business designation. Contract performance is governed by stringent compliance requirements, including adherence to the Federal Seed Act, state seed purity and germination standards, and BioPreferred specifications for mulch and soil amendments. Invoicing is exclusively electronic via the Treasury’s Invoice Payment Platform, and no paper submissions are permitted unless explicitly authorized. The contractor must comply with a wide array of FAR clauses, including anti-discrimination and DEI certifications under Executive Orders 14168 and 14173, prohibitions on using government data for AI training, prohibitions on subcontractor sales to the government under Alternate I of 52.203-6, and flow-down of compliance requirements to all subcontractors. Special requirements explicitly bar supplier-imposed terms involving indemnification, data localization, or marketing use of government information, and noncompliance with any certification or specification constitutes grounds for termination, ineligibility for payment,