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USDA Forest Service Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPA Call for Nursery Seedling Care (Weeding)
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The USDA Forest Service is issuing a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Call Order under the Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPA for nursery seedling weeding services at the Lucky Peak Nursery near Boise, Idaho. This solicitation is restricted to the eight pre-approved small business contractors already listed on the LMIR BPA and is structured as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 113210, with award going to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offeror. The work requires the complete removal of all weeds from 67 seedbeds and 10,000 containerized seedling blocks between June 1 and September 15, 2026, with strict adherence to performance standards including zero tolerance for seedling damage, proper disposal of vegetation in government dumpsters, daily cleanup of work areas, and restoration of irrigation infrastructure and benches. Contractors must submit a technical capability statement detailing their approach, personnel, and past performance in nursery operations, and must have at least one English-speaking representative for every two to thirteen workers. All submissions must be sent electronically to sm.fs.lmirbpa@usda.gov by the deadline of May 22, 2026, and include a valid Unique Entity Identifier. The contract requires compliance with FAR clauses 52.212-3, 52.212-5, 52.223-1, and 52.223-2, with certain labor-related clauses removed via class deviation. Award will be made without formal evaluation feedback, and a mandatory post-award conference must be held at the nursery within 10 days of contract award. The Contracting Officer, JoAnne Meiers, oversees administration from the Ogden, Utah office, with on-site inspections conducted at the nursery to ensure compliance with a 1% maximum allowable error rate for thinning and a strict 0% tolerance for other quality criteria. There is no specified contract value as pricing has been left for contractors to quote, and no options or extensions are anticipated.
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Place of Performance
Boise, ID, 83716, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement Operations (PROPS) is issuing this synopsis/solicitation notice as a means of complying with the USDA’s policy in the Contracting Desk Book, SUBPART 413.3—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS, 413.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against the LMIR BPA for Nursery Seedling Weeding at the Lucky Peak Nursery located at 15169 E. Highway 21, approximately 17 miles east of Boise, ID.
The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) is a National BPA that consists of a large variety of work including Professional Services, Natural Resources Restoration, Engineering, Project Management, NEPA, Communications, and more. The BPA can be utilized on all Forests and Grasslands and is available for all federal agencies to utilize.
This is not a solicitation. This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification.
This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for USFS. There are currently 8 businesses that will receive this solicitation. The Call Order shall be issued via email to those companies listed on the BPA. Any changes to the Call Order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the BPA. Point of Contact is sm.fs.lmirbpa@usda.gov.
This requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA Call Order against the aforementioned multiple award schedule BPAs continuously solicited on the Government Point of Entry (GPE) at: SAM.gov. The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice, however, the LMIR BPA is an open continuous BPA that allows us to accept responses for the life of the BPA. Search “Contracts” on sam.gov using solicitation number “12363N23Q4023”. The LMIR BPA has a continuous pre-solicitation sharing so that contractors may submit a proposal to join the BPA at any point in time by reaching out to the LMIR Team at SM.FS.lmirbpa@usda.gov
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