USDA Forest Service Santa Fe National Forest Reforestation Supplies

The USDA Forest Service Santa Fe National Forest is soliciting supplies for the Barillas reforestation project under a total small business set-aside identified by NAICS code 113210, with the solicitation number 12318726Q0180 and a response deadline of August 4, 2026. The contract requires the delivery of 124,000 rigid seedling protection tubes, 170,500 bamboo stakes, 101,000 landscape staples, and 166,400 Tree Sentry™ shelters, all to be delivered F.O.B. destination to the Pecos Ranger District in New Mexico within 30 calendar days after award. The acquisition is conducted under FAR Part 12 as a commercial items purchase using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method, where technical acceptability is a mandatory pass/fail gate based on compliance with specified product characteristics, brand name or equal identification, and provision of sufficient descriptive literature. Only technically acceptable offers proceed to price comparison, with award going to the lowest-priced compliant offer. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed price purchase order with option clauses permitting increased quantities for each line item under FAR 52.217-7. Packaging specifications require rigid tubes in boxes of 120 or 150 units, bamboo stakes in bundles of 500, landscape staples in boxes of 1,000, and Tree Sentry™ shelters on standard pallets of 1,600 units; no formal preservation or military packaging standards are mandated, though materials must be durable for outdoor conditions. All items must comply with Attachment 1, Supply Specifications Tree_Shelters Barillas, and must be clearly identified by brand name, make, or model, with Tree Sentry™ being a branded product requiring specific identification. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov, possess a valid UEI, and certify compliance with the Buy American Act, employment eligibility, anti-trafficking, and whistleblower protection requirements. The Small Business Set-Aside enforces FAR 52.219-6 and applies the Nonmanufacturer Rule (52.219-33), requiring awardees to supply products they manufacture or produce domestically. Special provisions prohibit subcontractor-imposed security restrictions, unenforceable supplier terms, AI-based decision-making without transparency, and unauthorized data use, while mandating