V -- TRANSPORTING NURSERY STOCK

The contract involves the transportation of perishable nursery stock from the Coeur d'Alene Nursery in Kootenai County, Idaho, to various locations across Idaho and Montana, with possible deliveries extending to Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Wyoming. The transportation requires refrigerated vehicles and covers two main items: Item 1, which has a capacity of 175 standard boxes and approximately 12,000 round trip miles, and Item 2, involving around 15,500 round trip miles. The initial contract period is set for three years, with the work expected to start on January 17, 2005, and continue through October 15, 2005. This solicitation was initially posted on December 22, 2004, by the USDA Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture and has been designated as a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5. The solicitation number for this request for proposal is RFP-R1-04-05-20. Although the original solicitation was cancelled and reissued as a combined solicitation, the contract reflects a need for specialized transportation services within the forestry and nursery sector, supporting the distribution of stock essential for forestry operations. The primary contact for this contract is the Idaho Panhandle National Forests office.