87--BAR SEED, MILFORD-POLE SEED BUY

BAR SEED, MILFORD-POLE SEED BUY - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has seed requirements for seed as advertised herein. Pertinent terms and conditions for this buy are as follows: 1) The BLM shall evaluate the seed for each item number based on seed certification and lowest PLS price per pound. 2) Awards may be made on higher PLS priced certified seed versus a lower PLS priced non-certified seed. 3) ALL SEED WILL BE TESTED PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE. 4) Other evaluation factors include past performance. 5) The delivery date will be on or before 12/14/2009, unless otherwise noted in the solicitation. ALTERNATE DELIVERY DATES SHALL NOT BE PROPOSED AND WILL BE REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE. 6) THE TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF SEED IS 44,000 LBS. The Government reserves the right to award on any item offered in any category, or a combination of the categories, per the evaluation criteria specified in Section E, "Basis for Award," if it is in the best interest of the public and the best value for the Government to do so. 7) For each Item No., the BLM will adhere as closely as possible to the estimated quantities listed. However, based on emergency needs and the total offers received the actual quantity purchased by variety may vary from the original estimate. 8) Offers may be submitted for either certified seed or non-certified seed unless otherwise specified and as identified in the schedule. 9) Awarded dollar amount will be based on the bulk price per pound. 10) All seed shall be in 50 lb. bags, unless otherwise specified in the solicitation. 11) Germination for all seed will be determined by tetrazolium tests (TZ). Moisture content of all Sagebrush, Saltbush and Shadscale seed as delivered to the Government shall be less than or equal to 12% by weight. Moisture content of all other seed as delivered to the Government shall be less than or equal to 11% by weight. 12) Prices shall include delivery (F.O.B. destination). 13) Award cannot be made for an item that does not conform to our minimum requirements, including PLS rating, and DELIVERY DATE. 14) For wildland collected seed the term Certified denotes Source Identified, the term Non-Certified denotes Specified Source Origin. Offers are due on Monday, December 7, 2009, at 1:30 PM Local Time (Portland, Oregon). This solicitation will be posted electronically (paper copies are no longer available) at www.FedConnect.net. The estimated issue date is November 23, 2009. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. This solicitation is set aside for small business concerns.