--NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) in Portland Oregon intends to award a fixed-price purchase order under authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedure, for the acquisition of native grass seed mix at Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Corvallis, OR 97333. The native seed will be required to be Willamette Valley, Oregon-derived, and must be grown/harvested in Willamette Valley, Oregon. Per U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service policy, unless sufficient justification can be provided to counter the policy, all plant material must be adapted to the conditions of the site and it is necessary to acquire seed that has the best chance of germinating to achieve rehabilitation goals. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 111998, All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming. The size standard is $.75 M. The Universal Product Code for this procurement is 8730. No solicitation or request for quote is available for this procurement. Responses to this posting must be submitted in writing via e-mail only and be received by 8/28/2014. A determination not to compete the described purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Federal Government. Any questions or comments should be directed to Michael Johnson via e-mail at [email protected].