87--Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Solicitation No. F12PS01180 Notice of Intent to sole source reference FAR Clause 6.302-1. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a requirement to procure prairie cordgrass plant sprigs grown from seed using the Root Prune Method process. Prairie cordgrass plants, as grown by Lovelace Farms, Inc., Elsberry, Missouri is required to restore local ecotype, native prairie cordgrass on the Overton Bottoms South Unit and Cora Island Unit of the Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge. Lovelace Farms, Inc. is the only nursery within the local vicinity which grows local ecotype plants from the large river bottoms in Missouri using a proprietary process of the Root Prune Method. This requirement will be for small business only. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 113210, Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products. The small business size standard is $7.0 million. This notice of Intent is not a Request for Quote for competitive proposals; however, firms with expressed interest and capability are encouraged to respond. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Point-of-Contact is Thomas Hoover, Contracting Officer, at [email protected]. Responses are due by September 12, 2012.