Mid-west Regional Native Grass and Forb's Blanket   4

Background
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Midwest Region Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program continues its long tradition of improving habitat on private lands working with local communities. The Midwest Region is part of the prairie plains ecosystem and was once dominated by native tallgrass prairie throughout much of the area, especially west and central. The western expansion of the United States in the 1800s brought forth a need to grow food and fiber for early settlers, meaning much of the historical tall grass prairie landscape was converted to other uses. That large-scale conversion has left only about 1% of the original prairie on the landscape, making it one of the most imperiled ecosystems on the continent.
Tremendous opportunities exist in the Midwest Region to restore grasslands and associated habitats, like goat prairies in the Driftless area, loess bluffs along the Missouri River, transitional oak savanna and open woodlands, and native grasslands. Because of declining grassland birds and pollinators (National Priority), and the ecological services native grasslands provide, our call to action is to continue working with partners in places where native prairie and associated habitats can be restored and enhanced, where deep rooted prairie plants can store water and carbon and help reduce erosion, and where ranchers can implement conservation grazing systems that will withstand drought, reduce costs, and improve the health of their herds. These combined actions will contribute to the resilience that our grassland ecosystems once had.

Work Details
This requirement is for Mid-Western Regional Native Seed and Forb, Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). This is a re-posting of original solicitation 140F0S23R0014 for Mid-Western Regional Native Seed and Forb, Multiple Award BPA. Offeror to provide catalog native seed pricing, valid from date of award to 8/31/2033. Pricing will be adjusted via modification every 12 months. The contract product(s) described in Schedule of Items & Pricing can be ordered under this BPA.
The contract includes specific details about delivery requirements, purchase limitations, authorized individuals to place orders under this BPA, billing procedures, modifications to the Blanket Purchase Agreement, authorized limit (ceiling), competition among BPA holders, contractor onboarding procedures, delivery terms including FOB destination, contractor responsibilities, delivery location, ordering notes, order of precedence for inconsistencies in the solicitation or contract clauses.

Period of Performance
Period of Performance: 04/01/2024 to 08/31/2033

Place of Performance
Delivery: Prices quoted must be FOB Destination. Shipping will be priced separately but will be considered to be part of the price of the native seed and forb.