# Seed Grow-Out with Seed Purchase

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1240be24q0112

- Solicitation number: 1240BE24Q0112
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Benson Farms, Inc.
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Forest Service
- Contracting office: Deschutes National Forest (1204GG)
- NAICS: 115112 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating
- Product or service code: F009 Seed Collection/Production Services
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Bend, Oregon
- County: Deschutes County (FIPS 41017). https://abierto.us/counties/deschutes-county-or-41017
- City: Bend. https://abierto.us/cities/bend-or-4105800
- First posted: August 9, 2024
- Last posted: August 20, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/152f661d15904fba861a03ec0caacdcb/view

## Description

The objective of this contract is to purchase locally sourced native forb and grass seed to be used in restoration work after it is grown out as a seed increase for two years and up to three years if required (species-dependent). All seed will come from government furnished seed source collected in the Central Oregon area, which contains priority landscapes under the Wildfire Crisis Strategy on the Deschutes National Forest and the Crooked River National Grassland.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Benson Farms, Inc. (UEI TT6DTCEHHK23)
- Contract: 1240BE24P0054, purchase order
- Obligated: $92,850.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 1240BE24Q0112 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same sub-agency 12C2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1240BE24P0054_12C2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 9, 2024: Presolicitation, due August 19, 2024 at 7:30 PM EDT. Notice 572ffe45815543eb992c60a6a8cc056c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/572ffe45815543eb992c60a6a8cc056c/view
- August 20, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due August 28, 2024 at 7:30 PM EDT. Notice 152f661d15904fba861a03ec0caacdcb. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/152f661d15904fba861a03ec0caacdcb/view

## Points of contact

- Cynthia B. Armour, cynthia.armour@usda.gov, 5414106720

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