2011 IDIQ Seed Increase

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1 2011 IDIQ Seed Increase

2 Promote ecosystem management Encourage sustainable uses of native plants Strengthen BLM relationship with Seed Industry

3 Coordination & Partnerships Over 500 collaborators in Native Plant Materials Development Program 10 Federal agencies and over 275 non-federal partners in Plant Conservation Alliance Research Component: Genetics and Climate Change Seed Transfer Zones Seed Production Restoration Techniques Pollination Studies Inventory and Monitoring Species Life Histories Adaptation Strategies

4 Provided foundation seed for 193 native species to private growers. Enabled commercial availability of 122 native species. Coordinated almost 100 seed collecting teams. Made over 12,000 native seed collections. Evaluated more than 3,327 taxa of forbs, grasses & shrubs.

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6 Seed Collections: 12,000+ Seed Collections Data-based: 7,000+ Taxa Represented: 3,400+

7 Small Purchases Large Purchases IDIQs, Request for Quotes Funded delivery orders for SI seed Sole Source Purchases Seed of local genotypes produced on speculation Single purchases Existing inventory Inter-Government Orders Between Agencies Assistance Agreements Non-Governmental Organizations

8 Intent of Contract Acquire seed (source identified) for restoration projects on federal lands Increase the supply of native forb and grass seed from wildland collections appropriate to the site Use seed in restoration and rehab projects Out-source government work orders to the private sector Utilize local commercial growers Knowledge, skills, and capability Develop a commercial and public marketplace for native seed Between Government Agencies and field units, and growers, and the public

9 BENEFITS Agencies Simplify seed ordering and purchasing process Easy for Agencies to fund seed orders Specifications are developed and standardized Growers Seed delivery orders are funded seed not grown speculatively Growers are paid upon delivery of seed Mutual Benefit Relationship between private sector and Federal government to improve the condition of federal lands in the West.

10 Agencies Authorized to Place Task Orders Federal Agencies: Bureau of Land Management Forest Service Bureau of Indian Affairs Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service Natural Resource Conservation Service Contract Extent OR, WA, CA, ID, NV, UT, CO, NM, AR, WY, MT

11 Develop a seed increase contract for BLM and other Federal Agencies Common local native forb and grass seed for restoration projects Available to all Western States and multiple Agencies Include commercial growers from different geographic areas Develop unified standards for field production and seed quality based on current industry standards natural track pre-variety germplasm State Seed Certification Services and Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA). Purity, germination, moisture and weeds Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) Agencies receive source identified seed for restoration projects

12 Species selected for seed increase are local genotypes useful in restoration/rehabilitation projects. Initial grow-out seed provided commercial growers Seed delivered to Government will be Source Identified exception CA!. All fields and lots will be enrolled in the state Seed Certifying Agency and follow all PVG standards All seed lots will be tested for seed viability, purity, weed content, all-states noxious weeds, and moisture content and meet minimum seed standards.

13 Seed with state prohibited weeds in the state of origin or state of deliver are not accepted by the Government. Length of the Contract: 3 years with seed lot grow-out for 5 years. Funded Government orders for native grass and forb seed

14 Delivery orders: placed with growers based on the following criteria in descending priority: performance history price past experience growing seed crops proximity to the field office Delivery orders may be issued for seed purchase from: newly established fields seed from an existing field seed that a Contractor has in inventory. Seed must meet the requirements of this contract and is subject to CO approval. A contractor may reject a task order under certain conditions when conflicts arise in meeting seed certification standards for land history and isolation distances, or when maximum or minimum order requirements are not met, subject to CO approval.

15 Container Production and Field Transplant Small lot production: seedlings grown as containers in greenhouses or coldframes Small Grass and Forb Seed Lots Small seed lot increase - less than 1 ac. $2500/lot $30/lb for seed produced $500/lot for equipment cleanout Large Forb Field Production Large seed lot increase - greater than 1 ac. $30/lb or $50/lb for seed produced $500/lot for equipment cleanout Large Grass Field Lots - 34 Species Seed Quality Incentives $1.00/lb - seed contains no all states noxious weeds $0.50/lb - seed contains 50% or less of the weed seed standard

16 Southwest Seed Inc Road 29 Dolores, CO Contact: Robby Henes Hedgerow Farms County Road 88 Winters, CA Contact: John Anderson S & S Seeds Inc. PO Box 1275 Carpinteria, CA Contact: Victor Schaff Oregon Wholesale Seed Company PO Box 885 Silverton, OR Contact: Angela Rose E&S Environmental Restoration, Inc. PO Box 884 Corvallis, OR Contact: Tim Sullivan

17 Benson Farms Inc Jefferson Avenue Moses Lake, WA Contact: Jerry Benson Clearwater Seed, LLC 827 W 1st Ave, Suite 307 Spokane, WA Contact:Mark Mustoe Western Reclamation Inc. PO Box 210 Eltopia, WA Contact: Todd Harris Rainier Seeds, Inc. PO Box 1064 Davenport, WA Contact: Richard Gilbert L & H Seeds Inc W SR 260 Connell, WA Contact: Paul Herrman

18 Contact: Douglas Kendig: phone: (541) Contract Location: /supply_awards.php Festuca roemeri, Benson Farms 2009