RECOVERY - Planting Materials Purchase III, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, La Grande, Oregon, Union County.

THIS IS AN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 (ARRA) PROCUREMENT RECOVERY - Planting Materials Purchase III, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, La Grande, Oregon, Union County. The U.S. Forest Service, EROC-NW, servicing Region 6 has a requirement for the purchase of 45 rolls of 47” field fence (330’ rolls), 1080 bags of top soil (1 cubic foot bags), 1475 bags of chunk bark, small, (2 cubic foot bags), and 4000 steel T posts (5 ½’ 133 lb/inch) to be delivered by October 31, 2010. Multiple contractors MAY be selected but only one contractor per bid item (including its applicable sub-items). **THIS IS A COMBINED SOLICITATION/SYNOPSIS--QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED** Project Location and Description Delivery is to the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, La Grande Ranger District, 3502 Hwy 30, La Grande, OR The Government intends to award a contract(s) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Contractor(s) whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other non-price factors considered. The following evaluation factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: Past Performance, and Price. The non-price evaluation factors are approximately equal in importance to price. This acquisition is a 100% Small Business set-aside. The North American Classification System Code (NAICS) is 444220. The size standard is $7.0 million. Contractors are required to be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). No hard copies of the solicitation and applicable amendments will be mailed or issued. To receive the solicitation and any applicable amendments, offerors must download them from www.fbo.gov. NOTE: prospective awardee shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) data base prior to award. Information on registration may be obtained via the internet at: http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423. All contractors and vendors must complete the electronic version of the Representations and Certifications in the ORCA system. The ORCA site can be found by going to http://www.bpn.gov and clicking on the Online Reps and Certs Application.