Colorado State University (CSU), the National Park Service (NPS), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are seeking firm pricing on Spartina spartinae grass seedling planting near Brownsville Texas at the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park. The project involves planting Spartina spartinae seedlings on the Battlefield near the mouth of the Rio Grande floodplain outside of Brownsville, TX. Up to 100,000 seedlings, grown in individual containers, will be planted starting around December 1, 2018. Vendor services are required to plant the seedlings effectively and quickly per the specifications.
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A University Purchase Order will be issued to the successful awardee. The Colorado State University Purchase Order Terms and Conditions are attached for reference and will govern this procurement.
Any bidder who wishes to be considered a resident bidder shall include with their bid, proof as defined in CRS 8-19-102 (2)(a) or (b), as follows; "Resident bidder" means: (a) a person, partnership, corporation, or joint venture which is authorized to transact business in Colorado and which maintains its principal place of business in Colorado; or (b) A person, partnership, corporation, or joint venture which: (I) Is authorized to transact business in Colorado; (II) Maintains a place of business in Colorado; (III) Has paid Colorado unemployment compensation taxes in at least seventy-five percent of the eight quarters immediately prior to bidding on a construction contract for a public project, that he/she meets the definition of resident bidder as defined in C.R.S. Section 24-103-101 (6)(a) or C.R.S. Section 24-103-101 (6)(b).
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