2021 Grasshopper Aerial Program, RFQ 04 for Box Elder Block Utah
This solicitation from the USDA APHIS seeks aerial application services to treat an estimated 43,470 total acres across Box Elder County, Utah for grasshopper control. The contractor must provide aircraft, equipment, personnel and chemicals including 170 gallons of Dimilin 2L to apply at a rate of 13 total ounces per acre across 21,735 acres. The contract will be awarded to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer evaluated based on technical and price factors. Proposals are due by June 8, 2021 and work should commence on June 9th to be completed within 18 hours.
The requirement has been set aside for total small business and will be administered under NAICS code 114111 with a PSC code D304. The place of performance is Box Elder County, Utah. The solicitation does not name any incumbents but seeks a full service aerial application to treat grasshoppers across the specified acreage using GPS and radio contact with ground crews in order to reduce grasshopper populations in the project area.
RFQ4BoxElderUT Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
6/4/21, 11:39 AM 2021 Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Aerial Treatment Services
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services is soliciting quotes for fixed-wing aerial application services to treat approximately 15,301 acres across five blocks near Winnemucca, Nevada for Mormon cricket control using Dimilin 2L. Quotes are due by May 19, 2021 and must include a firm fixed price per gallon of Dimilin 2L applied, including all costs for chemicals, equipment, labor, and other expenses. The award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer.
This is a total small business set-aside solicitation. The work includes aerial spraying of designated blocks in Winnemucca and surrounding areas in Humboldt and Pershing Counties, Nevada as depicted in the attached maps. Quotes are sought to control Mormon cricket populations during the 2021 season by treating up to 15,301 acres between June 25 to July 15, 2021. The place of performance is Winnemucca, Nevada.
RFQ01WinnemuccaNV Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
5/14/21, 5:54 PM 2021 Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Aerial Treatment Services
The United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service may require aerial treatment services for grasshopper and Mormon cricket control programs across multiple Western states in 2021. Contractors would conduct aerial spraying of insecticides as needed based on insect infestation levels and environmental conditions. The attached statement of work outlines requirements for the treatment blocks and applicable wage determination. Future requests for quotes will be issued and posted to this pre-solicitation notice by August 15, 2021.
This is a total small business set-aside opportunity. Relevant NAICS codes include 488119 (Other Airport Operations) and 561710 (Extermination Services). The general wage determination applies nationwide. No incumbent is named, though treatments may be required across locations in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada dependent on insect counts through the summer. Interested parties should monitor this pre-solicitation notice for additional details.
12639521Q0149 Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
4/29/21, 3:22 PM 2021 Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Aerial Treatment Services
The USDA APHIS PPQ seeks aerial application services to treat approximately 14,000 total acres in southern Harney County, Oregon for grasshoppers and Mormon crickets. The contractor will apply Dimilin 2L insecticide at a rate of 31 total ounces per acre using canola oil or other approved non-paraffinic oil as a carrier. Quotes are due by June 14th and will be evaluated based on total price per gallon of Dimilin 2L applied, with award made to the low-priced technically acceptable offeror on a firm fixed-price basis.
This requirement is set aside for small businesses and falls under NAICS code 115111 with a PSC code Q202. The application is expected to occur between June 19th and an agreeable completion date over three small spray blocks north of Denio, Nevada. The estimated value is unknown but will be determined by the contractor's quoted price per gallon applied over the 14,000 acre performance area.
RFQ05HarneyIIOregon Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
6/14/21, 11:48 PM 2021 Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Aerial Treatment Services
The USDA APHIS PPQ seeks aerial application services to conduct a full-service rangeland treatment using Dimilin 2L pesticide over 117,456 acres located south of Tensleep in Washakie County, Wyoming. The objective is to reduce grasshopper populations across 234,912 total acres using alternating spray swaths from up to four aircraft from June 27th through completion by June 26th, 2021. Contractors will be evaluated based on the lowest price per gallon of Dimilin 2L applied, with the estimated quantity being 918 gallons. The deadline for proposals is June 30th, 2021.
The opportunity is set aside for total small businesses. The primary NAICS code is 114111 for crop production and the PSC code covers pest control services. The place of performance involves rough terrain in Washakie County. Key details include the contractor providing all required Dimilin 2L, clean crop oil, buffering agents, water, aircraft, personnel, and equipment to complete the application across the specified area within 70 hours.
RFQ07WashaskieWyoming Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
6/23/21, 10:05 AM