Perform a foliage treatment to the following plant to help suppress boxwood blight. - all American…

The University of Mary Washington has awarded a contract to The F A Bartlett Tree Expert Co for foliage treatment services to address boxwood blight prevention across the institution's property in Virginia. The contract, identified as PCO05474347, was awarded on September 18, 2026, with a cumulative contract value of $652. The primary service involves applying three preventative treatments to all American and English boxwoods located throughout the University of Mary Washington property to suppress boxwood blight, a fatal disease that has demonstrated significant spread across Virginia regions.

The line item specifies treatment of 652 boxwoods at a unit price of $1 per treatment application, with deliverables to be directed to Mollie Moore at the University of Mary Washington. The contract represents a preventative maintenance approach, as the specified treatments are designed to maintain the health of the institution's boxwood specimens and prevent the establishment of the disease that has impacted boxwood populations across the Commonwealth. No specific period of performance or annual value separate from the cumulative contract value was identified in the contract documentation.