Attachment 1 - Specifications.pdf
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- 12805B25Q0098
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This is a specifications document (Attachment 1) for solicitation 12805B25Q0098, detailing pesticide application requirements for the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Nebraska for FY2025. The contract covers five major pesticide application items: 1) 1,700 acres of rye cover crop burndown treatment using Glyphosate and surfactants (March-April 2025), 2) 2,500 acres each of pre-emergent and post-emergent corn treatment using Accuron, Glyphosate, and other chemicals (March-July 2025), 3) 700 acres pre-emergent and 1,400 acres post-emergent corn treatment for fields transitioning to alfalfa (March-July 2025), 4) 450 acres each of pre-emergent and post-emergent soybean XtendFlex treatment (March-July 2025), and 5) 450 acres of post-emergent soybean treatment with Liberty (June-July 2025).
The contractor must provide detailed monthly spray logs documenting acres treated, timing, weather conditions, and chemical quantities applied. USMARC will provide field maps and 24-48 hour advance notice for spraying. Specific application rates, chemical mixtures, and timing requirements are provided for each treatment type. The contractor will only bill for successfully sprayed acres. All work will be performed at USMARC's facility at 844 Road 313, Clay Center NE 68933, with Danny Trausch serving as the government point of contact.
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Solicitation: 12805B25Q0098
Attachment 1: Specifications / Salient Characteristics
(Brand Name or Equal)
Pesticide and Application FY2025
GENERAL INFORMATION
1.0 Background and Purpose:
Scientists at the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) are developing scientific information and new technology to solve high priority problems for the U.S. beef, sheep, and swine industries. Pesticides are a crop production product is required for the crops grown to feed the research animals.
CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
2.0 Technical Requirements/Tasks:
The following items will need to be applied as stated below and according to label. The applied price per acre will consist of the following: amount of chemical applied times the exact number of acres applied. The contractor will not bill for acres that are not successfully sprayed. These applications will need to be timely and as field/weather conditions warrant.
The contractor must provide written spray logs stating acres applied, time, weather conditions, and amount of pesticide applied, every month. USMARC personnel will provide a map containing the legal descriptions of the fields and will call 24-48 hours in advance of which fields can be sprayed.
Item 1-Acres applied at 20 Gallons/Acre. March through April 2025 time frame of application as scheduled by USMARC personnel. A total of approximately 1700 acres will be sprayed to kill an existing rye cover crop stand.
Existing Rye Stand Burndown
Glyphosate 5.4 lbs - 40 oz/Acre
Non-Ionic Surfactants as labeled
Liquid AMS 5 Gal/100Gal of liquid
Item 2-Corn Acres applied at 15 Gallons/Acre. March through July 2025 time frame of application as scheduled by USMARC personnel. A total of approximately 2500 corn acres will be sprayed with pre-emergent chemicals and 2500 corn acres will be sprayed with post emergent chemicals.
Pre-Emerge
Accuron- 1.25 Qts./Acre
Glyphosate 5.4 lbs - 20 oz/Acre
Non-Ionic Surfactant as labeled
Liquid AMS 5 Gal/100Gal of liquid
Post-Emerge
Accuron- 1.25 Qts./Acre
Glyphosate 5.4 lbs - 20oz/acre
Status 5 oz/Acre
Non-Ionic Surfactant as labeled
Liquid AMS 5 Gal/100Gal of liquid
Item 3-Corn Acres applied at 15 Gallons/Acre. March through July 2025 time frame of application as scheduled by USMARC personnel. A total of approximately 700 corn acres will be sprayed with pre-emergent chemicals and 1400 corn acres will be sprayed with post emergent chemicals. These fields will be going to alfalfa in September of 2025. One pre emerge application and two post emerge applications will be done.
Pre-Emerge Post-Emerge (2 Applications)
Moccasin II-1.67 Pint/Acre Glyphosate 5.4 lbs. -20oz/acre
Solicitation: 12805B25Q0098
Glyphosate 5.4 lbs. - 20 oz/Acre Status-6 oz/acre Non-Ionic Surfactant as labeled Non-Ionic Surfactant as labeled
Liquid AMS 5 Gal/100Gal of liquid Liquid AMS 5 Gal/100Gal of liquid
Glyphosate 5.4lbs. - 20oz/acre Status 6 oz/Acre
Non-Ionic Surfactant as labeled
Liquid AMS 5 Gal/100Gal of liquid
Item 4-Soybean XtendFlex Acres applied at 15 Gallons/Acre. March through July 2025 time frame of application as scheduled by USMARC personnel. A total of approximately 450 soybean acres will be sprayed with pre-emergent chemicals and 450 soybean acres will be sprayed with post emergent chemicals.
Pre-Emerge Post-Emerge Zidua Pro- 6 oz/Acre Zidua SC- 2.75 oz/Acre
Diacamba- 10 oz/Acre Glyphosate 5.4 lbs. - 20 oz/acre
Glyphosate 5.4 lbs. - 20 oz/Acre Volunteer- 16 oz/Acre Non-Ionic Surfactant as labeled Non-Ionic Surfactant as labeled
Liquid AMS 5 Gal/100Gal of liquid Liquid AMS 5 Gal/100Gal of liquid
Item 5-Soybean Xtendflex acres applied at 25 Gallons/Acre. June through July 2025 time frame of application as scheduled by USMARC personnel. A total of approximately 450 soybean acres will be sprayed and the decision to spray will not be made until May/June 2025.
Post-Emerge
Liberty-43 oz/Acre Non-Ionic Surfactant as labeled
Liquid AMS 5 GAL/100Gal of Liquid
3.0 Deliverable / Schedule/ Address:
To be as described in the Technical Requirements. Facility address is listed below:
USMARC
844 Road 313
Clay Center NE 68933
4.0 Government Furnished:
Shipping address and a map with legal description for each field that will be sprayed.
5.0 Performance Requirement Measures:
Pesticides in the quantities and applied as specified in the technical requirements.
6.0 Government Point of Contact:
Danny Trausch (402) 762-4120, danny.trausch@usda.gov mailto:danny.trausch@usda.gov
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