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Noxious Weed Control Services Sole Source Notice RFI Sole source notice RFI for Noxious Weed Control Services. See attachment.

Open 4/25/2019 4:00 PM MDT Type Sole Source

Close 5/6/2019 1:00 PM MDT Number SLCOHEA042419 Currency US Dollar

Sealed Until 5/6/2019 1:00 PM MDT

Contacts

Jason Yocom jyocom@slco.org

Commodity Codes

Commodity Code Description

21101 Dispersing and spraying appliances for agriculture including sprinklers, dusters, sprayers, composters, pollination equipment and supplies, frost protection equipment, fertilizer spreaders, irrigation systems

21100 Agricultural, forestry, landscape machinery and equipment and rentals including soil prep, harvesting, planting, seeding, livestock equipment, Agriculture Inspections

27112 Agriculture and forestry and garden handtools including spades and rakes and shovels and hoes and hedge clippers and lawnmowers

Description

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

SALT LAKE COUNTY

Notice #: HEA042419

The Division of Contracts and Procurement has received a request to purchase from a “sole source” vendor. If, for any reason, any party does not agree that this sole source purchase is applicable, please email the contact person for Salt Lake County Contracts and Procurement Division prior to the “Comments Due Date:” indicated below:

Title: Noxious Weed Control Services

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

Sole source procurement is appropriate when goods or services are only available from a single vendor;

when the most important consideration is the standardization or compatibility of equipment, materials, technology, software accessories, replacement parts, or service; where transitional costs are unreasonable or cost prohibitive; or if it otherwise qualifies under County Ordinance 3.20.030.

In this case, PMG Vegetation Control is the only known vendor along the Wasatch Front we have found that can identify the noxious weeds of concern (yellow star thistle and garlic mustard) because of extensive training with their staff, chemically treat them with herbicides, and then provide GIS data on where the treatment occurred. They have developed special technology that allows them to GPS the exact location of the chemical treatment. As the technician pulls the trigger on the spray wand, a GPS unit begins to log the treatment. This allows them to be sensitive to property boundaries, locate noxious weed populations using GPS technology and measure the amount of chemical treatment dispensed.

Proposed Standardization Provider: PMG Vegetation Control

Notice Start Date: April 25, 2019

Comments Due Date/Time: May 6, 2019, before 1:00pm Mountain Time

Contact Person: Jason Yocom email address: jyocom@slco.org

Materials Provided to Salt Lake County

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Access Management Act (GRAMA), Utah Code Section 63G-2-101 et seq. All documents submitted in response to this RFI will be treated as protected records under

GRAMA Section 63G-2-305(7). Please be advised that documents submitted in response to this RFI will become public records upon execution of a contract directly relating to the subject of this request or in the event the County does not enter into a contract which directly relates to the subject matter upon the expiration of two years from the date of issue of this RFI. Trade secrets and commercial information will not be disclosed provided that you have properly compiled with Utah Code Section 63G-2-305 and Utah Code Section 63G-2-309.

DO NOT RESPOND THROUGH UTAH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PLACE

SEND COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO CONTACT PERSON!

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BACKGROUND

This project is a continuation of five years of work in association with Invasive Species Mitigation funding, in which Salt Lake County was the project manager for the Summit and Salt Lake County Garlic mustard project. It is also the continuation of over 3 years of funding by Watershed Restoration Initiative for Yellow star thistle treatment in Salt Lake County, primarily on Salt Lake City Watershed lands. This is the first year in which we will have broad collaboration with partners within Salt Lake County and address all known infestations of both yellow star thistle and garlic mustard.

The project's focus is to use an integrated approach to treat, monitor and map for populations of two high priority noxious weed species. All the partners on this grant have been working individually to treat their infestations, and by working together we hope to leverage and standardize all of our efforts for one large comprehensive and strategic project in which we will have greater success. By surveying and mapping additional acreage, we will both control new outlying populations in Early Detection Rapid Response areas, but also identify isolated populations for next years’ treatment, as well as delineating the extent of the spread. We have been working with PMG for the past several years through other organizations.

PMG is the only private company that we have found that can identify the noxious weeds of concern because of extensive training with their staff, chemically treat them with herbicides, and then provide GIS (Global Imaging System) data on where the treatment occurred. They have developed special technology that allows them to GPS (Global Positioning System) the exact location of the chemical treatment. As the technician pulls the trigger on the spray wand, a GPS unit begins to log the treatment. This allows them to be sensitive to property boundaries, locate noxious weed populations using GPS technology and measure the amount of chemical treatment dispensed.

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PMG’s vegetation control services help manage and eradicate weed populations with technology-driven field work, data collection, detailed mapping and reporting. Integrated GPS spray technology records specific weed species, location and density of infestation.

PRICING / COSTS / FEES

The grant funding currently available to this project is $60,000 over the term of May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020.

Buyer Attachments

1. HEA042419 Noxious Weed Control Sole Source RFI

2. No Award Sole Source Notice

Questions Required Questions

There are no Questions added to this event.

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