Attachment_1Statement_of_Work.pdf

Description of Work: 2016-2017 WRE Tree Planting Contract Purchase Area of Kentucky

NRCS in KY will be advertising for government contract bids for wetland restoration consisting of planting bare root tree seedlings on WRE sites located in the following counties of Kentucky:

Carlisle, Henderson, and McCracken. The successful contractor will be required to perform site preparation work, purchase the bare root seedlings, and plant the tree seedlings according to NRCS contract specifications. The contract calls for the purchase of 120,450 tree seedlings that will be planted on approximately 275.7 acres. Types of site preparation will include the following:

PRE-PLANTING SITE PREPARATION

1) 240.2 acres of no pre-planting site preparation needed due to planting into agricultural crop stubble

2) 35.5 acres of mowing to a height of 8 inches within 14 days of contract award followed with a chemical application with 1.5 quarts of Roundup (41% Glyphosate base product or an equivalent labeled product) per acre no earlier than 2 weeks after mowing but before October 15, 2016.

POST-PLANTING SITE PREPARATION

1) 240.2 acres consisting of a chemical application of 1 ounce per acre of Oust XP (Sulfometuron methyl:{Methyl 2-[[[[(4,6-dimethyl-2pyrimidinyl)amino]-carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]benzoate}. . . 75.0% or equivalent labeled product) at the time of planting, if the seedlings are planted after March 1, 2017. If seedlings are planted before March 1, 2017, the 1.0 ounce/acre Oust XP application should be completed after March 1, 2017, but before tree seedling buds break dormancy. The Oust XP application will not occur during or within 12 hours of a rain event.

One (1) site showing will be held. The site showing will be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 starting at the NRCS Field Office located in Clinton, KY at 9:00 am. The Clinton Field Office is located in Hickman County, KY at the following address 205 State Route 123 W, Clinton KY 42031. The phone number for the Clinton Field Office is 270-653-6457.