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Abstract: WREP 2015-2016 Tree Planting Contract Purchase Area

NRCS in KY will be advertising for government contract bids for wetland restoration consisting of planting bare root tree seedlings on WREP sites located in the following counties of Kentucky: Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman. 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 206,650 tree seedlings that will be planted on approximately 473.6 acres. Types of site preparation will include the following:

PRE-PLANTING SITE PREPARATION

1) 286.7 acres of no pre-planting site preparation needed do to planting into agricultural crop stubble

2) 130.9 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, 2015.

3) 46.5 acres of twice disking and broadcasting 30 pounds of millet to the acre followed by rolling with a culti-packer or other similar implement after August 1st, but before September 30th, 2015

4) 9.5 acres of twice disking and broadcasting 120 pounds of winter wheat to the acre followed by rolling with a culti-packer or other similar implement after October 1st, but before October 31th, 2015

POST-PLANTING SITE PREPARATION

1) 286.7 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, 2016. If seedlings are planted before March 1, 2016, the 1.0 ounce/acre Oust XP application should be completed after March 1, 2016, 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 June 30, 2015 starting at the NRCS Field Office located in Clinton, KY at 9:00 am. The Clinton Field Office is located in Carlisle 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.

The sites shown will be the Anderson, Glidewell, and Sanford WREP sites.

Abstract: WREP 2015-2016 Tree Planting Contract Purchase Area

NRCS in KY will be advertising for government contract bids for wetland restoration consisting of planting bare root tree seedlings on WREP sites located in the following counties of Kentucky: Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman. 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 206,650 tree seedlings that will be planted on approximately 473.6 acres. Types of site preparation will include the following:

PRE-PLANTING SITE PREPARATION

1) 286.7 acres of no pre-planting site preparation needed do to planting into agricultural crop stubble

2) 130.9 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, 2015.

3) 46.5 acres of twice disking and broadcasting 30 pounds of millet to the acre followed by rolling with a culti-packer or other similar implement after August 1st, but before September 30th, 2015

4) 9.5 acres of twice disking and broadcasting 120 pounds of winter wheat to the acre followed by rolling with a culti-packer or other similar implement after October 1st, but before October 31th, 2015

POST-PLANTING SITE PREPARATION

1) 286.7 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, 2016. If seedlings are planted before March 1, 2016, the 1.0 ounce/acre Oust XP application should be completed after March 1, 2016, 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 June 30, 2015 starting at the NRCS Field Office located in Clinton, KY at 9:00 am. The Clinton Field Office is located in Carlisle 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.

The sites shown will be the Anderson, Glidewell, and Sanford WREP sites.

storage at 35 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit. If cold storage is not available seedlings should be heeled in. Spread roots against the back of a trench that is slightly deeper than the root systems. Cover roots with soil and tamp the soil firmly to eliminate air space. The Contractor shall protect the seedlings from injury or theft.

4. PLANTING

Trees and shrubs shall be planted between December 1, 2015 and April 15, 2016. Planting shall consist of rows of trees in areas designated on the drawings, as specified herein, or as marked in the field. Trees shall be planted with conventional planting equipment such as the dibble or planting bar, spade, mattock, shovel, or mechanical tree setter. Power equipment used for mechanical tree setters shall be: a)gasoline or diesel powered, b)rated as having a drawbar horsepower of at least 65 or greater, c)rubber tired or tracked driven, if rubber tired the power equipment must have mechanical front wheel assist. Plants shall be placed in a hole or slit of sufficient depth and width that the root system is fully accommodated in its natural form and position. They shall be set deep enough that the root collar is at, or slightly below, ground level and soil shall be packed firmly around the roots. During planting, the plants shall be carried in a bucket or planting bag and the roots shall be kept moist with wet moss or similar material. When soil moisture conditions are such that they inhibit proper closure of the planting furrow and do not firmly pack the root system, planting shall cease, until the COTR authorizes the contractor to proceed. Trees shall not be planted when the ground is frozen. The ground shall be considered frozen when soil temperature (0-3) inches is below 33 degrees Fahrenheit. Seedlings will be planted upright with no more than a 20% lean and at the same depth as they grew in the nursery. Soil will be packed firmly around seedling roots to eliminate air pockets. Any seedlings that do not meet these specifications following inspection as defined in 6. Inspection Requirements will require the Contractor to re-work the 10 acre prior to re-inspection.

5. SITE PREPARATION

PRE-PLANTING SITE PREPARATION

1) 286.7 acres of no pre-planting site preparation needed do to planting into agricultural crop stubble

2) 130.9 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, 2015.

3) 46.5 acres of twice disking and broadcasting 30 pounds of millet to the acre followed by rolling with a culti-packer or other similar implement after August 1st, but before September 30th, 2015

4) 9.5 acres of twice disking and broadcasting 120 pounds of winter wheat to the acre followed by rolling with a culti-packer or other similar implement after October 1st, but before October 31th, 2015

POST-PLANTING SITE PREPARATION

1) 286.7 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, 2016. If seedlings are planted before March 1, 2016, the 1.0 ounce/acre Oust XP application should be completed after March 1, 2016, but before tree seedling buds break dormancy. The Oust XP application will not occur during or within 12 hours of a rain event.

See Section 8. Items of Work and Construction Detail for the specific information and requirements of each site.

6. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS

Inspection by the government or its agents will be performed under this contract by measuring sampling plots. A sampling plot is defined as a 1/20 acre sample taken for every 10 acres of planted area. An area will be considered adequately planted when a minimum of 87% of the trees (19 trees for a 435 planting rate) in each sample plot meets contract-planting specifications. In the event, a sample plot fails to meet the contract requirements, the Contractor will be required to re-work the 10 acre area prior to re-inspection.