Pricing_Schedule_and_Performance_Work_Statement.pdf

AG‐6395‐S‐16‐0075

Pricing Schedule

The contractor shall furnish all labor, supplies, materials, equipment, and supervision to perform the services stated herein and within the specified timeframe.

Item Description Qty Unit Unit Price Total

Base 0001 Maintenance of Tropical Ash Trees 12 Month _________ __________ (Period: Date of Award – 3/15/2017)

Option 1 0002 Maintenance of Tropical Ash Trees 12 Month _________ __________ (Period: 3/16/17 – 3/15/18)

Option 2 0003 Maintenance of Tropical Ash Trees 12 Month _________ __________ (Period: 3/16/18 – 3/15/19)

Option Item 4 0004 Repotting ash trees using

Existing pots 300 Each _________ __________

Option Item 5 0005 Repotting ash trees using contractor supplied 7 gallon pots

(300 trees) 300 Each _________ __________

TOTAL PRICE (Items 0001 – 0005)

Greenhouse SOW 3/2/2016

Performance Work Statement Tropical Ash Tree Leaf Production

I. Objective

To contract for services to grow and maintain 300 Fraxinus uhdei (Tropical Ash) trees that will support a significant portion of the leaves needed to successfully operate the emerald ash borer (EAB) biocontrol rearing facility. The contractor’s space for growing and maintaining the trees must be located within approximately 20 miles from the USDA

APHIS PPQ office, located at 5936 Ford Court, Suite 200, Brighton, MI 48116.

II. Background

EAB is a very small but very destructive beetle. Metallic green in color, its slender body measures 1/2 inch in length and

1/8 inch wide. The average adult beetle can easily fit on a penny.

Native to China and eastern Asia, the EAB probably landed in North America hidden in wood packing materials commonly used to ship consumer goods, auto parts, and the like. Although no one can say for sure when EAB arrived in southeastern Michigan, the scientific community believes the beetle went undetected for over 10 years, based on its widespread distribution and destruction. EAB was officially identified in the summer of 2002.

This beetle has been found in 25 States (Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia) and is responsible for the death or decline of tens of millions of ash trees and billions more are at risk. In addition, the Canadian government has also been engaged in an

EAB program of its own.

In an effort to control the spread of damage caused by EAB, USDA‐APHIS‐PPQ turned to the release of biocontrol agents.

Four parasitic wasps are currently being released as biocontrol agents that target different life stages of EAB. These parasitioids are reared from EAB larvae at the mass rearing facility in Brighton, MI. Several EAB colonies are maintained in order to obtain sufficient numbers of EAB to support parasitoid rearing operations. The maintenance of these colonies requires several components, but perhaps none more important than high quality leaf material.

III. Scope of Work

A. Maintain highly productive F. uhdei trees with the intention of using leaves to rear EAB to support biocontrol efforts.

Provide appropriate heated (74‐82⁰F) indoor space (~3000 sq ft) for continual growth of 300 mature F. uhdei trees during winter months or when threatened with frost.

Supply space during summer months that will provide adequate temperatures to avoid heat damage (outdoor area is sufficient).

Monitor and report the health of plants, which will include insect damage and signs of stress that would occur from inappropriate watering, fertilizing, and lighting regimes.

Modify work plans with cooperation from EAB rearing facility manager to address plant health issues.

Maintain adequate staffing throughout the year to ensure delivery of labor to water and fertilize as needed and to monitor plant health.

Greenhouse SOW 3/2/2016

Supply the resources necessary to maintain adequate temperature, watering, and fertilizing schedules to facilitate leaf production and hardening.

No pesticides will be used, including chemical and biocontrol agents. Certain situations may warrant the use of pesticides to be supplied by the contractor, but this decision will ultimately be made by the EAB biocontrol facility manager and would require a modification to the contract in accordance with clause 52.212‐4.

Maintenance log will be maintained and made available for review upon request. Maintenance log will include schedules for watering, fertilizing, and lighting as well as any situational modifications made.

B. Logistics

Government personnel will deliver plants to the contractor’s facility within 10 days following contract award.

Delivery will be coordinated with the Contractor. The EAB rearing facility manager, team leaders, and maintenance engineer will have unrestricted access to area housing PPQ trees for emergency purposes.

Personnel (facility manager, team leaders, and lab technicians) from the EAB rearing facility will travel to the selected greenhouse to select and harvest leaves used in the production facility during regular business hours, unless otherwise discussed.

C. Deliverables

High quality, nutritious leaf material that supports beetle rearing operations.

Emergency Contacts (names and phone numbers to be added at time of award)

D. Period of Performance

The contractor shall be required to commence work under this contract within 10calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice of award. Services are anticipated to begin mid‐March or April 2016. This contract includes a 12‐month base period and two 12‐month option periods. The Government has the option to extend the term of this contract by exercising option periods in accordance with clause 52.217‐9, Option to

Extend the Term of the Contract.

Base Period: Award Date through March 15, 2017 Option 1: March 16, 2017 through March 15, 2018 Option 2: March 16, 2018 through March 15, 2019