Attachment 2 Suppression Eradication STS Larvicides (5.5.25 DP) Disaster Recovery Spongy Moth.pdf

The purpose of this document is to describe the work to be accomplished for 2025. The contractor shall provide all equipment, personnel, and supplies to perform these services in accordance with the technical specifications in Solicitation 12443925Q0018.

Description of Work This work includes 21 treatment blocks totaling approximately 25,403 treatment acres in three Items (1, 2 and 3). All treatment blocks are planned in Virginia and North Carolina using Foray 76B, an aqueous suspension of Bacillus thuringiensis var kurstaki (Btk) produced by Valent BioSciences.

Item 1: 19,414 acres on the George Washington National Forest.

Item 2: 5,989 acres of state and private in western NC.

Item 3: No current treatment STS acres.

Reporting Date for Application Activities Unless otherwise agreed to by both parties, a minimum of one day prior to the estimated start date or mutual agreement with vendor and government, will be the initial project reporting date for personnel and equipment to confirm spray systems are calibrated, spray deposits characterized and to conduct a pre-application safety and coordination meeting. The Contractor must have all equipment in compliance with the specifications and in readiness to move in when notified. The reporting date(s) are subject to change depending on the developmental stages of the target pest. The Contractor will be given a minimum of 24 hours’ notice for the initial reporting date. The reporting date may be adjusted by mutual agreement due to inclement weather or other reasons beyond the control of either party.

Table 1. Number of blocks and estimates of treatment acres in each Item.

Project area Block count Treatment acres Item 1: Suppression Acres using 76B (VA) 18 19,414 Item 2: Eradication Acres using 76B (NC) 3 5,989 Item 3: STS Acres using 76B (NC) 0 0 Totals 21 25,403

Item 1: Treatment on the George Washington National Forest (~19,414 acres). These blocks are in mountainous terrain. See the attached maps.

Item 2: Treatment polygons (three) in western NC in mountainous terrain of ~5,989 acres.

Item 3: No current treatment STS acres.

Performance and Production Rates

Table 2. Treatment timeline and production.

Polygon Start

Work (est.)

Spray Hrs (est.)

Acres Production (ac/hr)

Project Area

Waynesville 11 5/08/2025 2.6 1,586 610 NC mountains Waynesville 21 5/08/2025 4.9 2,957 604 NC mountains Waynesville 31 5/08/2025 2.4 1,446 603 NC mountains T1 5/08/2025 1.5 920 613 George Washington NF T2 5/08/2025 0.8 461 577 George Washington NF T3 5/10/2025 2.6 1,620 623 George Washington NF T4 5/10/2025 0.9 587 652 George Washington NF T5 5/10/2025 2.6 1,590 611 George Washington NF T6 5/09/2025 3.0 1,849 616 George Washington NF T7 5/09/2025 3.3 2,139 648 George Washington NF T8 5/09/2025 3.2 2,012 629 George Washington NF T9 5/08/2025 0.6 333 555 George Washington NF T10 5/08/2025 0.2 130 650 George Washington NF T11 5/08/2025 0.9 563 625 George Washington NF T12 5/08/2025 0.7 387 552 George Washington NF T13 5/10/2025 4.6 2,797 608 George Washington NF T14 5/10/2025 2.3 1,409 612 George Washington NF T15 5/10/2025 1.2 738 615 George Washington NF T16 5/09/2025 1.4 856 611 George Washington NF T17 5/09/2025 1.1 691 628 George Washington NF T18 5/09/2025 0.6 332 553 George Washington NF

Production rates are based on each individual block. An initial start date is May 8 and should conclude around May 15. Weather, leaf expansion on white oaks will play a key role in timeline.

Maps and Other Files Maps are attached of spray blocks. Shapefiles will be provided to the contractor to locate the blocks.

Item 1: George Washington NF suppression blocks.

Item 2: NC Mountains eradication blocks.