ContractMap_South item 2.pdf

This solicitation requests quotes for herbicide application services on the Stanislaus National Forest in California. The solicitation seeks ground broadcast spray of herbicides on 2,202 estimated total acres across seven items to control woody shrubs, grasses, and forbs. Quotes are due by April 3, 2020 with award anticipated on April 13, 2020. The solicitation is set aside for small businesses and has a NAICS code of 115310 with a size standard of $8 million. Respondents must hold applicable California licenses and comply with safety requirements. Services will begin on or around April 27, 2020 and require approximately 40 days to complete. The contractor must provide all necessary equipment and PPE and batch herbicide mixtures on-site. Rates shall not exceed 60 gallons per acre and applications require a nozzle pressure of 15 PSI. The solicitation identifies exclusion areas, protected species, and environmental buffers.