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L17PS01071

Document No. Document Title Bruneau & Paradigm Chemical Application

SECTION 1

INFORMATION TO PROSPECTIVE QUOTERS

This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;

proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Firm, fixed-price quotes are requested under Request for Quotation (RFQ) Solicitation number L17PS01071. This document incorporates provisions and clauses which are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95. This solicitation is set-aside for small business under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 115112. The Small Business Annual Receipts for the firm and its Affiliates, for the preceding three (3) fiscal years does not exceed $7.5 Million.

SITE VISIT

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) Only one site visit will be conducted by the Bureau of Land Management as follows:

(1) Date: August 23, 2017

(2) Time: 09:00 AM

(3) Meeting Place: Dirt turn out north of I-84 on the Old Oregon Trail Exit 99

(4) Point of Contact: Courtney Wyatt Bureau of Land Management Boise District Office Telephone (208) 384-3467

Quotes will be accepted via Email at nbachman@blm.gov or Fax to Nikki Bachman at (208) 384-3326. Offerors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov.

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BID SCHEDULE

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES

BRUNEAU AND PARADIGM FUEL BREAKS CHEMICAL APPLICATION 2017

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0001A Chemical Ground Application-Bruneau Fuel Breaks, Base

648 Acre $ $

0002A Chemical Ground Application-Paradigm Fuel Breaks, Base

2,090 Acre $ $

0003A Chemical Imazapic-Base 128.3 Gallons $ $

0004A Adjuvant-Base 20.5 Gallons $ $

Total Cost

Chemical Application -Base Total Estimated Acres: 2,738 Approximate Start Date: September 18, 2017 Approximate End Date: November 16, 2017 Performance Time: 60 calendar days

The Imazapic application, 2,738 acres, will be at a rate of 6 ounces/acre of Imazapic. Adjuvant will need to be added at a rate of 1 quart for every 100 gallons of carrier (water).

Contractor will be required to start work within 3 days after being notified by the Contracting Officer Representative.

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SPECIFICATIONS

1.0 GENERAL

1.1 The purpose of this contract is to secure services for herbicide spraying and the chemical to be applied.

There are four line items for this contract. Two for chemical application, one for the chemical to be applied, and one for the adjuvant to be supplied which are all considered Base. The line items identified as Chemical and Adjuvant will be supplied by the Contractor. Any unused chemical or adjuvant will be the property of the Government. Contractor will be paid for all chemical and adjuvant purchased by the Contractor for the contract. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, chemical (see detailed instructions item #7, Kind of Chemical and Adjuvant Requested) tools, materials, supervision, supplies, equipment, and incidentals; and perform all work necessary to complete the application in accordance with these specifications, the Detailed Specifications in this contract, and the Herbicide Label(s). The application on the treatment is between 50 and 200 feet wide along existing road systems for the Bruneau and Four Rivers Field Offices of the Boise District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

1.2 Background: The Bruneau Fuel Breaks Project is located in eastern Owyhee County and falls under the Fuel Breaks to Maintain and Restore Sage-grouse Habitat Environmental Assessment. The objective of this treatment is to maintain 47 miles of fuel breaks by targeting invasive grasses with herbicide to allow for establishment of native vegetation within the fuel breaks, for restoration and maintenance of sage-grouse habitat and to enhance firefighting capability. The roads to be treated are mostly existing greenstrip maintenance with the Wickahoney road system having been mowed in 2014. All roads were chemically treated in 2015.

The Paradigm Fuel Break Project is located in Elmore County and falls under the Environmental Assessment (EA) of the same name. The EA proposes to establish a 356-mile network of fuel breaks over six to ten years along existing roads between Blacks Creek Road and Glenns Ferry, north of Interstate 84 to the base of the foothills. Approximately 83 miles of disking and 18 miles of mowing were implemented in the fall of 2016 and approximately 62 miles of disking and 39 miles of mowing are planned to be treated in 2017. The objective of the herbicide treatment is to maintain these disk and mow lines and to prepare the disked area for green stripping.

1.3 Scope of Work: Bruneau - 47 miles of road with a 50 foot buffer on both sides of the road will be treated from the road, with the exception of 4 miles along the CCC road that will be 300 feet on only the west side of the road. This equates to 648 acres along the Wickahoney Rd, CCC Rd, and Blackstone Rd systems.

Paradigm – 132 miles of road previously disked with a 100 foot buffer on both sides of the road will be treated. This equates to 1,566 acres throughout the project area. 17 miles of road were mowed in 2016 and 20 miles of road will be mowed in 2017, each with a 200 foot buffer on both sides of the road. The entire 200 feet of the 2016 mow and the first 50 feet of the 2017 mow will be treated with herbicide.

This equates to 524 acres throughout the project area. Total acreage for Paradigm herbicide treatment is 2,090 acres. Equipment shall be capable of traveling off road over moderately rocky terrain with low topography.

Avoidance areas will be flagged (see Section 2.0 – Locations). Approximately three (3) miles or 37

Document No. Document Title Bruneau & Paradigm Chemical Application acres of Bruneau and thirty (30) miles or 420 acres of Paradigm included in the projects are state managed lands. Approximately two (2) miles or 31 acres included in the Paradigm project are Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) managed lands. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is in place with Idaho Department of Lands and BOR to implement this project on state and BOR managed lands.

1.4 The performance period will tentatively commence toward the end of September. Period of performance is (60) calendar days to allow for timing of treatment with appropriate rainfall according to product label. Work shall not be performed between February 28th and August 31st as not to impact Sage Grouse congregating on leks and also due to high fire danger during the summer months.

1.5 The Contractor’s applicators shall hold a current Idaho Commercial Applicator’s License in the state of Idaho. Proof of license must be presented to the Contracting Officer before any award of Contract will be made.

1.6 Fall 2017 application would coincide with the dormant season of existing perennial vegetation, adequate soil moisture, and prior to fall green up. Project sites may need to be sprayed at the same time, or within a very short window due to weather; therefore, if bidding on multiple sites, enough equipment would be needed to perform simultaneous applications. During the contract and application period, county and BLM jurisdiction roads may not be passable due to muddy wet conditions. (See Section 5.4, Vehicle Access and Use).

1.7 The Contractor shall stop operation if inclement weather conditions (wind or rain) occur during the spraying operation. The contractor is responsible for following herbicide label instructions on proper spraying conditions, including wind speed. (See section 5.0 Execution of Work)

1.8 All loading or material transfer sites shall be at least 100 feet away from any perennial or intermittent streams or other water sources.

1.9 Applicator Logs

A. The Contractor’s applicators shall maintain a daily Pesticide Application Record (PAR).

B. The daily PAR shall be signed by the applicator(s) and turned into the Project Inspector upon completion of the contract.

1.10 The Government will pay for treatment spraying by the acre upon submission of proper invoices, after acreage is determined to have been sprayed by using the computer generated shapefile from a GPS Differential Guidance/Tracking System.

1.11 The Contractor shall conduct herbicide spraying procedures safely and in accordance with the Label restrictions of the herbicide and the herbicide application restrictions of the State of Idaho. (See Section

7.0 - Safety).

1.12 The Contractor shall follow Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines for application of herbicides (if applicable).

1.13 The Contractor shall strictly adhere to the herbicide label instructions.

1.14 The Government will have the option to inspect the Contractor's equipment, herbicide and surfactants supplied, and work before, during, and after completion of this contract.

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2.0 LOCATIONS

2.1 Bruneau project is located approximately 25 miles South of Bruneau, Idaho. Project is on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Boise District and Idaho Department of Lands.

Paradigm project is located between Blacks Creek Rd and Glenns Ferry north of the interstate to the foothills. Project is on lands administered by the BLM, Boise District, Bureau of Reclamation, and Idaho Department of Lands.

2.2 The Government will provide work location maps for the sites that are to be treated with herbicide.

Avoidance sites will be marked by the Government with flagging. However, the entire boundary of the work site will not be marked.

2.3 The Government will provide GPS perimeter data of the boundaries of all sites that are to be treated with herbicides. Shapefiles were generated using the centerline of the roads. Work to be performed will be measured from the edge of the drivable road prism,not including the borrow pit, ditch or shoulder. Some roads are twenty to thirty feet wide or more like Wikahoney in Bruneau, and all roads but the pipeline and powerline two tracks in Paradigm. The shapefile or polygon will not always match up perfectly with the 50, 100, or 200 foot buffer from the edge of the road to be treated.

2.4 The Contractor, their employees and equipment operators are required to protect evidence of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) and related Federal property boundaries in accordance with federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1858). Boundary evidence includes, but is not limited to, General Land Office and Bureau of Land Management Cadastral survey corners, artificial and natural boundary monuments, witness corners, reference monuments, benchmarks, bearing trees and witness stones. Prior to commencing any ground disturbing activities, evidence of the PLSS and other survey corner monuments will be marked for protection. In the event of disturbance or destruction of Federal boundary evidence, the responsible party shall immediately report the incident, in writing, to the authorized official, and actual cost for rehabilitation or reestablishment will be deducted from payment due the Contractor or responsible party.

2.5 Cultural Considerations – Because cultural resources may be present in the area, ground-based project activities and any other action that causes disturbance of the ground’s surface shall be limited to those areas approved by the BLM. Deviations from routes flagged, shown on drawings or GPS files are not allowable without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer. Off road travel is restricted to the treatment area boundaries. The Contractor shall insure that he, his employees, or his representatives do not collect or disturb historic or prehistoric artifacts in accordance with the Archeological Resources Protection Act (43 CFR 7). Should the condition of the cultural resources in the area be altered during treatment due to unauthorized activity by the Contractor or his employees, the Contractor shall be responsible for all costs of mitigating the cultural resources involved. If deterioration of the archeological sites is found to be occurring during treatment, work on the project shall be terminated until a data recovery plan is prepared and completed in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act (36 CFR 800). The contractor shall immediately bring to the attention of the Contracting Officer any and all cultural resources including, but not limited to, historic and prehistoric sites or artifacts, buried artifacts, and buried features such as fire pits, burials, and house floors discovered as a result of treatment operations. The Contractor shall immediately suspend all activities in the immediate vicinity that might harm the object(s), notify the Contracting Officer, and shall leave such discoveries intact until instructed to proceed by the Contracting Officer.

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3.0 CHEMICALS

3.1 The Contractor WILL supply all the chemical herbicide, surfactant, drift control agent and water necessary to complete the specifications of this contract.

3.2 Chemical herbicide application rates for selected species are listed on the container label. The contractor shall adhere to the application rate the Government has determined for each site. The rate will be within the product label’s rate.

3.3 Adjuvants and Water

A. Contractor will be responsible for supplying the water needed to complete the application in accordance to the product label. Water sources are scarce in the project area and mostly located on private property. It is up to the contractor to determine closest water source and include transportation of water as part of the bid.

B. Surfactant, in the form of non-ionic surfactant, will be used in the tank mix for imazapic treatments. The contractor shall adhere to surfactant application rates listed on the container label.

C. Drift agents may be used. If a drift control additive is used, read and carefully observe the cautionary statements and all other information appearing on the additive label. The Contractor shall provide the drift agent. Controlling drift is the responsibility of the Contractor.

D. All drift agents shall be handled as chemicals. (See Section 7.0 - Safety).

E. No additional payment will be made to the Contractor for the use of Contractor furnished drift agents. These expenses shall be included in the unit price bid per acre for herbicide spraying.

4.0 EQUIPMENT

4.1 General - The Contractor shall spray designated areas in conformance with these specifications, the Detailed Specifications, and the herbicide label. Unless otherwise specified, the Contractor shall furnish all equipment, labor, supplies, and materials required to complete the job. The Contractor shall furnish properly outfitted equipment with applicators experienced in applying herbicides in varied and rough terrain. The Contractor shall service and repair their equipment as necessary to maintain satisfactory progress on work. Contractor is responsible for all costs incidental to equipment mobilization and demobilization associated with the project.

4.2 Equipment

A. The Contractor shall furnish sufficient equipment to satisfactorily spray the designated areas in the time specified as required in the Detailed Specifications. Equipment shall be capable of traveling at slow to moderate speed to give proper control and distribution of herbicide particularly in rocky areas where equipment travel may be slowed down.

B. Base of Operations - The Contractor shall provide such loading facilities as may be required for competent performance of contract. Use of any loading area shall be arranged by and at the discretion and risk of the Contractor, and the Government shall not be held responsible for any

Document No. Document Title Bruneau & Paradigm Chemical Application loss, mishap, or accident due to conditions of any loading facility used. Any applicable fees for loading facilities are the responsibility of the Contractor. If Contractor wishes to use BLM land, this must be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer’s Representative. The Contractor shall provide appropriate warning signs for traffic if roads are used as loading sites.

C. The Contractor may leave its equipment at the work site, however, the Contractor shall be responsible for the equipment if it should be lost, stolen, vandalized or damaged. The Contractor is advised that vandalism of equipment may be a concern at the work site. Therefore, it is suggested that a watchman service for equipment security be provided during all periods of no activity on the project, to include overnight, regardless of location.

D. Dust abatement - Any material used for dust abatement, other than water, shall be approved by the Contracting Officers Representative prior to use.

4.3 Spray equipment

A. Spray Tanks - Spray solutions of the product shall be mixed, stored and applied using only stainless steel, aluminum, and fiberglass, plastic or plastic-lined steel containers.

B. Spray Nozzles - Contractor shall furnish a nozzle type that is designated for the intended application. Refer to the Label for proper nozzles to comply with Drift Management Section.

C. Booms - Contractor shall furnish non-rust booms. Booms shall be 50 feet in length, thus equipment is capable of spraying a 100 foot swath or other equivalent (boomless).

4.4 Work Crew

A. Applicators - Shall be furnished by the Contractor and shall meet certification requirements of Idaho Regulations for this type of work.

Applicators must hold a current Commercial Applicator’s License. Proof of license must be presented to the Contracting Officer before any award of Contract will be made.

B. Work crew - Shall be furnished by the Contractor for handling and mixing the herbicide and loading the equipment. The Contractor shall furnish motor vehicles for hauling equipment and personnel to the worksite. The Contractor shall furnish the necessary qualified mechanics for maintenance of equipment and shall furnish all fuel, oil, and service required for operation of equipment and vehicles. All expenses relating to maintenance and operation of equipment shall be included in the unit price bid per acre for herbicide spraying.

4.5 Project Layout

A. Requirement – A GPS Differential Guidance System. Contractor shall be required to utilize this Differentially Corrected Global Positioning System (DGPS) for electronic guidance/tracking.

4.6 Differentially Corrected Global Positioning System (DGPS)

A. Tracking/Guidance - DGPS is required for tracking, and data collection. The Contractor shall provide all guidance equipment, materials, computers, printers, personnel, and services required

Document No. Document Title Bruneau & Paradigm Chemical Application for the system to be used. The system shall be sufficiently sensitive to provide immediate deviation indications (real-time).

The DGPS system must be capable of determining a differentially corrected location with an error of no more than one to two meters in the horizontal plane. The tracking/guidance system shall be capable of updating current position at a rate of a minimum of one time per second.

Differential correction must cover the complete operational area. During operation, differentially corrected signal must be accurately recorded at least 90% of the operational time.

Differential correction may be provided by a portable differential station, FM radio fixed towers, or satellite.

Software provided with DGPS must be designed for parallel offset in increments equal to the assigned swath width of the application equipment.

4.7 Equipment Requirements:

A. Software: Software provided with DGPS must be designed for parallel offset in increments equal to the assigned swath width of the application equipment.

B. Project Log: Must be capable of a minimum rate of one-second logging intervals. Full record includes position, time, altitude or elevation, speed, track, application system on/off, job name/number, and differential correction status. The computer program must be capable of calculating and show total acres treated during the application and also capable of downloading to a computer for analysis and review. The project log must show and differentiate between spray-on and spray-off when viewed on a computer monitor or printer. Export files of each project log shall be provided and must be compatible with ArcGIS system on a standard USB memory stick. The Contractor may provide software that is compatible and which will enable the files to convert into viewable files for ArcGIS. The contractor must, upon request by the COR or Project Inspector, be able to supply project log data on a USB memory drive for review at any time during the contract. The Contractor will provide project log data at the end of each day’s application. The Contract will not be considered complete until the data has been reviewed and deemed complete with no skips in the sprayed areas. The DGPS system must be capable of zooming in on any portion of the treatment to view a specific area with greater detail.

C. Hardware:

1. Visual Display Monitor and Control Keypad: (1) Capable of displaying swath width over project path: (2) mounted in a location that will allow the applicator to view the screen;

(3) have a method to display nested polygons to indicate sensitive or no-spray areas within or adjacent to treatment blocks: (4) have a feature that allows the applicator to return to the exact location of application shutdown and complete application without omitted or doubled treated areas: (5) be able to input reference waypoints (A-B line): (6) have a feature which alerts applicator when they are about to enter or exit a specific treatment block or an exclusion area within a block.

2. Course Deviation Indicator (CDI): The course deviation indicator or course deviation light must have the capability to display both cross-track error and intercept angle to desired heading. Cross-track error shall be adjustable down to (1) foot.

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3. Memory: Must be capable of storing up to 10 hours of continuous project log data.

5.0 EXECUTION OF WORK

5.1 Pre-Work Conference - Prior to commencement of work, a meeting will be requested by the Contracting Officer to be attended by the Contractor, the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and the Project Inspector(s). The meeting will be held at the Boise District Office at a time mutually agreeable to the Contractor and the Contracting Officer to discuss the work schedule and to familiarize both parties with the responsibilities of each under this contract. At this time a work schedule showing dates, locations, equipment and employees working on this project shall be provided by the Contractor to the Contracting Officer

5.2 Notification of Cessation or Restart of Work - The Contractor will notify the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at least 3 days before they plan to start operations. Contractor will also notify the COR whenever he intends to cease operations due to weather or other circumstances for one or more days and will tell the COR at that time when they plan to resume operations.

5.3 Priority of Work - Units will be sprayed in the order as directed by the COR. Each unit shall be completed prior to moving to the next unit unless otherwise agreed to by the COR.

5.4 Vehicle Access and Use

A. Project roads are accessible in dry conditions with two wheel drive, high clearance vehicle. In wet conditions four wheel drive high clearance vehicle may be needed. Treatment areas are off road, four wheel drive high clearance vehicles or rubber tire tractor recommended due to scattered rocky areas within treatment boundaries. Public or private access roads damaged by the contractor shall be restored, at the contractors’ expense, to the same condition they were at the commencement of work.

B. If roads or any type of access become impassable or subject to damage, because of adverse weather conditions or other natural and/ or social reasons, the COR will relay information to the Contractor, and a Stop Work Order may be implemented by the CO until other access can be obtained. If road travel is unavoidable during muddy conditions, the contractor will travel through the area once without any sharp turns or turn around and not return to the area until road conditions improve where further damage will not occur.

C. Protection of Improvements: The COR may order a cessation of work if vehicles are operated on roads within the work area when ground or weather conditions cause or lead to loss of traction or rutting. Such conditions usually develop where frozen ground is thawing, when snow is melting, and during or immediately following heavy rainstorms. Ground disturbance will be reduced by tracking over an area one time, and then avoiding sharp tight turns that cause the soil and vegetation to be turned up. Any soil and ground disturbance caused by equipment during and after operations will be rehabilitated.

C. Undercarriages of all vehicles will be cleaned before entering the treatment areas to avoid spreading noxious weeds. Undercarriages will be cleaned after treatments before moving equipment to another project site to prevent further spread of noxious weeds.

D. HWY 51 intersects several of the roads to be treated in the Bruneau project area although is not

Document No. Document Title Bruneau & Paradigm Chemical Application included in the treatment area. The Contractor shall not load tractor(s) or equipment on public highways unless authorized by the Contracting Officer.

5.5 Environmental Conditions

A. Work Period - Spraying Operations will be permitted only during daylight hours. The Contractor will have personnel on project site prior to commencing daily application, during application, and will notify COR or Project Inspector of changing weather conditions by cell phone from closest cellular reception site. It is the contractor’s responsibility to have personnel monitoring the weather and site conditions within the treatment area, and not just at loading sites. The COR or Project Inspector will allow Contractor to continue or stop application if weather factors dictate. The COR or Project Inspector will communicate with the Contractor when impending weather conditions potentially impact spraying operations and can stop work if the COR/PI decide winds/rain is outside product label recommendations. The Contractor will be allowed to work seven days per week including Saturdays and Sundays.

B. Wind - The Contractor shall follow the Label Section on Spray Drift Management - Wind. Local wind can influence wind patterns. Every applicator should be familiar with local wind patterns and how they affect drift. It is the contractor’s responsibility to have personnel monitoring the weather and site conditions within the treatment area, and not just at loading sites.

C. Relative Humidity - Refer to the product label when making applications in low relative humidity conditions. Measurements can be obtained from local National Weather Service. It is the contractor’s responsibility to have personnel monitoring the weather and site conditions within the treatment area, and not just at loading sites.

D. Site Conditions - No treatment spraying will be allowed if conditions do not meet the label requirements. It is the contractor’s responsibility to have personnel monitoring the weather and site conditions within each unit, and not just at loading sites.

5.6 Spraying

A. Coverage - The entire surface within the designated boundaries of the project area shall receive uniform coverage with the herbicide except for areas excluded by the Government. Areas excluded from the spraying operation within the designated boundaries, will not be included in the acreage computed for payment. Any areas not covered by Contractor shall be reapplied or compensated by suitable contract adjustment, at the option of and at no additional cost to the Government. (See section 5.7 Field Quality Control and Section 5.10 Completion of Contract)

B. Land Patterns - Project sites include varying land patterns. State and/or private land can be surrounded by BLM lands or BLM lands may be surrounded by private and state lands. Access to the portions of the unit may require crossing private land. Access to the site will be secured by the BLM if necessary. Contractor shall be capable of applying herbicide to small irregular shaped areas in difficult terrain with varied elevations and avoiding lands not owned by the BLM or that are not included in this contract.

C. Terrain – The Bruneau treatment area is along 47 miles of dirt road within a 50 foot buffer on both sides of the road, with the exception of 4 miles that will be 300 feet on only one side of the

Document No. Document Title Bruneau & Paradigm Chemical Application road. Sagebrush vegetation in the project area was mowed in 2014 and is currently averaging 20 inches height. The Paradigm treatment area is along approximately 169 miles of road. Roughly 22% were mowed 200 feet in 2016 and 2017 and 78% were disked 100 feet in 2016 and 2017.

Both project area vegetation is typical of the Great Basin and consists of sagebrush with perennial grass understory. The remaining vegetation is primarily non-native grasses with scattered native bunchgrass approximately 6 – 18 inches height occurring within fire scars. Some rock may be present with isolated areas where it may be impassable with equipment outside of the road prism.

D. Rate of Spraying - Herbicide shall be applied at the application rate per acre according to the work data sheet. The carrier for the chemical will follow the amount specified in this contract but will not be less than label limits for ground application. Contractor will be required to demonstrate that they can provide adequate and uniform coverage. Contractor shall furnish mixing equipment, suitable work crew, and perform mixing operation. Spray formulation shall be thoroughly mixed according to the Label and distributed over entire area. Distribution of herbicide shall not vary more than ten percent (10%) above or below the average distribution of herbicide per acre from that specified.

E. Application Paths - Shall be patterned to secure a uniform distribution of herbicide from the edge of the road. Contractor must insure that there will be straight and regular paths of application.

The Contractor must keep spray applications within the perimeter of the Government provided shapefile with the exception of where the roads are wide, thus occupying a significant portion of the center of the shapefile/polygon. Irregular paths or areas sprayed outside of the perimeter will result in immediate stoppage of work. Corrective action shall be taken immediately by the Contractor to insure evenly spaced, straight, and regular application paths and complete coverage of areas included in the spraying job. NO overlapping or stripping shall be allowed.

F. Swath Width: Effective swath width shall not exceed the maximum for adequate coverage of supplied spraying equipment.

G. Application Height: Spray boom shall be set at a height to obtain proper distribution and uniform coverage of herbicide on target species. Contractor shall follow Herbicide Label instructions on Spray Drift Management to obtain proper boom height.

H. Spray Drift Management: The interaction of many equipment and weather related factors determines the potential for spray drift. The Contractor is responsible for considering all these factors when making application decisions. Avoiding spray drift is the responsibility of the Contractor.

I. Buffer Zones: The Contractor is required to follow herbicide label instructions for minimum buffer zones. The Contractor will maintain the greater of 100ft or the label recommended minimum buffer zone from all sensitive areas, streams, ponds, other waterways and agricultural areas.

J. Sprayer Clean up: Shall be conducted according to the label instructions. Avoiding contamination of the work site is the responsibility of the Contractor.

5.7 Field Quality Control

A. Tests for Uniformity: The Government representative may make tests to determine uniformity

Document No. Document Title Bruneau & Paradigm Chemical Application of herbicide application. Randomly spaced water sensitive cards or equivalent will be utilized.

B. Tests for Rate of Application: Rate of spraying will be determined from test applications and strip tests made prior to commencement of spraying operations to establish setting of the distribution mechanism.

5.8 Work stoppages - The Contractor agrees to work diligently to complete the application of the herbicide.

Partial work days will be counted as full days of performance time.

5.9 Termination for convenience of the Government - Because of the nature of the work, the Contracting Officer may, by written notice to the Contractor, terminate this contract, in whole or in part, when it is in the best interest of the Government. To the extent that this contract is so terminated, the Government shall be liable only for payment in accordance with the payment provisions of this contract for work satisfactorily completed prior to the effective date of termination.

5.10 Completion of contract - The Contract will be considered completed and payment due when all areas furnished to the Contractor by the Government have been sprayed to the standards specified above and all GPS data has been provided to the government. If there are areas missed, the COR will review these with the Contractor, and the Contractor will have the option to retreat the missed area or receive payment for the acres completed at the rate per acre submitted in the bid schedule.

5.11 Risk damages - The Contractor shall assume all risks in connection with performance of the contract and shall be liable for and save Government harmless on account of any damages to persons or property in connection with the prosecution of the work, including the applicator or other employees of the Contractor.

5.12 Special Provisions

A. Fire Prevention/Suppression: Contractor shall ensure all equipment diesel and/or gas engines are equipped with an approved spark arrester. Spark arresters shall meet the requirements of the U.S.

Forest Service Spark Arrester Guide, dated May 1985. Have one shovel and a minimum of one 10 pound ABC fire extinguisher for each sprayer implement. Shovel and fire extinguisher must be accessible to operator.

B. The contractor shall:

(a) Comply with all applicable State and Federal laws and regulations pertaining to water quality in connection with any operations under this contract.

(b) Take every reasonable precaution not to pollute or obstruct any stream (including dry streams), lake or reservoir on or near the project area in connection with any operations under this contract. If contractor’s operations cause pollution or obstruction of any stream, lake or reservoir on or near the designated herbicide spraying area, contractor shall notify the authorized officer immediately, and will correct the condition to the satisfaction of the BLM.

C. Camping: The location of any work camps established by the contractor must be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer Representative or Project Inspector. Contractor shall maintain the camp in a sanitary, orderly manner, and upon vacating the camp, remove refuse and any other signs of occupancy of the site before final payment is made. In the equipment

Document No. Document Title Bruneau & Paradigm Chemical Application maintenance area, special precaution shall be taken to contain spilled fuel, lubricants, and wash water. All fire regulations and restrictions shall be followed.

6.0 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

6.1 Method of Measurement

A. Units: Application of herbicide solution will be measured and paid for by the number of acres sprayed to the nearest whole acre.

B. Measurement: Measurement for payment for spraying will be the actual area, in acres, within the designated boundaries satisfactorily sprayed in conformance with these specifications.

Measurement will be made from either physical surveys of the areas or a computer generated shapefile created in a GPS Differential Guidance System at the option of Government. The shapefile will be used in ArcGIS for final acreage measurement. Acreages will be computed from horizontal distances as shown on maps at the option of Government.

C. Remeasurement: Remeasurement of the acreage under this contract will be made upon the written request of the Contractor. The request for remeasurement must be made in writing within 10 calendar days after completion of the work. If remeasurement indicates a difference of not more than 5% from the original measurement, the Contractor shall pay the actual cost of the remeasurement. Payments will be based on the second measurement where the difference between measurements is more than 5%. Where the difference is less than 5%, the results of the first measurement will be used.

D. Acceptance: Acceptance will be based upon 95% compliance with the specifications listed above.

6.2 Basis of Payment:

A. Payment: Payment will be made at the unit price per acre specified in the Bid Schedule which is made a part hereof and shall include the cost of all work described in this Work Statement and the Detailed Specifications, including any respraying, if such work is required.

7.0 SAFETY

7.1 Transportation of herbicides - The Contractor shall be responsible for the transport of chemical herbicides used to fulfill the specifications of this contract to the Contractor’s loading site. The Contractor shall secure herbicide containers in mixing area to prevent spillage. The Contractor will be responsible for its protection from loss or damage due to weather, rodents, insects, theft, or any other hazard.

7.2 Protective clothing and equipment for contract employees exposed to herbicides - The Contractor shall supply protective clothing and equipment to contract workers that guarantee minimal exposure throughout the herbicide application process. The Contractor shall follow all advice on protective clothing and equipment which appears on the herbicide label and/or MSDS documentation. The Contractor shall make available cleanup facilities to contract employees exposed to herbicides or herbicide-contaminated equipment.

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7.3 Storage of herbicides - The Contractor will be responsible for the storage of all chemical.

7.4 Mixing and application of herbicides:

A. The Contractor shall mix herbicides in accordance with the proportions listed on the product labels. The Contractor shall provide adequate protective clothing and equipment for contract employees who mix the herbicides.

B. By law, the application of an herbicide, either directly or through drift, must not expose workers or other people. The Contractor shall be very aware and cautious of any environmental hazard present during herbicide application. Upon completion of herbicide application, the Contractor shall thoroughly clean equipment and dispose of waters, residues, rinses, and unused herbicides only according to EPA and Idaho State regulations. All empty herbicide containers will be tripled rinsed, labels removed, and punctured by the Contractor after mixing. The Contractor shall be responsible for disposal of the empty boxes, labels, and lids. The Contractor shall be responsible for disposal or recycling of the empty containers.

7.5 Spills and accidents-The Contractor shall be responsible if accidents and chemical spills occur. The Contractor shall report immediately spills and accidents to the BLM authorized officers and appropriate local authorities. The Contractor shall provide immediate treatment of contaminated or injured persons and seek professional medical attention when necessary. The Contractor shall control chemical spills quickly and shall secure additional help when the Contractor cannot effectively or safely handle the spill cleanup. Spills will be the responsibility of the Contractor and shall be cleaned up to the satisfaction of the local authorities.

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GLOSSARY

ACTIVE INGREDIENT: The chemicals in a herbicide which control the targeted noxious weed species.

ADJUVANT: An inert material added to an herbicide formulation or tank mix to increase the effectiveness of the active ingredient.

DRIFT: The movement of airborne particles by air motion or wind away from the intended target area.

EMERGENCE: The act of a germinating seedling breaking through the soil surface.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Plant or animal species that are in danger of extinction through all or a significant part of their range.

LABEL: All written, printed or graphic matter on or attached to pesticide containers as required by law.

RATE: The amount of active ingredient or acid equivalent applied per unit area or other treatment unit.

THREATENED SPECIES: Plant or animal species that are not in danger of extinction but are likely to be classified as Endangered within the foreseeable future.

SENSITIVE SPECIES: Plant or animal species (as designated by the Idaho BLM State Director) that are managed by the BLM to ensure that agency actions do not contribute to the need to list any species as Threatened or Endangered in the future.

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Statement of Work Bruneau & Paradigm Chemical Application

1. Approximate Total Acreage: Bruneau—648 acres, Paradigm—2,090 acres

2. Location of Work Sites as Shown on Work Location Maps: Bruneau project is located approximately 25 miles South of Bruneau, Idaho in eastern Owhyee County as shown on work vicinity map. The project will be implemented on federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Bruneau Field Office, Boise District and state lands administered by the State of Idaho under a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the BLM. Paradigm project is located between Blacks Creek Rd and Glenns Ferry, ID north of Interstate 84 to the foothills in Elmore County. The project will be implemented on federal lands administered by the BLM Four Rivers Field Office, Boise District, Bureau of Reclamation under a MOU, and state lands administered by the State of Idaho under a MOU.

3. Requirements of Equipment to be supplied by the Contractor: Sufficient to meet specifications of the contract.

4. Loading Facilities: Use of any loading area on federal, state, or private land shall be arranged by and at the discretion and risk of the contractor. If the contractor wishes to use BLM land, this must be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer’s Representative. However, developed parking areas for BLM Recreation Sites shall not be used as loading areas on weekends (Saturday and Sunday).

5. Work Crew Requirements: Work crew for handling and mixing of chemical and loading equipment shall be furnished by the Contractor.

6. Chemical and Adjuvant to be furnished By the Contractor: The Contractor shall be responsible for purchasing, securing, and providing the chemical and adjuvant for this contract. The chemical is Imazapic. Government will pay the Contractor for chemical and adjuvant once an invoice is provided to the Government.

7. Kind of Chemical and Adjuvant Requested:

Imazapic – Panoramic 2SL by Alligare, LLC in 1.0 gallon jugs or Plateau® by BASF in 1.0 gallon jugs or Imazapic 2SL by Nufarm in 1.0 gallon jugs

The chemicals are on the Bureau of Land Management’s approved herbicide list. The chemicals are rangeland approved.

And

Surfactant (non-ionic)-A 90 by Alligare, LLC (Surfactant in 2.5 gallon jugs) or Activator 90 by Loveland Products (Surfactant in 2.5 gallon jugs) or Ad Spray 90 by Helena Chemical Company (Surfactant in 2.5 gallon jugs)

The chemicals and adjuvants are on the Bureau of Land Management’s approved herbicide and adjuvant lists. The chemicals are rangeland approved.

8. Chemical to be Furnished by the Government: N/A

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9. Location of Chemical to be furnished by the Government: N/A

10. Rate of Application:

Imazapic: at 2 pounds per gallon concentrate, application will be 6 ounces of product per acre.

Methylated Seed Oil: 1 quart per 100 gallons of carrier or according to label.

Water: minimum of 3 gallons per acre volume.

11. Remarks and Other Requirements: Application will take place in the fall of 2017. The timing of the treatments will need to be kept flexible in order to maximize the effects on cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and medusahead rye (Taeniatherum caput-medusau). Apply the spray solution in properly maintained and calibrated equipment capable of delivering the desired volume. Controlling drift is the responsibility of the Applicator. The application will coincide with dormancy of existing perennial vegetation and increased soil moisture. Only ground based equipment is Authorized, No aerial application will be allowed.

12. Performance Times Allowed:

Approximate Start Date: September 18, 2017 Approximate End Date: November 16, 2017 Performance Time: 60 calendar days

SITE VISIT

Perspective bidders are urged to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site prior to start of contract constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

An organized site visit will occur on Thursday, August 23rd, 2017. Participants will meet at 09:00 AM at the dirt turn out north of I-84 on the Old Oregon Trail Exit 99.

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