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WA-Wahluke-McManamon BAR Mapping and Treatment of Invasive Species. Please see attached solicitation documentation and instructions.

Delivery: 10/01/2028

Period of Performance: 03/01/2027 to

10/30/2028

00010 Mapping and Treatment of Invasives

Period of Performance: 04/01/2027 to

10/01/2028

Wahluke-McManamon BAR Mapping and Treatment of Invasive Species

Burbank, WA

B – Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Solicitation Number: 140FS126Q0154

Solicitation Title: Wahluke-McManamon BAR Mapping and Treatment of Non-native Species

Posted Date: 08/12/2026 Response Date: 08/24/2026, 5:00 PM Set Aside: Small Business NAICS Code: 115310 Support Activities for Forestry $11.5 Award Date: The anticipated award date is 08/31/2026. Please do not request award status prior to this date.

Contracting Office: Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Acquisition & Property Management

This requirement is being procured, and an award will be made in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Buyer intends to issue award using a purchase order. Quotes from Sellers unable to accept purchase orders will not be considered for award.

1. This action is being solicited as a Small Business Set-Aside. A Firm-Fixed Price commercial order will be issued.

2. Questions regarding this solicitation should be sent via email only to chelsea_devivo@ios.doi.gov within the first 48 hours of the posting of the solicitation. This will allow time for responses to be obtained and posted as an amendment to the solicitation prior to the closing date and time.

3. Evaluation Factors IAW FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (DEVIATION MAR 2026). These General Evaluation Factors will be applied:

• Technical experience, capacity, and expertise to perform the required tasks within the period of performance and to meet all goals and objectives on schedule. Demonstrated experience performing the same or similar work described the attached SOW.

• Technical approach to performing the required tasks as described in the statement of work addendum within the period of performance. The proposal shall include a narrative explaining how the work will be carried out in terms of the techniques, procedures, and schedule.

• Management Plan: Key Personnel shall be addressed and identified in proposals to be considered responsive. If use of a Subcontractor is part of your response to the solicitation, they should be identified in the response to the solicitation.

• Past performance. The Contract Specialist for this order will pull data from various sources and consideration will be given to contractors with no terminations for cause on record.

• Technical Capabilities & Past Performance when combined is approximately equal to price.

Parties responding to this solicitation please submit the following to Chelsea_devivo@ios.doi.gov by the due date:

1. SF 1449: Provide a completed SF 1449 with signature. Provide all signed amendments (SF 30), if issued for this notice.

2. Company Information: Provide your business’s address, phone number, email, and SAM.gov Unique Entity Identifier

(UEI). Vendors must be registered and Active for All Awards in SAM.gov to be considered for an award action.

Failure to provide a SAM UEI will cause your response to be excluded from consideration.

3. Technical Capabilities & Approach: Evidence of the technical capabilities and submittal of technical approach of the offeror IAW the attached Statement of Work.

4. Price Quotes: A detailed accounting of offeror pricing.

The Government will evaluate the reasonableness of pricing submissions based on other quotes received and/or previously approved orders.

4. Offerors are cautioned that a warranted Contracting Officer is the only authorized Government representative to make any contractual changes. No oral statement of any person whomsoever shall, in any manner or degree modify or otherwise affect the terms of this Purchase Order. In the event the Contractor effects any such change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change shall be considered to have been made without authority, and no adjustment shall be made in the Purchase Order price to cover any increase in costs incurred as a result thereof.

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Burbank WA

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice [Contracting Officer to edit and include the documentation required under this contract]:

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Local Clause) 52.217-8 Option To Extend Services. (NOV 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days.

(End of clause) 52.217-9 Option To Extend the Term of the Contract. (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years.

(End of clause) 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (DEVIATION MAR 2026)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Program participation means membership or participation in, or access or admission to: training, mentoring, or leadership development programs; educational opportunities; clubs; associations; or similar opportunities that are sponsored or established by the contractor or subcontractor.

Racially discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities means disparate treatment based on race or ethnicity in the recruitment, employment (e.g., hiring, promotions), contracting (e.g., vendor agreements), program participation, or allocation or deployment of an entity's resources.

(b) In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the Contractor agrees as follows:

(1) The Contractor will not engage in any racially discriminatory DEI activities;

(2) The Contractor will furnish all information and reports, including providing access to books, records, and accounts, as required by the Contracting Officer, for purposes of ascertaining compliance with this clause;

(3) In the event of the Contractor's or a subcontractor's noncompliance with this clause, this contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part, and the Contractor or subcontractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts;

(4) The Contractor will report any subcontractor's known or reasonably knowable conduct that may violate this clause to the Contracting Officer and take any appropriate remedial actions directed by the Contracting Officer; and

(5) The Contractor will inform the Contracting Officer if a subcontractor sues the Contractor and the suit puts at issue, in any way, the validity of this clause.

(6) The Contractor recognizes that compliance with the requirements of this clause are material to the Government's payment decisions for purposes of 31 U.S.C. 3729(b)(4).

(c) The Contractor must include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts at any tier, including those for commercial products and commercial services, except those where the place of delivery or performance is outside the United States.

(End of clause) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul (End of clause) 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023) (41 U.S.C. 4712); this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community-see FAR 3.900(a).

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. (JAN 2011) 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. (DEVIATION MAR 2026) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (DEVIATION MAY 2026) 52.212-4 Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (DEVIATION MAR 2026) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION JAN 2026) (15 U.S.C. 644).

52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DEVIATION FEB 2026) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION JAN 2026) (15 U.S.C. 657s).

52.219-33 Nonmanufacturer Rule (DEVIATION JAN 2026) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O. 11755).

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (29 U.S.C. 793).

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (AUG 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

52.222-51 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-53 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services- Requirements (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13706).

52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (MAY 2008) (42 U.S.C.

6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

52.223-23 Sustainable Products (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (E.O. 14057, 7 U.S.C. 8102, 42 U.S.C. 6962, 42 U.S.C. 8259b, and 42 U.S.C. 7671l).

52.224-3 Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021).

52.232-29 Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).

52.232-30 Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C.

3805).

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

52.232-36 Payment by Third Party (MAY 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

52.233-3 Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (DEVIATION MAR 2026) 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION MAY 2026) 52.245-1 Government Property (SEP 2021)

D – Solicitation Provisions 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.acquisition.gov/rfo (End of provision) 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (SEP 2024) 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements— Representation (JAN 2017) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (DEVIATION MAR 2026) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION MAR 2026) 52.222-18 Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products (FEB 2021) 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications (DEVIATION MAR 2026)

STATEMENT OF WORK

Mapping and Treatment of Non-native Species

1. GENERAL:

1.1 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Central Washington National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Burbank, WA 99323, has a requirement to map and treat with herbicides approximately 60-75 acres of broadleaf noxious weeds (primarily Rush skeletonweed, Russian knapweed, Russian thistle, and diffuse knapweed, camelthorn, and Russian olive) within a 1000-acre zone on Saddle Mountain Unit at Hanford Reach National Monument and an 85-acre zone within Marsh Unit 3 at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge.

1.2 This project will be conducted to control and prevent the spread of noxious weeds.

1.3 This project consists of both mapping and treatment and may require additional treatment applications if more species are found during the mapping. This additional treatment will be considered an Option in the contract and may or may not be used.

1.4 Successful bidder will map and provide chemical for treatment, for two years (two treatment periods).

2. DEFINITIONS:

2.1 GIS: Geographic Information System, a digital mapping and data management/processing system.

2.2 GPS: Global Positioning System.

2.3 MATS: Management Action Tracking System, an ArcGIS Online-based system designed to manage data related to a variety of activities performed on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuges.

2.4 Refuge or Monument: Hanford Reach National Monument, managed as a unit within the Central Washington

National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

2.5 USFWS: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Central Washington National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

2.6 PUP: pesticide use proposal; a database maintained by the USFWS

2.7 PUR: pesticide use report; a database maintained by the USFWS

3. SCOPE:

3.1 USFWS will provide map of area targeted for survey and control work.

3.2 The contractor will conduct survey work to map the extent of the rush skeletonweed, Russian knapweed, Russian thistle, diffuse knapweed, camelthorn, Russian olive and other broadleaf noxious weeds within the approximate 1000-acre and 85-acre areas. Mapping will require using GPS systems. GPS equipment must be capable of uploading a GIS shapefile/GPS track (or log) file of searched, infested and treated areas. The GPS data must be collected using the MATS feature layers via ESRI Field Maps application. Required data fields for collection include species id, date of collection, name of data collector, etc. The Refuge will work with the contractor to ensure they have appropriate access to data collection systems.

3.3 The contractor will align treatment activities with the needs of those individual species. Treatment activities will be performed during which time treatment is most effective according to best management practices as identified in the literature.

3.4 The contractor must be capable of identifying noxious weeds to species. The contractor shall also be able to identify native plants.

3.5 The contractor shall provide adequate personnel for the purpose of mapping and control work within the defined area. All personnel and equipment to be used shall be appropriately licensed and certified for the work to be done.

The contractor shall be responsible for providing sufficient equipment, safety items, personnel and their subsistence needs to support the project, as well as checking all work sites for hazards of any type which could impact their ability to accomplish the project.

3.6 The contractor will supply herbicide, and coordinate with USFWS on type of herbicide to be used for control of noxious weeds. Only chemicals currently within the USFWS PUPs database will be approved. Chemical will be applied by backpack. UTVs may be used on existing roads as needed to resupply backpack sprayers. Off road use would need to be pre-approved by management and is not likely to be approved during summer months.

3.7 The contractor must be licensed for pesticide application in Washington State.

3.8 The contractor will be responsible for biosecurity including; cleaning all equipment, vehicles, boots and clothing when entering the area. The biosecurity will ensure that no other noxious weeds will be spread into this area on shoes, clothing and equipment. Equipment must be power washed and cleaned prior to beginning work on this project. And if the equipment goes off site during the project, it must be re-cleaned upon each entry to the area.

4. PLACE/DELIVERY AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

4.1. The project site is within GIS-designated areas within the Wahluke Unit of the Hanford Reach National Monument, Grant County, Washington and the McManamon Unit of the Hanford Reach National Monument, Adams County, Washington.

4.2 The project should begin on or about April 1, 2027 and will cover treatment periods in 2027 and 2028. The total period of performance for this work will be for two years between approximately April 1, 2027 and October 1, 2027 and April 1, 2028 and October 1, 2028.

4.3 A partial payment may be made midway through the period of performance to compensate the contractor for work satisfactorily completed to date. This interim payment would be authorized upon verification of progress, acceptance of deliverables completed during that portion of the period of performance, and receipt of an invoice reflecting the proportionate value of the work performed.

5. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE:

5.1 The contractor will supply GPS files of all searched, infested and chemical application locations.

5.2 Evaluation and acceptance will be determined by the Technical Coordinator(s) and/or Refuge Manager(s).

Herbicide applications will be evaluated for thoroughness and evenness of application using GPS data produced by the contractor, and by field-checking application areas (e.g., in-field spot checks, random sampling).

6. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT OR MATERIALS/INFORMATION:

6.1 Access to treatment areas, as well as maps and GIS shapefiles application areas (as necessary).

6.2 Verification of herbicide application by spot check and review of GPS mapping.

7. AVAILABILITY:

7.1 Treatment area maps will be provided to the successful bidder by the USFWS. The mapping and weed treatment application areas are approximately located:

• Hanford Reach National Monument (1,000 acres): 46.765703484595896, -119.47323091578113; starting from

Vernita Bridge 16 miles east on Washington State Highway 24, and 2 miles north on the Saddle Mountain Overlook Road.

• Columbia National Wildlife Refuge (85 acres): 46.890169, -119.288031; the location is 7 miles west of Othello, WA along McManamon Road

7.2 The treatment areas include sandy eroded slopes and areas with old fence lines. These may present application challenges that the contractor will have to be mindful of and will have to handle appropriately.

7.4 USFWS normal duty hours are Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. USFWS normal non-duty hours include nights, weekends, and government holidays (including Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day). In the event of emergencies, the vendor shall provide contact information.

8. TECHNICAL COORDINATOR:

Trina Staloch, Project Leader USFWS, Central Washington NWR Complex 64 Maple Street Burbank, WA 99323 Phone: (509) 546-8300