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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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.

Solicitation no. 140L4324Q0168 has been issued as a Request For Quotation for a firm fixed price commercial services contract for FY25 ESR Invasive Annual Grass and Noxious Weed Herbicide Treatments located at Vale, Oregon at one lump sum price. The scope of work includes FY25 ESR Invasive Annual Grass and Noxious Weed Herbicide Treatments. The performance period is from 10/04/2024 through 11/15/2024. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 effective May 22, 2024. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Approach, Past Performance, and Price. Options will be evaluated in accordance with provision 52.212-2. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. This requirement is set-aside for SMALL BUSINESS. The NAICS code is 115310 - Support Activities for Forestry and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The basis of award is the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award will be made to the responsible respondent pursuant to FAR subpart 9.1. Responses shall be received via email at babecker@blm.gov and mduane@blm.gov, and blm_or_so_952_mail@blm.gov by the response due date and time.

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INVASIVE ANNUAL GRASS AND NOXIOUS WEED HERBICIDE TREATMENTS SOLICITATION NO. 140L4324Q0168 BLM VALE, OREGON Page 4 of 81

SECTION B – SERVICES AND PRICES

This requirement is for one (1) Firm Fixed Price Commercial Services Contract for FY25 ESR Invasive Annual Grass and Noxious Weed Herbicide Treatments in Vale, Oregon. The contract contains a one-year Base plus three optional line items.

BASE

Item no. Item Description Quantity Unit of

Measure Unit Price Total

Block A – Dry Lake Fire IAG 0001 Herbicide treatment 5 gallons water per acre (1,000 – 5,000 acres of treatment) [7 oz/ac Plateau] See Dry Lake map Block A

2,670 Acres $ $

0002 Additional ferry travel from load site to application site 5 GPA (3 – 6 miles)

2,670 Acres $ $

0016 Plateau Herbicide (7 oz/ac) 146 Gal $ $ 0018 Grounded (16 oz/ac) 334 Gal $ $ 0020 Quest (label – 3pt/100 gal) 51 Gal $ $

Total Block A $ Block B – Dry Lake Fire Scotch Thistle

0003 Herbicide treatment 5 gallons water per acre (Up to 500 acres of treatment) [7 oz/ac Milestone] See Dry Lake map Block B

100 Acres $ $

0004 Additional ferry travel from load site to application site 5 GPA (3 – 6 miles)

100 Acres $ $

0017 Milestone Herbicide (7 oz/ac) 6 Gal $ $ 0019 DyneAmic (2 pt/100 gal) 2 Gal $ $

Total Block B $ Block C – Board Corral Fire IAG

0005 Herbicide treatment 5 gallons water per acre (Up to 500 acres of treatment) [7 oz/ac Plateau] See Board Corral map Block C

228 Acres $ $

0006 Additional ferry travel from load site to application site 5 GPA (3 – 6 miles)

228 Acres $ $

0016 Plateau Herbicide (7 oz/ac) 13 Gal $ $ 0018 Grounded (16 oz/ac) 29 Gal $ $ 0020 Quest (label – 3 pt/100 gal) 5 Gal $ $

Total Block C $ Block D – Little Valley Fire 7 Ounce IAG

0007 Herbicide treatment 5 gallons water per acre (Over 10,000 acres of treatment) [7 oz/ac

15,125 Acres $ $

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Plateau] See Little Valley map Block D

0008 Additional ferry travel from load site to application site 5 GPA (3 – 6 miles)

10,000 Acres $ $

0016 Plateau Herbicide (7 oz/ac) 828 Gal $ $ 0018 Grounded (16 oz/ac) 1,891 Gal $ $ 0020 Quest (label – 3 pt/100 gal) 284 Gal $ $

Total Block D $ (Option) Block E – Little Valley Fire 4 Ounce IAG

0009 Herbicide treatment 5 gallons water per acre (1,000 – 5,000 acres of treatment) [4 oz/ac Plateau] See Little Valley map Block E

1,422 Acres $ $

0016 Plateau Herbicide (4 oz/ac) 45 Gal $ $ 0018 Grounded (16 oz/ac) 178 Gal $ $ 0020 Quest (label – 3 pt/100 gal) 27 Gal $ $

Total Block E $ (Option) Block F – Little Valley Fire Scotch Thistle 1

0010 Herbicide treatment 5 gallons water per acre (1,001 – 5,000 acres of treatment) [7 oz/ac Milestone] See Little Valley map Block F

1,275 Acres $ $

0011 Additional ferry travel from load site to application site 5 GPA (3 – 6 miles)

1,275 Acres $ $

0017 Milestone Herbicide (7 oz/ac) 70 Gal $ $

0019 DyneAmic (2 pt/100 gal) 16 Gal $ $ Total Block F $

(Option) Block G– Little Valley Fire Scotch Thistle 2 0012 Herbicide treatment 10 gallons water per acre (501 – 1,000 acres of treatment) [7 oz/ac Milestone] See Little Valley map Block G

975 Acres $ $

0013 Additional ferry travel from load site to

975 Acres $ $

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– 6 miles)

0017 Milestone Herbicide (7 oz/ac) 54 Gal $ $

0019 DyneAmic (2 pt/100 gal) 25 Gal $ $ Total Block G $

(Option) Block H – River Fire IAG 0014 Herbicide treatment 5 gallons water per acre (501 to 1,000 acres of treatment) [7 oz/ac Plateau] See River map Block H

800 Acres $ $

0015 Additional ferry travel from load site to application site 5 GPA (9 - 12 miles)

800 Acres $ $

0016 Plateau 44 Gal $ $ 0018 Grounded 100 Gal $ $ 0020 Quest 15 Gal $ $

Total Block H $ TOTAL - Base TOTAL - Options GRAND TOTAL – Base plus Options

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: See Section F.

Block A: Treatment of approximately 2,670 acres invasive annual grass (IAG) on public lands within the Dry Lake Fire area in Malheur Field Office. Actual acres will be computed from submitted GPS information. Treatment on Block A is required to be completed no later than mid-November 2024 to meet the objective for pre-emergent suppression of IAG and enable seeding in 2025.

Block B: Treatment of approximately 100 acres of Scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium (ONAC) on a parcel within the Dry Lake Fire area. Treatment on Block B is required to be completed no later than (NLT) mid-November 2024 to meet the objective for pre- and post-emergent suppression of ONAC.

Block C: Treatment of approximately 228 acres IAG on public lands within the Board Corral Fire area in Malheur Field Office. Actual acres will be computed from submitted GPS information. Treatment on Block C is required to be completed no later than mid-November to meet the objective for pre-emergent suppression of IAG.

Block D: Treatment of approximately 15,125 acres IAG on public lands within the Little Valley Fire area in Malheur Field Office. Actual acres will be computed from submitted GPS information. Treatment on Block D is required to be completed no later than mid-November 2024 to meet the objective for pre-emergent suppression of IAG and enable seeding in 2025.

Block E: Treatment utilizing a lighter rate of imazapic on approximately 1,422 acres of IAG on a parcel within the Little Valley Fire area proposed for drill seeding following application. Treatment on Block E is required to be completed no later than mid-November 2024 to meet the objective for pre-emergent suppression of IAG and enable drill seeding following treatment.

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Block F: Treatment of approximately 1,275 acres of ONAC on a parcel within the Little Valley Fire area. Treatment on Block F is required to be completed no later than mid-November 2024 to meet the objective for pre- and post-emergent suppression of ONAC.

Block G: Treatment of approximately 975 acres of ONAC on a parcel within the Little Valley Fire area. Treatment on Block G is required to be completed no later than mid-November 2024 to meet the objective for pre- and post-emergent suppression of ONAC.

Block H: Treatment of approximately 800 acres IAG on public lands within the River Fire area in Malheur Field Office. Actual acres will be computed from submitted GPS information. Treatment on Block H is required to be completed no later than mid-November 2024 to meet the objective for pre-emergent suppression of IAG and enable seeding in 2025.

The requirement for specific timing of treatment is noted in each block description.

(End of Section B)

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SECTION C – STATEMENT OF WORK

1.0 SCOPE

1.1 INTRODUCTION: The Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oregon State Office Procurement Management Department is seeking vegetation treatment services on four selected areas administered by the Vale District BLM. The work consists of applying herbicides on each area burned by wildfire on public lands within the Malheur Field Office during Fiscal Year (FY) 24. All four areas require site-wide applications for a species common to all. Two of the areas require separate herbicide applications to control specific species within the perimeters. There is one separate block in Dry Lake Fire; and two separate blocks in Little Valley Fire. Each separate block within the perimeters has its own map and details. In all, there are eight (8) specific treatments identified as Blocks A through H.

Treatments on all Blocks – A through H – will be required to be completed no later than November 15, 2024, to meet the objective of pre- and post-emergent suppression of target species for each block.

Successful control of target species is required to prepare clean seedbeds for seedings planned one-year post-treatment. Location and descriptions of all the treatments blocks are detailed below in section 1.3.

1.2 APPLICABLE DIRECTIVES: The contractor must hold current Oregon Commercial Applicator Licenses (and federal, if required) for the application of pesticides in the weed control category appropriate for the application and application equipment type proposed. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to assure all applicator, equipment, and company licenses required for treatments in the State of Oregon (and federal, if required) are current at the time of RFQ response. To be considered for this contract, proof of all licensing shall be provided as part of RFQ response.

1.3 LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: Location and vicinity maps showing the eight (8) blocks are provided as an attachment to this SOW. The files include location and vicinity maps for the wildfire location and project areas. Actual acres shall be computed from Global Positioning System (GPS) information. The Contractor shall not treat areas outside of the identified work areas identified in this SOW and SOW Attachments.

Block A: FY24 Dry Lake Fire IAG Treatment requires an application for the control of IAGs on public lands on the entire Dry Lake ESR area following the wildfire. The total treatment area for this project consists of approximately 2,670 acres with a water usage requirement of 5 gal per acre and Plateau herbicide requirement at 7 oz per acre, Grounded adjuvant at 16 oz per acre, and Quest adjuvant at 3 pints/100 gallons.

Block B: FY24 Dry Lake Fire Scotch Thistle Treatment requires an application for the control of Scotch thistle on public lands within a designated block of the Little Valley Fire ESR area. The total treatment area for this project consists of approximately 100 total acres with a water usage of 5 gallons per acre and Milestone herbicide required at 7 oz per acre and DyneAmic adjuvant at 2 pints/100 gallons.

Block C: FY24 Board Corral Fire IAG Treatment requires an application for the control of IAGs on public lands on the entire Board Corral ESR area following the wildfire. The total treatment area for this project consists of approximately 228 acres with a water usage requirement of 5 gal per acre and Plateau

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Block D: FY24 Little Valley Fire 7 Ounce IAG Treatment requires an application for the control of IAGs on public lands on a large portion of Little Valley ESR area following the wildfire. The total treatment area for this project consists of approximately 15,125 acres with a water usage requirement of 5 gal per acre and Plateau herbicide requirement at 7 oz per acre, Grounded adjuvant at 16 oz per acre, and Quest adjuvant at 3 pints/100 gallons.

Block E: FY24 Little Valley Fire 4 Ounce IAG Treatment requires a lighter application of herbicide for the control of IAGs on public lands on a small portion of the Little Valley ESR area following the wildfire as a pre-treatment prior to winter seeding of the block. The total treatment area for this project consists of approximately 1,422 acres with a water usage requirement of 5 gal per acre and Plateau herbicide requirement at 4 oz per acre, Grounded adjuvant at 16 oz per acre, and Quest adjuvant at 3 pints/100 gallons.

Block F: FY24 Little Valley Fire Scotch Thistle Treatment 1 requires an application for the control of Scotch thistle on public lands within a designated block of the Little Valley Fire ESR area. The total treatment area for this project consists of approximately 1,275 total acres with a water usage of 5 gallons per acre and Milestone herbicide required at 7 oz per acre and DyneAmic adjuvant at 2 pints/100 gallons.

Block G: FY24 Little Valley Fire Scotch Thistle Treatment 2 requires an application for the control of Scotch thistle on public lands within a designated block of the Little Valley Fire ESR area. The total treatment area for this project consists of approximately 975 total acres with a water usage of 10 gallons per acre and Milestone herbicide required at 7 oz per acre and DyneAmic adjuvant at 2 pints/100 gallons.

Block H: FY24 River Fire IAG Treatment requires an application for the control of invasive annual grasses (IAG) on public lands on a select portion of the ESR area following the wildfire. The total treatment area for this project consists of approximately 800 acres with a water usage requirement of 5 gal per acre and Plateau herbicide requirement at 7 oz per acre, Grounded adjuvant at 16 oz per acre, and Quest adjuvant at 3 pints/100 gallons.

2.0 ACRONYMS AND GLOSSARY

Adjuvant – An inert material added to a pesticide formulation or tank mix to increase the effectiveness of the active ingredient.

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Base (reference, control) Station – A GPS receiver set up at a known location; that is, a point whose Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates and elevation are known

BLM – Bureau of Land Management

Chemical (herbicide) treatments – Application by Commercial Pesticide Operator/Applicator, licensed by Department of Agriculture (with Agriculture Herbicide Category), of BLM-requested herbicides to herbaceous or woody plants, as designated by the BLM, using industrial standard application equipment.

COR – Contracting Officer’s Representative

DOI – Department of the Interior

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

ESR – Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation

GPS – Global Positioning System

IAG - Invasive Annual Grass- Non-native aggressive grass with potential to cause significant economic losses.

Noxious Weeds – Plants found on the State of Oregon Noxious weed list at https://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/weeds/pages/aboutweeds.aspx, which may change annually.

PAR – Pesticide Application Record – A legally required record of herbicide application that is filled out within 24 hours of treatment. It includes what herbicide and how much was used, what weeds were sprayed, dates and times of application, names of applicators, etc. (See SOW Attachment A - Sample Pesticide Application Record).

PI – Project Inspector on behalf of the BLM / Department of Interior

PUP - Pesticide Use Proposal –A BLM document that summarizes the intentions of the herbicide application including targeted species, allowable herbicide rates, sensitive resources, and mitigation measures for proposed projects.

SOP – Standard Operating Procedures - See SOW Attachment B - BLM Standard Operating Procedures and Mitigation Measures for Applying Herbicides https://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/weeds/pages/aboutweeds.aspx

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UTM - Universal Transverse Mercator - A mapping coordinate grid system based upon one of many different mapping projections. Note: The BLM in Eastern Oregon uses the projected coordinate system UTM, Datum NAD 1983 (Conus), Zone 10 or 11. The data is displayed in meters easting and northing.

WUI – Wildland-Urban Interface – The line, area, or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels.

3.0 SOW ATTACHMENTS

SOW Attachment A Sample Pesticide Application Record

SOW Attachment B BLM Standard Operating Procedures and Mitigation Measures for Applying Herbicides

SOW Attachment C Combined Location and Vicinity Maps for all required treatment locations listed in projects (1) through (2)

4.0 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

4.1 The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and Local regulations, as well as the BLM PUP(s).

4.2 The Contractor shall provide all resources, personnel, equipment, supplies, and materials necessary for chemical handling, to include the chemicals, the surfactants, and the water needed to provide the services at the locations specified herein using the required BLM specified herbicides at the required rate stated in this SOW with the appropriate application equipment and delivery methods in accordance with the appropriate directives, regulations, and policies.

4.3 All herbicide treatments shall be conducted following herbicide label directions, the SOW, and SOW Attachment B, BLM Standard Operating Procedures and Mitigation Measures for Applying Herbicides, Approved BLM Pesticide Use Proposal (PUP), and all other policies and guidelines pertaining to their use. The Government will provide the PUP to the contractor within one week of application at a pre-work meeting to be coordinated with the Project Inspector (PI) and or COR. All herbicides and adjuvants used at the time of application must be listed on the approved project PUPs.

4.4 The contractor shall coordinate a pre-work conference meeting within 2 business days of award. The contractor shall present a copy of its proposed performance plan for Government acceptance. The contractor’s plan shall include how the work will be accomplished, including but not limited to, pattern testing. The Government will determine at that time if the contractor may proceed with work based on the proposed plan. If the performance plan is not accepted at the meeting, the contractor shall provide its revisions for Government acceptance within 3 business days of the pre-work conference meeting. This cycle shall continue until the contractor’s plan is determined acceptable by the Government.

4.5 The contractor shall control the spray pattern while safely and evenly contouring over uneven, broken, BLM VALE, OREGON Page 12 of 81 steep and rocky terrain, maintaining consistent application of herbicide. Spray strips shall be distributed in such a manner as to secure a high uniformity of herbicide distribution to cover all acres with the designated rate.

4.6 The Government may require, at any time, that the contractor perform a demonstration that the application equipment is calibrated and will evenly distribute the designated spray at rates specified in the SOW and PUP(s). Checks may be achieved through a pattern test or use of water sensitive cards at the project site. However, project-wide, due to its mode of action on IAGs, results from imazapic herbicide treatments will not become obvious until the growing season following treatment, generally late April – early June. Where skips, excessive swath widths, i.e. striping, or other obvious insufficient applications occur that result in sublethal target species death are documented to be >1% of the project area as determined from GPS tracking data or during on the ground inspections by the COR/PI, retreatment of the insufficiently treated area(s) will be required at no extra cost (for labor, equipment, herbicides, etc.) to the Government. Obvious striping (sublethal death of target species) from excessive swath widths results in poor post-seeding success/increased seeding expense to the Government in sublethal target-species-death strips, therefore, such areas may require entire area where strips are present to be retreated at no cost to the Government.

4.7 Daily PARs and a final PAR, referenced in Section 9.0 Deliverables, shall be accompanied by detailed maps (both paper and electronic) showing track lines, including daily printouts and files from the previous day. Electronic files of treatments shall be compatible with ArcPro. A required template for the PAR will be provided by the BLM upon award.

4.7.1 The contractor shall provide the data in a standard format (NAD83 for zone 10 or 11 North in UTM or latitudes/longitudes in decimal degrees). At a minimum, the data shall contain applicator's name and address, State of Oregon applicator’s license number, date of application, beginning and ending times of application, weather conditions (temperature, climatic conditions, wind speed and direction, and relative humidity), product used, and any adjuvants added, application rate, application type, and number of acres treated.

4.8 Shapefiles of treatments shall be compatible with ArcPro. The contractor shall be able to receive the BLM provided digital data (ArcPro shapefiles) and use it accordingly to provide accurate track logs of work completed.

4.9 Any refuse, debris or garbage generated by the Contractor or crew members shall be cleaned up and removed from the project site by the Contractor and disposed of legally offsite before final payment is made.

4.10 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The timing of work shall take into consideration the potential target species, elevation, seasonal climate, aspect, and habitat of the project area. For this requirement, the period of performance is from October 4, 2024 (or award date) to November 15, 2024. Blocks A, C, D, E, F, G and H have a required completion date no later than mid- November 2024 to assure pre- and post-emergent control of target species.

ACCESS TO PROJECT AREAS: Blocks A and B: FY24 Dry Lake Fire and Block C: FY24 Board Corral Fire are within close proximity to each other. Access to both is west from US Highway 95 on McBride Creek road approximately 15 miles, then west onto McIntyre road, a dirt range road, approx. 14 miles to the south end of Board Corral mountain. Blocks D, E, F and G: FY24 Little Valley Fire access is off of US Hwy 20 approximately 14 miles west of Vale OR then S 2 miles on a dirt road. Block H: FY24 River Fire requires a long ferry of approximately 12 miles. Likely staging site would be approximately 25 miles SSE of Vale OR then W on Mitchell Butte, a dirt road.

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4.11 UNIQUE FEATURES OF PROJECT AREA:

Block A, B and C: The Dry Lake and Board Corral Fire project areas are broken up by several ridges and canyons with elevational ranges from 4,900’ to 3,600’. Drops from ridge tops to valley floors are as great as 900’ which requires contouring into and out of canyons to get even coverage across all acres and alleviate excessive fall from boom to target species. Steep, rocky slopes make traversing across those areas difficult and treacherous.

Blocks D, E, F and G: The Little Valley Fire project area has long ridges with associated deep canyons with elevational ranges from 3,900’ to 2,500’. Contouring into and out of the canyons will be required to maintain even coverage and restrict excessive fall from boom to target species.

Block H: The River Fire project area is isolated by road conditions and a single, weight-limited river crossing from any traffic other than 4x4 or UTV/ATV type vehicles. It is in close proximity to a popular recreation site with water features including a river and lake. To avoid recreation activities and water impacts from herbicides, treatments require long ferry distances from mix-load station. Actual application requires contouring over very broken, uneven terrain into and out of canyons. The area has a flat top that breaks off into rocky, steep slopes with elevational changes between 2,500’ to 3,500’. Slopes range from 25 to 70 percent, making traversing across those areas difficult and treacherous.

4.12 For this contract, the Little Valley Fire Blocks D, E, F and G will have access close to treatment areas that are passable by trucks needed for mixing and loading herbicide. Blocks A, B and C will have access by mix/load equipment within 3 miles of treatment areas. Block H requires long ferries.

4.13 BLM will only have one staff member available to oversee and monitor (PI) the compliance of the spraying projects as well as mix/load operations. To benefit BLM oversight, while maintaining safety, the contractor shall make every effort to stage as close to the project area as possible while complying with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and appropriate land use permitting procedures applicable to their operations.

5 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS

5.12 GENERAL: The contractor shall provide all labor, transportation, tools, and equipment necessary to perform the requirements of this contract. This includes accessing and transportation of water to the project site for application. The contractor should be aware water sources may be long distances away from treatment or loading sites. The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining reliable water sources for the project. The contractor shall furnish the necessary qualified mechanics for maintenance of equipment and shall furnish all materials (fuel, etc.) and service required for operations of equipment and vehicles.

APPLICATION EQUIPMENT: Industry standard application equipment shall be used. The equipment shall be equipped with nozzles that produce a coarse spray to minimize drift and achieve uniform coverage. Equipment designed to minimize drift and/or a drift control agent may be added at the recommended label rate but must be approved by the COR prior to use. The contractor shall use high flow rate nozzles to apply the highest practical spray volume and the lower spray pressures recommended for the nozzle. When higher flow rates are needed, the contractor shall use higher flow rate nozzles instead of increasing pressure. The contractor shall use the minimum number of nozzles that provide uniform coverage. The contractor shall use a nozzle type that is designed for the intended application. The contractor shall minimize drift as practicably as possible. The contractor shall not use nozzles producing a mist droplet spray.

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5.12.1 The contractor shall ensure all equipment utilized for the project is maintained in optimal condition at all times to ensure there are no delays in completing the project requirements.

5.12.2 The applicator shall have the ability to uniformly deliver the designated gallons per acre (as stated in the task order) with a Boom/Nozzle configuration (including controlled pressure and nozzle orientation) that will provide a controlled droplet application.

5.13 The Contractor shall provide a communication system so that contractor personnel engaged in the project at different locations can communicate at all times with each other and so that BLM PI is provided at all times with an effective, reliable two-way communication in real time so that PI(s) may communicate with the contractor at any time to discuss performance matters. [If contractor chooses to use BLM-compatible radios, by DOI policy, BLM radios must be P25-compliant VHF-FM. Transceiver must provide selection of narrowband analog (12.5kHz) or narrowband digital (12.5kHz) operation on a minimum of 100 channels.]

5.14 MIXING/LOADING FACILITIES- The contractor must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and appropriate land use permitting procedures applicable to their operations.

5.15 HERBICIDE AND ADJUVANTS: For this requirement, the contractor shall utilize Plateau herbicide™, Grounded™, and Quest™ for invasive annual grasses treatments over the entire Block A - FY24 Dry Lake Fire IAG 2,670 acres; the entire Block C - FY24 Board Corral Fire IAG 228 aces; the entire Block D – FY24 Little Valley Fire 7 Ounce IAG 15,125 acres; the entire Block E - FY24 Little Valley Fire 4 Ounce IAG 1,422 acres; and the entire Block H – FY24 River Fire IAG 800 acres.

The contractor shall utilize Milestone herbicide and DyneAmic over entire Block B – FY24 Dry Lake Fire Scotch thistle 100 acres; entire Block F -FY24 Little Valley Fire Scotch Thistle (1) 1,275 acres; and entire Block G – FY24 Little Valley Fire Scotch Thistle (2) 975 acres.

Products other than those specified will not be acceptable for this requirement, except if Plateau is not available in sufficient quantities. Panoramic 2SL™ is an appropriate substitution if Plateau is in short supply. Dry formulations of imazapic will not be considered.

6 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS

6.12 At the time of award, the Government will furnish detailed GPS coordinate data of the unit boundaries, in the form of shapefiles created in ArcPro, as well as the BLM approved PUP(s).

7 SECURITY AND SAFETY

7.12 Any hazards that would pose a danger to contractor’s personnel or operating equipment shall be identified and mitigated by the contractor prior to commencing operations.

7.13 EQUIPMENT: The contractor may leave their equipment at the work site. However, the contractor shall be responsible for the equipment if it is lost, stolen, vandalized or damaged. The contractor is advised that vandalism of equipment may be anticipated in all areas of operation. 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.

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7.14 SAFETY: The contractor shall immediately notify the PI or COR of any spills, leaks, or accidents, as quickly as possible, no later than within 24 hours of occurrence.

7.15 AIRSPACE COORDINATION: Within the project area there are military training routes (MTRs). It is the contractor’s responsibility to contact Flight Service Station(s) (FSS) to coordinate their activities if their application equipment is aerial in nature. From OPM-35 - [In areas of military airspace it is acceptable to describe coordination agreements with military airspace scheduling or range control authorities and that it is the contractors’ responsibility to coordinate their activities with the scheduling office or Range Control.

Close coordination is necessary to ensure compliance with applicable airspace coordination agreements that states have with military authorities.]

8 CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

8.12 The offeror’s key personnel shall include a minimum of two (2) experienced and licensed herbicide applicator and minimum of four (4) qualified pesticide mixing and loading staff, as well as, but not limited to mechanics and truck drivers. All key personnel shall be able to successfully perform the requirements of this SOW.

8.13 The contractor and each applicator shall be licensed in the application and handling of herbicides in Oregon and shall have a Commercial Pesticide Applicators License which allows application on public rangelands (Agriculture Herbicide Category). If the status of any of these licenses change at any time due to suspensions, expirations, or any other reason, the contractor shall contact the PI and or Contracting Officer immediately.

8.14 A foreman shall be present on site, either as applicator or other contractor personnel during all applications. The foreman shall effectively and efficiently address on-the-ground issues and accurately communicate project progress by providing accurate track logs with the PI or COR.

8.15 As well as the commercial applicator’s license, the contractor’s applicator(s) shall have current Oregon Department of Agriculture, and Federal, if required, issued applicator(s) license(s) appropriate for each type of application equipment they utilize. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to assure all applicator and company licenses required for treatments in the State of Oregon are current at the time of RFQ response. Proof of licensing shall be provided with RFQ response. See https://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/Pesticides/Licensing

8.16 The Contractor, applicator, and ground crew shall know the requirements of the contract including technical requirements and application locations.

8.17 The Contractor shall be able to perform a minimum production rate of 2,500 acres sprayed per day (5 gallons/acre application).

8.18 The Contractor shall maintain an adequate work force to ensure timely completion of the work.

8.19 If the Contractor chooses to sub-contract, sub-contractors must meet all requirements in SOW as prime contractor, including small business certification.

9.0 DELIVERABLES

https://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/Pesticides/Licensing

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Deliverable Name Deliver To Due Date/Frequency Accuracy Daily Pesticide Application Record and accompanying flight and map information – see section 5.4.9

PI and COR via email

Daily submissions to include flight, map, and any other accompanying information.

100%

Final Pesticide Application Record and accompanying flight and map information – see section 5.4.9

PI and COR via email

Final compilation of all Daily PARs and any other pertinent information, as specified by the COR, due within 48 hours of task order completion. This shall include flight, map, and any other accompanying information.

100%

[END OF STATEMENT OF WORK]

(End of Section C)

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SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The contract shall commence from October 4, 2024 – November 15, 2024.

F.2.0 PROGRESS PLAN

At the prework conference, the Contractor shall provide to the COR a written "work progress plan" that details its proposed work force and schedule to provide for orderly completion of the work within the contract performance time. This work schedule must be acceptable to the Government. At a minimum, the schedule must reflect a work progress rate equal to the available amount of contract performance time.

The following clause is incorporated by reference:

Clause Title Date

52.242-15 STOP WORK ORDER AUG 1989

(End of Section F)

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SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

The following local clauses are provided in full text:

CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (JULY 2010)

(a) FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR42.15.

(b) The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

(c) We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official. The report information must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

(d) When your Contractor Representative(s) (Past Performance Points of Contact) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically-generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at https://www.cpars.gov/. The CPARS User Manual, registration for On Line Training for Contractor Representatives, and a practice application may be found at this site.

(e) Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the Contracting Officer will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at https://www.cpars.gov/. Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment. Comments are limited to the space provided in Block 22. Your comments should focus on objective facts in the Assessing Official's narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance. In addition to the ratings and supporting narratives, blocks 1 - 17 should be reviewed for accuracy, as these include key fields that will be used by the Government to identify your firm in future source selection actions. If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating ''No comment" in Block 22, and then signing and dating Block 23 of the form. Without a statement in Block 22, you will be unable to sign and submit the evaluation back to the Government. If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 30 days, it will automatically be returned to the Government and will be annotated: "The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment." Your response is due within 30 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR.

(f) The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

(1) Protect the evaluation as "source selection information." After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the Contracting Officer for instructions.

(2) Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

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(3) Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, preaward surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

(g) If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 30- day review period.

(h) A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been finalized.

(End of clause)

ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS – INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP)

(APR 2013)

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 Products or Commercial Services included in commercial products or commercial services 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

1. Invoice billed according to contract line items and rates.

2. If final payment is billed, the last invoice shall state “FINAL”.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contract (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 – 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org 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)

(End of Section G) https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:ippgroup@bos.frb.org

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SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1.0 ACCESS

In the event of a site/facility closure, the Contractor shall not perform or make deliveries to the site/facility until it is reopened by the Government, unless otherwise instructed by the Contracting Officer or their designated representative.

H.2.0 WORK HOURS

Unless otherwise specified in Section C, Specifications, work hours under this contract shall be limited to the time between one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day. No work will be done on Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holidays unless authorized by the COR.

H.3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL INTERRUPTION OF WORK

H.3.1 Environmental - The Contracting Officer, by issuance of a suspend work order, may direct the Contractor to shut down any work that may be subject to damage due to weather conditions, fire danger, or because it is impracticable to work during the winter season. The Contractor will be given a resume work order which will document the date the work suspension ends. An allowance has been included in the contract time for all environmental delays. The count of contract time will therefore continue during all periods of suspension due to normal weather conditions, including fire danger. The Contractor will not be entitled to additional contract time for any suspensions except to the extent that they are due to unusually severe weather conditions. The Contractor will not be entitled to additional monetary compensation for such suspensions regardless of duration.

H.3.2 Endangered Species - The Government may direct the Contractor to discontinue all operations in the event that listed or proposed threatened or endangered plants or animals protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, or Federal candidate (Category 1 and 2), sensitive or state listed species, identified under BLM Manual 6840, are discovered to be present in or adjacent to the project area.

H.4.0 PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL DATA

H.4.1 Public Law 93-291, May 24, 1974, provides for the preservation of scientific, prehistorical, and archeological data (including relics and specimens) which might otherwise be lost due to alteration of the terrain as a result of any Federal construction project.

H.4.2 The Contractor agrees that should any contractor employee, in the performance of this contract, discover evidence of possible scientific, prehistorical, historical, or archeological data the contractor will notify the Contracting Officer immediately in writing giving the location and nature of the findings.

H.4.3 Where appropriate by reason of discovery, the Contracting Officer may order delays in the time of performance and/or changes in the work. If such delays and/or changes are ordered, the time of performance and contract price shall be adjusted in accordance with the applicable clauses in the Contract Clauses Section of this contract.

H.4.4 The Contractor agrees to insert this requirement in all subcontracts which involve the performance of work on the terrain of the site.

H.5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

All waste materials generated by any work under the contract performed on a Government installation shall at all times be handled, transported, stored, and disposed of by the contractor and by his subcontractors in accordance with all applicable Federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, court orders, and other types of rulings having the effect of the law, including, but not limited to Executive Order 12088, 13 October 1978, Federal Compliance with Pollution Control Standards; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 ET SEQ); the Clean Air Act as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec 7401 ET SEQ);

BLM VALE, OREGON Page 21 of 81 the Endangered Species Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. Sec 1531, ET SEQ); the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. Sec 2601, ET SEQ); the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. Sec 470, ET SEQ); the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6901 ET SEQ); and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. Sec 469, ET SEQ). Should the United States Government be held liable for any neglect or improper actions by the contractor or any subcontractor regarding removal or disposal of any hazardous waste, the contractor shall reimburse the Government for all such liability.

H.6.0 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Any material suspected of being hazardous that is encountered during performance of a project shall immediately be brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer, at which time a determination will be made as to whether hazardous material testing shall be performed. If the Contracting Officer directs the contractor to perform tests, and/or the material is found to be of a hazardous nature requiring additional protective measures, a contract modification may be required, subject to equitable adjustment under the terms of the contract. The contractor is advised that friable and/or non-friable asbestos-containing material may be encountered in project areas. Friable asbestos-containing material is any material that contains more than one percent asbestos by weight, and that hand pressure can crumble, pulverize or reduce to powder when dry. Non-friable asbestos containing materials are materials in which asbestos fibers are bound by a matrix material, saturation, impregnation or coating.

Non-friable asbestos-containing materials do not normally release airborne asbestos fiber during routine handling and end-use. However, excessive fiber concentrations may be produced during uncontrolled abrading, sanding, drilling, cutting, machining, removal, demolition, or other similar activities. 29 CFR

1910.1001 shall be referenced in the event asbestos-containing materials are encountered. Friable asbestos-containing materials are not authorized for use in new construction or maintenance projects.

H.7.0 GREEN PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS

In the performance of this service or construction contract, the Contractor shall make maximum use of products identified on the mandatory environmental purchasing list at the following links, if applicable:

• U.S. EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines published at www.epa.gov/cpg/products.htm.

• USDA Biobased product listings published at www.biopreferred.gov.

• Energy Star® product listings published at www.energystar.gov/products.

• FEMP Low Standby Power product listings published at http://energy.gov/eere/femp/covered-product-categories

Contractor shall comply with all reporting requirements stated in the applicable clause(s):

• 52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification

• 52.223-2 Reporting of Biobased Products under Service and Construction Contracts

• 52.223-4 Recovered Material Certification

• 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA Designated Items

H.8.0 RESTORATION OF RESOURCES

H.8.1 Cleanup - The Contractor is responsible for cleaning up all camp and worksites before leaving the area.

Final payment or other alternative deemed feasible may be withheld until the Contractor has complied with this requirement.

H.8.2 Site and Access Roads – Site and public or private access roads negligently damaged by the Contractor shall be restored to the same condition they were in at the commencement of work, at the expense of the Contractor.

H.9.0 UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL

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The contractor shall inform all personnel working under his jurisdiction (including subcontractor and visiting supplier personnel) that access to restricted areas outside of the immediate work area; excluding direct haul and access routes, contracting and Civil Engineering offices and points of supply and storage; is prohibited. Circulation of said personnel will be limited to official business only. Persons in violation of the above will be apprehended and appropriately disciplined.

H.10.0 OREGON FARM/FOREST LABOR CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE

If the State of Oregon requires an Oregon Farm/Forest Labor Contractor's License, then the contractor awarded this contract and all first-tier subcontractors shall be required to obtain and maintain, during the term of this contract, such a license. Contractors not having a current license will be required to furnish evidence of having obtained such license within ten (10) days after receipt of written notification of contract award.