ALF Forest-wide Broadcast Fertilizer Application

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Eastern Region is seeking proposals for a contract to uniformly apply granular fertilizer to designated areas on the Allegheny National Forest in McKean County, Pennsylvania. The contractor will be required to supply and apply a blended mixture of 400 pounds of urea and 100 pounds of diammonium phosphate per acre, or an equivalent 500-pound blend, using ground-based equipment that can traverse the logging slash present on the sites. Evaluation criteria include past performance, qualified personnel, and equipment capabilities, as well as price. Proposals are due by March 29, 2024, and the period of performance is April 29 through May 24, 2024.

This is a Total Small Business set-aside contract, with the NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) and the PSC code F023 (Forestry Services). There is no identified incumbent, as this is a new contracting opportunity. The estimated contract value is not specified, but the government has provided application tables and wage determinations to guide pricing. The place of performance is the Bradford Ranger District of the Allegheny National Forest in Warren, Pennsylvania.