Big desert herbicide application 2022

The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region is soliciting proposals to provide herbicide application services across 24,000 acres in the Big Desert area of Idaho under solicitation number 140L2622Q0036. Offerors must have an Idaho Professional Applicator License and apply four herbicide products at specified rates using GPS equipment to document treated areas. Proposals will be evaluated based on past performance, safety procedures, equipment capabilities, price, and technical factors. Proposals are due by July 14th and work must be completed between September 14th and October 13th, 2022.

This is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 115112. The solicitation involves applying herbicides to control invasive plants across 13,000 acres in the Big Desert area and over 11,000 acres in the Cox's Well and Lava Flow areas of Idaho. An amendment increased the Tebuthiuron application rate from 3 to 5 pounds per acre. The period of performance is 30 days starting in September 2022 with pricing on a unit rate basis for estimated quantities. Place of performance will be on Bureau of Land Management properties within the specified areas in Idaho.