Broadcast Herbicide Spraying on the Allegheny National Forest PA

110 - Scope of Contract

The intent of this solicitation and any resulting contract is to spray selected herbicides on understory vegetation in designated areas on the Allegheny National Forest during July, August and September by licensed Pennsylvania pesticide applicators (category 05, forest pest control), using a contractor supplied ground-based high volume sprayer.

120 - Description and Location

121 - The areas to be sprayed are located on the Bradford and Marienville Ranger Districts of the Allegheny National Forest in Warren, Forest, Elk, McKean counties.

122 - The areas are usually less than 40 acres and greater than 3 acres in size, although some units may be smaller or larger than this. Most areas have been recently harvested and have logging slash and tree tops on the ground.

123 - The general location of and access to each area will be shown on a project area map of each area. These maps will be provided at the pre-work conference and with subsequent task orders. There is usually road access to the units, although sometimes the roads may be blocked with dirt mounds. If these mounds are damaged or removed, by the contractor accessing the unit, the contractor shall repair or replace them.

124 - Interfering understory vegetation includes fern, grass, beech, birch and striped maple. Each unit will have one or more of these target species identified for treatment, as well as the prescribed herbicide (glyphosate only, sulfometuron methyl only, or glyphosate and sulfometuron methyl mixed) to be applied to treat these target species.

SOLICITATION WILL BE POSTED ON OR ABOUT 6 JANUARY 2017