Chemical Control of Noxious Weeds IDIQ

The purpose of this solicitation is to secure services for chemical control of noxious and invasive weeds on the Willamette, Siuslaw and Umpqua National Forests.
Current federal policy required agencies to control invasive plants and prevent the further spread of invasive plants. Invasive plant control of selected sites is needed to protect native and desirable plant communities from being invaded by invasive plants. Invasive plant treatment will help prevent spread onto private, county, state, and other federal lands. The Contractor shall furnish all technical expertise, labor, permits, licenses, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals (except those designated as Government furnished) necessary to perform the work.

It is the Government's intention to award a one-year Firm, Fixed Price Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the Option to Extend the Term of the Contract for three (3) additional years. The Government may award up to two (2) contracts. Work to be specified, location of work and contract performance period will be ordered via Individual Project Task Orders. Contractor may be required to perform work items simultaneously on more than one district.

Solicitation will be available for download from FedBizOpps website at http://www.fbo.gov on or about May 8, 2013.

Note: prospective awardee shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) data base prior to award. Information on registration may be obtained via the internet at: https://www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220. All vendors must complete the electronic version of the Representations and Certifications in SAM as well.

An Oregon Farm/Forest Contractor's License and a Migrant and Season Agricultural Workers Protection Act Registration Number are required for this project.

"This procurement requires the use of biobased products to the extent that such products are reasonably available, meet agency or relevant industry performance standards, and are reasonably priced. Where available, these products should first be acquired from among qualified products that fall under the umbrella of items designated through the Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement Program (FB4P)". "