Edible Fig Removal Biomass Hauling Survey

The U.S. Forest Service has a requirement to procure services to remove Ficus carica from Trabuco and Holy Jim Canyons on the Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest. Work under this contract will treat approximately 10 acres of a larger edible fig infestation while testing various methods of herbicide treatment and biomass removal. The goal is to determine the most efficient and effective workflow for removing edible fig in this setting.
This contract provides for a crew of five individuals and one supervisor to conduct eradication activities. The crew will be "on-call" to work the amount of days ordered under the contract over two seasons (Sept. 15th - Oct. 31st 2018 and 2019). The Cleveland National Forest will be ordering a fixed quantity of "days" of labor. The days of labor will be for a five person crew plus one supervisor for eight hour work days with transportation, tools and chemicals provided by the contractor.
Project will be set-aside for small business firms. Applicable NAICS code is 115310. To be considered a small business firm, average annual receipts should not exceed $19.5 million.
The anticipated release of the solicitation is on or before June 22, 2018 and estimated award of this contract is on or about mid July 2018.
To be considered for award, interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/) and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) must be completed at this same website.
It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website for amendments.