Flathead National Forest Invasive Weed Spraying

The Contractor shall furnish everything necessary, including but not limited to materials, chemicals, equipment, labor, supervision, transportation, operating supplies and incidentals necessary to safely apply herbicides that are registered in the state of Montana, using ground-operated spraying apparatus, in strict compliance with the herbicide labels.

Specific tasks to be performed by the Contractor include, but are not limited to: a) review of treatment plan and specific prescription; b) acquisition of herbicides when ordered; c) mobilization; d) application or treatment of the target species with an approved herbicide at the prescribed rate; e) mixing of chemicals and disposal of herbicide containers; f) documentation including a Work Plan and Schedule, Quality Control Plan, Safety and Spill Plans; and g) Contractor Quality Inspection Records and application documentation (Daily Herbicide Application Record).

Weed spraying shall be conducted during the following periods: either June 1 to July 20 or September 1 to October 10. Spraying during both time periods is not required, but both time periods may be used if needed to finish the task unless specified in the task order. In some cases, weed spraying using motorized equipment is not allowed until June 15 to comply with grizzly bear or bull trout habitat requirements.

No pre-quote meeting or site visit is schedule for this solicitation.

Any questions regarding this solicitation should be submitted to the Contracting Officer in writing at the following email address: gtreible@fs.fed.us