GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-Noxious Weed Spraying IDIQ Contract

The contract will require herbicide application. The work to be performed by the contractor includes: a) providing mixing and applying the specified herbicide to the target weed(s), and b) completing and submitting Forest Service provide application record and a simple map showing where treatment occurred in compliance with its terms, specifications, and provisions. The contractor shall furnish all materials, chemicals, equipment, labor, supervision, transportation, operation 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. The contractor will pay for the herbicides, surfactants, and dyes (need to include this expense in the cost per acre price).

Each year contractors will be issued task orders and maps directing them to spray weeds in various places across the Forest. Task orders will include the following information at a minimum: list bid items(s) included: number of acres for each bid; list start and end dates; list any timing restrictions (i.e., no spraying on weekends or holidays); list where warning signs need to be posted; areas to avoid (i.e., sensitive plants, amphibians, animal trapping sites, wells, and city water diversions); suggested water sources; recommended access routes; procedures for gaining access behind locked gates and permission for working in areas with travel restrictions. When the work is completed and accepted, the contractors will then be paid based on their bids  The Government will NOT reimburse the contractor for herbicides used as a separate cost item.

LOCATION

EAST ZONE is comprised of Yellowstone Ranger District (Big timber and Livingston, MT) and Gardiner Ranger District on the Gallatin National Forest. Specific information for different locations are estimates only.

WEST ZONE is comprised of Bozeman Ranger District and Hebgen Lake Ranger District of the Gallatin National Forest. Specific information for different locations are estimates only.

Period of Award:

B.1.1 Base year = is from time of award through May 31, 2013
B.1.2 Option year 1 = June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014
B.1.3 Option year 2 = June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015

MULTIPLE AWARDS WILL BE MADE FROM THIS SOLICITATION

Interested Contractors Will Bid on the Following Per Acre:

EAST ZONE                                                    WEST ZONE
Truck or Tractor spraying                       Truck or Tractor spraying
ATV or UTV spraying                               ATV or UTV spraying
Backpack or Pack Animal Spraying

During the period specified in FAR clause 52.216-28, ORDERING, the Government shall place orders totaling a minimum of $2,500, but not in excess of $500,000.

A Complete Solicitation Package Will Be Available on this Site by May 25, 2012.