Invasive and Noxious Plant Control on BLM Lands, Valley County, MT

Invasive and Noxious Plant Control on BLM Lands, Valley County, MT

Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-5(a)(2)(i) ¿ Full and Open Competition need not be provided for when (i) A statute expressly authorizes or requires that the acquisition be made through another agency or from a specified source.

This contract between the Bureau of Land Management and Valley County, Montana is under the authority of 16 USC 2113a which states, ¿the term ¿good neighbor agreement¿ means a cooperative agreement or contract (including a sole source).¿

Exhibit 4 of BLM¿s Good Neighbor Authority lists a wide variety of activities in program areas such as Rangeland Management such as:

¿ Invasive weed treatments ¿ Treatment of invasive weeds is often carried out across multiple ownerships in a coordinated effort. GNA can be an effective tool to partner with a state that is carrying out weed treatments, whether using herbicide, mechanical, or biological controls, in a coordinated cross boundary effort.

A Determination to Solicit from a Limited Source has been prepared in support of this acquisition and is attached to this Notice. This procurement was awarded using FAR Part 13 on June 06, 2020. All questions and submissions in response to this notice must be submitted to gmerwin@blm.gov. Awarded contract 140L3120P0015 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2020-06-01.