Jiggs herbicide weeds treatment

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region is soliciting proposals for a herbicide weed treatment project in Elko County, Nevada. The contract requires a qualified contractor to apply herbicides on approximately 2,996 acres, targeting noxious weed species including Scotch thistle, Russian Knapweed, Hoary Cress, and Canada Thistle. Offerors must hold a current Nevada Professional Applicator License and demonstrate technical capabilities, including detailed crew information, equipment descriptions, quality control plans, and safety protocols. The evaluation will be conducted using a best value trade-off process, with technical capabilities and past performance weighted more heavily than price. Quotes must be submitted electronically to Matthew Merritt by March 24, 2025, with the performance period scheduled from June 2, 2025 to July 18, 2025.

The solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 115310 with a size standard of $11.5 million. The project area is located approximately 10 miles from Jiggs, Nevada, with terrain ranging from flat valley bottoms to steep hill slopes at elevations between 5,500 and 6,200 feet. Approximately 310 acres are within a Wilderness Study Area, requiring non-motorized application methods such as backpack or pack animal treatments. The contractor will use a terrestrial tank mix of 2,4-D and Chlorsulfuron herbicides, with specific guidelines on equipment and application techniques. Contractors must provide daily GPS tracklogs, maintain strict environmental protocols, and ensure 95% coverage of target weed species within the designated project areas, with payment based on actual acres treated and verified through GPS tracking and government physical surveys.