Lake cascade weed control

The US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), Grand Coulee Power Office (GCPO), Grand Coulee, WA has a total small-business set-aside for the management of noxious weeds and invasive plants. The Bureau of Reclamation manages approximately 6,049 acres of Federal land surrounding Lake Cascade in Valley County. It is anticipated a maximum of 75 acres will be treated per year. Reclamation uses an integrated pest management approach to control noxious weeds and invasive plants, which to date includes chemical and mechanical methods of control on the lands it administers at Lake Cascade. Mapping is an important component of a noxious weed and invasive plant species control program. Mapping indicates the extent and location of an infestation, and when combined with other information about a species including severity and density, constitutes an inventory.

The primary purpose is for the Contractor to provide all personnel, equipment (including personal protective equipment), tools, materials, transportation, supervision, and other items and incidental services necessary to satisfactorily identify, map and treat invasive weed species on Reclamation-administered Federal lands surrounding Lake Cascade, in Valley County, Idaho.

Detailed specifications for this requirement will be available under solicitation 140R1721Q0031, to be issued on or before June 25, 2020.

The Government anticipates awarding a purchase order for a base plus four option years, with an approximate period of performance of 8/1/2021 ¿ 1/31/2026, depending on actual award date. Pricing shall be provided for base and all option years.

Base Year: August 1, 2021- January 31, 2022
Option Year 1: February 1, 2022- January 31, 2023
Option Year 2: February 1, 2023- January 31, 2024
Option Year 3: February 1, 2024- January 31, 2025
Option Year 4: February 1, 2025- January 31, 2026

NAICS CODE: 115310 - Support Activities for Forestry

SIZE STANDARD: $8 Million

PSC: F105 - Environmental Systems Protection ¿ Pesticide Support

RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTING OFFICE: Grand Coulee Power Office, Columbia-Pacific Northwest Regional, PO Box 620, Grand Coulee, WA, 99133

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Lake Cascade, Valley County, Idaho

Questions: Questions regarding this pre-solicitation announcement will be accepted via email at tmest@usbr.gov. Answers will be posted on this website to make them available to all interested parties.

VENDORS MUST BE REGISTERED AND ACTIVE AT WEBSITE: WWW.SAM.GOV AT THE TIME THE SOLICITATION CLOSES. TIN AND DUNS NUMBERS MUST BE PROVIDED WITH THE QUOTE FOR CONFIRMATION OF SAM REGISTRATION.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes and award of this requirement will not be delayed to qualify a new contractor.