Lost River Noxious Weed Abatement

The Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region 10, California Great Basin, is seeking qualified vendors to provide noxious weed abatement services across the Lost River, Miller Creek, and Wilson Reservoir areas in Klamath County, Oregon. This pre-solicitation sources sought notice is issued for market research and information gathering purposes only and does not constitute a binding solicitation or obligation to award a contract. The primary contract requirements include providing licensed pesticide applicators (a minimum of four Public Applicators with one-to-one ratios of Public Applicators to Apprentices/Trainees), direct experience applying herbicides in large riparian and sensitive areas exceeding 300 acres, and comprehensive knowledge of the Lost River and Miller Creek areas to secure necessary property access permissions. Interested firms must submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to meet stated requirements, including previous experience with similar scope projects, personnel qualifications, business size status classifications, and capability level as either prime or subcontractor. The sources sought response deadline is January 27, 2026, and all interested parties must submit responses to any subsequent formal solicitation published on sam.gov; competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and no incumbent contractor information is identified in the pre-solicitation materials. The contract encompasses treatment of approximately 423 acres across 28.2 river miles, with specific treatment areas including the Langell Valley (80 acres), Wilson Reservoir (110 acres), and Poe Valley (52 acres) regions. The contract term is structured as a base year commencing March 1, 2025, with four one-year optional periods. The NAICS classification is 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a small business size standard of $9.5 million, and the PSC category is F105 (Environmental Systems Protection–Pesticides Support). The contractor must comply with extensive environmental and regulatory requirements including Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act compliance documentation, provide daily application logs and detailed annual reports with geo-tagged photographs by November 30 of each year, and coordinate with the Bureau of Reclamation for up to six days of airboat-supported island treatment services annually.