Noxious Weed Treatments - Western Montana District

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-03 (effective 02/23/2024).

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561730, with a small business size standard of $9.5 Million. The product or service code is F006. The Government will award one or more firm-fixed price contracts resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the synopsis/solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government (as determined by the solicitation evaluation criteria).

The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana State Office is soliciting quotations for vegetation treatment services on selected sites in three counties within Montana. The work consists of applying herbicides in select locations for control of Spotted knapweed, Dalmation toadflax, and Canada thistle on BLM administered lands. However, any additional weed species that are listed on the Montana Noxious Weed Species List shall also be identified and treated per the requirements of the associated Statements of Work.

¿ Beaverhead County (Tie Creek Area)
o The work shall consist of application of contractor-furnished herbicide within the potential project areas as defined on the attached maps. Application for noxious weeds will occur on eight timber harvest units accounting for 300 acres. The work must be conducted between June 1 and August 15, 2024.
o The noxious weed treatment units are in Beaverhead County and located 3 miles west of Wise River, Montana, in the Tie Creek area. Legals of T.1N, R. 12W, Sections 14,15, 23 and 24. The units to be treated are eight previously harvested timber units and 100 feet off both side of the 5 miles of system roads in the area.

¿ Lewis and Clark County (Marysville)
o The work shall consist of application of contractor-furnished herbicide within the potential project areas as defined on the attached maps. Application for noxious weeds will occur on three timber harvest units accounting for 200 acres. The work must be conducted between June 15 and August 15, 2024.
o The noxious weed treatment units are in Lewis and Clark County and located 5 miles north and northwest of Marysville, Montana, in the Long Gulch and Lost Horse areas. Legals for Long Gulch units are T.12N, R. 5W, Sections 30 and 19. Legals for Lost Horse units are T.12N, R. 7W, Sections 24 and 25.

¿ Jefferson County (Whiskey Gulch)
o The work shall consist of application of contractor-furnished herbicide within the potential project areas as defined on the attached maps. Application for noxious weeds will occur on four timber harvest units accounting for 100 acres. The work must be conducted between June 1 and August 15, 2024.
o The noxious weed treatment units are in Jefferson County and located 5 miles north of Rader Creek, Montana, in the Whiskey Gulch area. Legals of T.2N, R. 6W, Sections 26 and 35.

All interested companies must provide quotations for one or more the following price schedules. Quotations will be evaluated on the basis of advantages and disadvantages to the Government that might result from making more than one award (multiple awards). It is assumed, for the purpose of evaluating quotations, that $500 would be the administrative cost to the Government for issuing and administering each contract awarded under this solicitation, and individual awards will be for the items or combinations of items that result in the lowest aggregate cost to the Government, including the assumed administrative costs.


Price Schedule - Beaverhead County (Tie Creek Area)
Line Item Description Quantity Unit Price Total Price
10 The work shall consist of application of contractor-furnished herbicide within the potential project areas as defined on the attached maps. Application for noxious weeds will occur on eight timber harvest units accounting for 300 acres. The work must be conducted between June 1 and August 15, 2024. 1 Lump Sum $


Price Schedule - Lewis and Clark County (Marysville)
Line Item Description Quantity Unit Price Total Price
20 The work shall consist of application of contractor-furnished herbicide within the potential project areas as defined on the attached maps. Application for noxious weeds will occur on three timber harvest units accounting for 200 acres. The work must be conducted between June 15 and August 15, 2024. 1 Lump Sum $


Price Schedule - Jefferson County (Whiskey Gulch)
Line Item Description Quantity Unit Price Total Price
30 The work shall consist of application of contractor-furnished herbicide within the potential project areas as defined on the attached maps. Application for noxious weeds will occur on four timber harvest units accounting for 100 acres. The work must be conducted between June 1 and August 15, 2024. 1 Lump Sum $


Award will be made to the quoter(s) whose quotation(s) offers the best value to the government. Quotations will be evaluated on the basis of advantages and disadvantages to the Government that might result from making more than one award (multiple awards). It is assumed, for the purpose of evaluating quotations, that $500 would be the administrative cost to the Government for issuing and administering each contract awarded under this solicitation, and individual awards will be for the items or combinations of items that result in the lowest aggregate cost to the Government, including the assumed administrative costs.

The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at acquisition.gov.

The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:
1. FAR 52.212-1, ¿Instructions to Offerors¿Commercial Products and Commercial Services¿
2. FAR 52.212-3, ¿Offeror Representations and Certifications¿Commercial Products and Commercial Services¿

Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications online in the System for Award Management (SAM) in accordance with FAR 52.212-3. If paragraph (b)(2) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required.

The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:
¿ FAR 52.212-4, ¿Contract Terms and Conditions¿Commercial Products and Commercial Services¿
¿ FAR 52.212-5, ¿Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ¿ Commercial Products and Commercial Services¿

This is an open-market combined synopsis/solicitation for services as defined herein. The government intends to award a one or more purchase orders as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

¿The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.¿

Quotations are due by 5:00 pm on Friday, April 26, 2024, at BLM's Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate, Billings, Montana. Offerors may submit electronic quotations as a response to the anticipated solicitation by sending quotations to cmundt@blm.gov. Electronic quotations will be subject to the same rules as paper offers.

The Government anticipates award of this procurement on or around May 3, 2024. The successful contractor will be required to attend a post-award meeting and complete work as within the period of performance specified in the associated Statement of Work.

For further information about the requirement, offerors should contact Christine Mundt at cmundt@blm.gov or at (406) 896-5030.

All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. If you have not updated SAM since October of 2020, you are advised to update early to be sure you are in compliance with the expanded Section 889 prohibitions on not using certain covered technology products.

The successful contractor shall electronically submit all payment requests for the anticipated contract through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its offer.