Seeley Lake Ranger District Aerial Herbicide Spraying
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- Solicitation number
- 1284LM26Q0112
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Place of performance
- Montana, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Forest Service is issuing a competitive BPA Call Order for aerial herbicide spraying at Seeley Lake Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, with responses due July 28, 2026, restricted to small business contractors already approved under the Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPA. This is not a new solicitation but a notification of intent to award a Call Order against the existing multiple-award national BPA (solicitation 12363N23Q4023); approximately 64 small businesses currently eligible under LMIR will receive the RFQ via email.
The work involves aerial application of herbicide to up to 720 acres across two treatment areas—Horseshoe Hills (365 acres, 2 units) and Monture Creek (355 acres, 1 unit)—to control cheatgrass, spotted knapweed, and other invasive species using a Type III helicopter. Performance runs from award through November 15, 2026, with application to be completed by November 1, 2026. The contractor supplies all herbicides (Imazapic at 4 oz/acre and Aminopyralid at 5 oz/acre), adjuvants, equipment, personnel, and vehicles; must hold aircraft and pilot licenses; and must submit a quality control plan and three references for past aerial application projects.
Evaluation uses lowest price technically acceptable criteria. Work begins within 7 calendar days of notice to proceed. Prevailing wage rates under Service Contract Act Wage Determination 2015-5393 (Missoula County, Montana) apply. Contact sm.fs.lmirbpa@usda.gov.
Notice text
The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS) is issuing this synopsis/solicitation notice as a means of complying with the USDA’s policy in the Contracting Desk Book, SUBPART 413.3—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS, 413.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against the LMIR BPA for arieal herbicide spraying at Seeley Lake Ranger District Lolo National Forest.
12363N23Q4023 The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) is a National BPA that consist of a large variety of work including Professional Services, Natural Resources Restoration, Engineering, Project Management, NEPA, Communications, and more. The BPA can be utilized on all Forests and Grasslands and is available for all federal agencies to utilize.
This is not a solicitation. This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification.
This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for USFS. There are currently 64 small businesses that will receive this solicitation. The Call Order shall be issued via email to those companies listed on the BPA. Any changes to the Call Order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the BPA. Point of Contact is sm.fs.lmirbpa@usda.gov.
This requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA Call Order against the aforementioned multiple award schedule BPA continuously solicited on the Government Point of Entry (GPE) at: SAM.gov. The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice, however, this is an open continuous BPA that allows us to accept responses for the life of the BPA. Search “Contracts” on sam.gov using solicitation number “12363N23Q4023”. The LMIR BPA has a continuous pre-solicitation sharing that that contractors may join the BPA by reaching out to POC on Solicitation 12363N23Q4023.
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