Spongy Moth Slow the Spread Mating Disruption
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FY27-0003680
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Place of performance
- Keavy, Kentucky, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Forest Service anticipates a firm fixed-price RFQ for spongy moth mating disruption application services under its Slow the Spread program, and is first conducting sources sought research with responses due November 19, 2026. The Set Aside line reads "No Set-Aside Used," although the synopsis solicits input from Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB firms. Response is voluntary, no proposals are requested or accepted, this is not a solicitation, and no reimbursement will be made for response costs. The notice states that gathered information may significantly influence the acquisition strategy.
Work spans 11 states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Minnesota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Application windows follow adult moth flight, running from late May in eastern North Carolina and Virginia to late July in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The contractor applies SPLAT-SM Organic formulations containing racemic disparlure at 3 to 30.4 grams active ingredient per acre, with 6 and 15.2 grams most commonly used, and must keep application rates within 5% of specified doses. The contractor must furnish equipment meeting 300 to 1,400 acres per hour depending on project area, obtain all pesticide and application licenses, and perform calibration and characterization testing. The contractor purchases formulated product from ISCA Technologies, while the government supplies active ingredient to the formulator the awardee selects. The contractor bears transportation, storage, loading, security, and disposal. Documentation includes DGPS data files, load files, daily diaries, and calibration records. The performance period is five years (2027–2031). Liquidated damages of $1,588 per incident or per day apply to failures including late arrival, unmet production rates, and equipment not repaired within 24 hours.
No incumbent or estimated value is stated. Treatment blocks and annual Statements of Work are provided February to March each contract year. The NAICS code is 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), and the PSC is F105 (Environmental Systems Protection, Pesticides Support).
Notice text
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS announcement to be used for preliminary market research purposes only. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. This is not a Solicitation and no contract shall be awarded from this synopsis. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests.
The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) to compete and perform service under a contract for the attached Performance Work Statement. A Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation and firm fixed priced contract is contemplated depending upon the responses to this synopsis.
Response is strictly voluntary - it is not mandatory to submit a response to this notice to participate in any formal RFQ process that may take place in the future. However, it should be noted that information gathered through this notice may significantly influence our acquisition strategy.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (FS) cooperative National Spongy Moth Slow the Spread program (STS) works collaboratively with 11 states [Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kentucky (KY), North Carolina (NC), Ohio (OH), Minnesota (MN), Tennessee (TN), Virginia (VA), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI)] to reduce the rate of spread of spongy moth (Lymantria dispar).
Applications for mating disruption are annually implemented to suppress newly established spongy moth populations in the STS program. One formulation of these mating disruptants will be considered for the project. Mating disruptants are formulated to slowly release the active ingredient, racemic disparlure, which is a synthetically produced spongy moth pheromone, over a period of several weeks when spongy moth adults are active and mating. The cloud of pheromone that is released disrupts the male moth’s ability to locate and mate with female moths, thereby suppressing the following year’s population.
The contractor shall perform mating disruption services in accordance with the attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement.
Please include the following in a response to this sources sought notice.
- Company/Organization Name
- Company/Organization UEI
- Point of Contact (POC) Name
- POC Phone Number
- POC Email Address
- Indicate the size classification of your company/organization
- Provide a brief statement addressing work experience of a similar nature, scope, complexity, and difficulty to that which will be performed under the prospective requirement.
All responses shall be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Shannon Wrobel at shannon.wrobel@usda.gov with a courtesy copy to Contract Officer Laniece Nixon at laniece.nixon@usda.gov.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A02 Mating Distruption Draft PWS.docx | DOCX document |
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