Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) Program treatment applications
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12639525Q0154
- Agency
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Wilmington, North Carolina 28405, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is soliciting proposals for a Blanket Purchase Agreement to procure chemicals and pesticides for the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) Program. The procurement covers approved insecticides including Dinotefuran, Imidacloprid, bifenthrin, Beta-cyfluthrin, Beauvaria bassiana, and Soybean oil, as well as herbicides Triclopyr and Glyphosate for various application methods such as bark spray, soil injection, trunk injection, contact spray, foliar spray, and hack and squirt techniques. Vendors must ensure their products are compatible with backpack sprayers, mister/foggers, and hydraulic/spray guns, and must be capable of shipping to multiple locations across the program's coverage area. The evaluation will be based on price, past performance, and technical merit, with technical proposals limited to 50 pages. Questions must be submitted by July 17, 2025, at 5:00 pm EST, and proposals are due July 18, 2025.
This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with no incumbent or current contractor identified in the solicitation materials. The BPA carries a $4 million limit and will span five years from the estimated award date of July 27, 2025, through July 28, 2030. The estimated treatment volume is based on previous contractor work involving 1.375 million trees at an average six-inch diameter, though actual quantities are not guaranteed. The place of performance is identified as Wilmington, NC, though the program operates across multiple states including New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. The contract structure allows for flexible ordering over the five-year period to support ongoing spotted lanternfly management efforts.
Notice text
The USDA, APHIS, requires various chemicals with various active ingredients which is used in various applications such as, but not limited to:
Below is a list of approved pesticides to be purchased for the Spotted Lanternfly Program.
The approved insecticides
Dinotefuran
Imidacloprid
bifenthrin
Beta-cyfluthrin
Beauvaria bassiana
Soybean oil
The approved herbicides
Triclopyr
Glyphosate
Below are the application methods the program intends to use with the approved pesticides. Application methods are according to label directions and may be supplemented by specific SOPs developed by the SLF Program. Bark spray will be conducted with the following insecticide at the maximum labeled rate.
Dinotefuran
Soil Injection application of following insecticide applied at the maximum labeled rate.
Imidacloprid
Trunk Injection application of the following insecticides applied at 2 mL per diameter inch of tree.
Imidacloprid
Dinotefuran
Contact Spray application of the following insecticides applied at the maximum labeled rate. These insecticides must be able to be used in backpack sprayers, mister/foggers, and hydraulic/spray guns.
Beta-cyfluthrin
Bifenthrin
Beauvaria bassiana
Soybean oil
Below are the application methods the program intends to use with the following herbicides. Foliar Spray application of following herbicide.
Triclopyr
Bark Spray application of following herbicide.
Triclopyr
Hack and Squirt application of following
herbicides.
Triclopyr
Glyphosate
Period of Performance Award (estimated July 27, 2025) through five (5) years (estimated July 28, 2030).
The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors
shall be used to evaluate offers:
(ii) price.
(iii) past performance
(iv) Technical
No more than 50 pages
All questions addressed no later than 17 July 2025 5:00 pm EST
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 12639525Q0154 SLF CHEMICALS.pdf |
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