Terry badlands WSA

The Bureau of Land Management is soliciting quotes for noxious weed control services at the Terry Badlands Wilderness Study Area in Prairie County, Montana. The contractor will be responsible for treating 217 acres of BLM land, with priority focus on controlling Leafy Spurge and Salt cedar, along with other weeds listed on the Montana Noxious Weed Species List. Key requirements include having a current Montana applicators license, using approved herbicides from the BLM formulations list, maintaining GPS records, and achieving a minimum of 90% weed control effectiveness. The evaluation will be based on past performance and price using simplified acquisition procedures. Questions must be submitted by June 30, 2025, with quotes due by July 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM Mountain Time.

This procurement is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) with a small business size standard of $11.5 million. No incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The contract includes a single line item for the complete noxious weed control job, though no specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available documentation. The performance period runs from July 15, 2025 through August 31, 2025, providing approximately six weeks to complete the work. The place of performance is the Terry Badlands Wilderness Study Area and surrounding sections in Prairie County, Montana, specifically in Township 12N, Range 50E, Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, with work taking place in rugged badlands terrain that will require careful navigation and specialized equipment.