Astoria Herbicide Spray Application Services

The Oregon Department of Forestry, Astoria District, is requesting quotes for herbicide spray application services across 338 acres within the Clatsop State Forest, with quotes due August 9, 2026. Work must commence on or after August 17, 2026, and be completed by October 31, 2026.

The scope encompasses nine distinct treatment units: Davis Ridge U1 (59 acres), ODR U1 through U6 (totaling 233 acres across units of 16 to 99 acres), Ebsen Jarvie Thin U6 (10 acres), and Mill Shack U3 (36 acres). The contractor must furnish all qualified personnel, labor, supervision, transportation, materials, equipment, and tools. The supervisor must hold a valid Commercial Pesticide Applicator License with right-of-way and forest category certification and minimum three seasons of spray experience; all other crew members must hold an Immediately Supervised Pesticide Trainee license. A pre-operations meeting with ODF must be scheduled prior to commencing spraying services.

The Oregon Department of Forestry supplies all chemicals and additives (Oust Extra, glyphosate, imazapyr, Syl-Tac, and blue dye); the contractor is responsible for all labor, equipment, transportation, chemical storage, decontamination, and disposal costs, with no reimbursement for move-in or demobilization. Compensation is on a per-acre unit price basis for completed and accepted deliverables. The initial contract term is one year with options to extend annually for up to three additional renewal years. ODF reserves the right to reduce or increase acreage treated by up to 30 percent without changing the unit price.

Insurance requirements include workers' compensation, commercial general liability ($1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate), automobile liability ($1 million combined single limit), and pollution liability ($1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate). Award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive offeror. All quotes and questions must be submitted through OregonBuys. Resident-bidder certification is required.