Herbicide Application-ISEP Plan 2026- Camp Dawson

The West Virginia Adjutant General's Office, Construction and Facilities Management Office, is procuring herbicide application services for the 2026 Invasive Species Eradication Plan at Camp Dawson Army Training Site in Pleasants County, West Virginia through an Agency Request for Quote (ARFQ-ADJ2600000002). The procurement covers herbicide application and invasive species eradication activities across approximately 69 acres encompassing four noncontiguous tracts: Camp Dawson Tract (26 acres), Volkstone Tract (22 acres), Pringle Tract (12.5 acres), and Briery Tract (8.5 acres). The contractor must eradicate invasive plant species including multiflora rose, Japanese knotweed, autumn olive, tree-of-heaven, Japanese stilt grass, giant knotweed, oriental bittersweet, bush honeysuckle, Japanese barberry, winged burning bush, European privet, wintercreeper euonymus, Japanese spirea, Japanese honeysuckle, English ivy, and mile-a-minute vine using herbicides provided by the West Virginia Army National Guard, including Garlon 3A, Habitat, Escort XP, Rodeo, Pathfinder II, Vantage, and Esplanade. Bidders must demonstrate three years of prior experience in pesticide application for timber stand improvement, maintain a West Virginia License as a Pesticide Application Business, and employ a certified West Virginia Pesticide Applicator with certifications in both Category 3 (Forest Pest Control) and Category 7 (Right-of-Way/Industrial Weed Control); a Commercial Certified Pesticide Applicator must perform all applications on federally owned sites. Work must commence on March 16, 2026, and be completed by September 18, 2026, with treatment periods varying by location from March through September, and the contractor must maintain weekly contact with the Camp Dawson Environmental Office and daily contact when working near active firing ranges. The vendor question deadline is February 17, 2026, at 10:00 AM, and bids must be submitted electronically through wvOASIS or via email to Dean Wingerd, Procurement Analyst, at claude.d.wingerd.nfg@army.mil by February 25, 2026, at 12:30 PM, with award made to the bidder meeting all specifications at the lowest total price.

No set-aside designations or restrictions on organization types are specified in this solicitation. Prospective bidders must be registered as a West Virginia Licensed Vendor with the West Virginia Division of Purchasing and must provide proof of $1,000,000.00 in Commercial General Liability Insurance and $1,000,000.00 in Automobile Liability Insurance prior to contract commencement. A previous related solicitation (ARFQ-ADJ2500000013) yielded bids ranging from $19,500.00 to $69,850.00, with Appalachian Tree Care LLC submitting the lowest bid at $19,500.00, providing a reference point for expected contract values on this current solicitation. The contract provides for two equal payments of 50 percent each, with the first payment due upon satisfactory completion of initial and follow-up treatments on the Camp Dawson and Volkstone Tracts by June 12, 2026, and the second payment due upon completion of all remaining treatments by September 18, 2026. The West Virginia Army National Guard will provide all herbicides, surfactants, diluents, aerial photography maps, and access coordination, while the contractor assumes responsibility for disposal of any pesticide waste in accordance with all applicable state and federal regulations. The contract is contingent upon appropriated funds and may be canceled by the State upon 30 days' written notice if materials or workmanship do not conform to specifications.