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Herbicide Treatment for Sickleweed award

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AG-82X9-S-08-0075Federal

Submission Closed05/19/2008, 12:00:00 PM UTC

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This contract, awarded by the Department of Agriculture's Rocky Mountain Regional Office, requires the herbicide treatment of approximately 3200 acres of Sickleweed within the Fort Pierre National Grassland across Lyman and Stanley Counties, South Dakota. The contractor is responsible for providing all labor, equipment, transportation, and water necessary for the operation. Specifically, the contractor must supply and apply Telar XP, ensuring precision packing to meet dosage requirements and utilizing a broadcast application of 20 to 25 gallons of mix per acre for accessible areas. The project must be executed during the 2008 field season, with fieldwork starting around mid-May and concluding by June 30, 2008. Due to the growth cycle of the target plants, the entire treatment must be completed within a window of seven to ten days. Upon completion, the contractor is required to submit pesticide application records, total active ingredient measurements, and GIS-based maps with raw GPS data by July 31, 2008, while maintaining full compliance with South Dakota pesticide laws and administrative rules.

General Info

Agency

Department Of Agriculture → Rocky Mountain Regional Office

Contract Value

$35,498.4

NAICS

115310 - Support Activities for Forestry

Place of Performance

CO, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Awardee

MID DAKOTA VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, LLC

Award Issued Date

05/19/2008, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Documents

award

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1 page · past-performance

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1 page · specifications

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specifications

High

58 pages · rfp

High

3 pages · wage-determination

High

1 page · q-and-a

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1 page · q-and-a

Low

1 page · q-and-a

Low

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Timeline

3 updates

PhaseAwarded

PostedApr 8

Presolicitation

Notice updatedApr 9

Response deadline changed from May 9, 2008 to May 8, 2008. The notice description changed.

Notice updatedApr 11

Notice details unchanged. Attachments may have changed.

Notice updatedApr 25

Notice details unchanged. Attachments may have changed.

Type ChangedMay 7

Presolicitation → Solicitation

AwardedMay 19

Contract was awarded

Submission Closed

05/19/2008, 12:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → Rocky Mountain Regional Office

Contacts1 person available

OfficeLAKEWOOD, CO, 80401, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → Rocky Mountain Regional Office

Office AddressLAKEWOOD, CO, 80401, USA

Contacts

Terry L Ward

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

SCOPE OF CONTRACT Herbicide treatment of 3200 acres of Sickleweed (Falcaria vulgaris) on the Fort Pierre National Grassland, South Dakota, Lyman and Stanley Counties. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION Treatment area covers portions of the Fort Pierre National Grassland south of the town Pierre, South Dakota. USGS 7.5-minute topographic maps showing sickleweed locations will be provided upon request at pre-quote conference. 1.1SCOPE OF WORK. The contractor shall be required to: - Furnish any and all labor, transportation, equipment, supplies, water, services, supervision, permits, and licenses necessary to spray herbicide on approximately 3200 acres of Sickleweed. - Contractor will provide 360 ounces of Telar XP, which will be applied at the - oz/ac. Telar XP (an exuberated paste) is made by DuPont and needs to be precision packed by the Telar distributor to match the equipment being used in order to ensure that - oz/acre is being met. - Broadcast application of Telar on the majority of the area accessible by large equipment will require approximately 20-25 gallons of water/herbicide mix per acre. Contractor will be required to provide all water. - Contractor will provide GIS based maps along with raw GPS data (datum used shall be discussed with Forest Service before collection of GPS data) of treated areas along with pesticide application records to the Forest Service at the completion of treatment. The contractor will also be required to provide the Forest Service with total pounds of active ingredient per acre applied at the conclusion of the project. (See Attachments) - Contractor will comply with all pesticide use requirements set forth under SD Law (SDCL) 38-21 and Administrative Rule (ARSD) 12:56. 1.1.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. Services covered in this solicitation and resultant contract are to be performed during the 2008 field season. Work shall occur when the target plants are actively growing and weather conditions allow them to be susceptible to herbicide effects as per label directions. Work may begin on or about the middle of May and the Contractor shall complete all fieldwork no later than June 30, 2008 and all reports no later than July 31, 2008. Once the plants are mature enough for treatment to begin, the entire treatment will need to be completed within a week to 10 days (from first signs of buds to bloom stage).