F--O'NEIL PPA CONTACT HERBICIDE

The Bureau of Land Management’s Elko Field Office is soliciting quotes for aerial herbicide treatment services on 952 acres located approximately 21 miles south of Jackpot, Nevada, under solicitation number 140L3726Q0074. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation issued as a Request for Quotes under Subpart 12.6, exclusively set aside for small businesses with a size standard of $34.0 million, categorized under NAICS code 115310 for Support Activities for Forestry – Fuels Management Services. The resulting contract will be a firm-fixed price purchase order requiring offerors to submit per-acre pricing for treating noxious and invasive annual grasses using O’Neil PPA contact herbicide, with all materials restricted to those pre-approved by the Elko District BLM. Work must be performed between September 1 and October 1, 2026, though timing is flexible and subject to adjustment based on environmental conditions such as soil temperature, moisture, and weather. Contractors must comply with federal, state, and local regulations, herbicide labels, and specific programmatic environmental decisions including the Record of Decisions for Vegetation Treatments and the Elko District Programmatic Weeds and ESR Environmental Assessment. Quotes must be submitted via email to [email hidden] no later than 3:00 p.m. MST on June 12, 2026, and all proposers must be actively registered in the System for Award Management with a valid Unique Entity ID and CAGE code. Proposals must include a list of at least three similar projects completed within the past five years, including project details, agency contacts, and service descriptions. Offerors are required to demonstrate technical capability and past performance, which are significantly weighted over price in the evaluation process. Contract administration includes strict compliance with safety standards, requiring a detailed safety plan and designated incident point of contact. Performance will be monitored using drift cards to verify herbicide coverage; if fewer than 90% of cards show adequate coverage, the contractor must re-treat at no additional cost. All work must be conducted using GPS-guided systems compatible with ARC/INFO GIS Shape files, and upon completion, contractors must deliver treatment coverage shapefiles to the Government. Invoicing must be processed electronically through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, and contractors must enroll with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis within three to five business days of award