SAM #12444726Q0031

USDA Forest Service Broadcast Herbicide Application and Materials for Allegheny National Forest

The USDA Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest, is seeking broadcast herbicide application services and materials for vegetation management across the Bradford and Marienville Ranger Districts in Pennsylvania. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest (ANF) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs named; example trade names and formulations referenced for herbicides and surfactants - Products and Services Requested: - Ground-based broadcast herbicide application services for thousands of acres over five ordering periods - Herbicides: - Glyphosate-based herbicide (example trade names: Glypro, Rodeo, Accord Concentrate, Foresters) - Sulfometuron methyl-based herbicide (example trade names: Oust, OustXP) - Non-ionic surfactant (example trade names: Timberland 90, Chemsurf 90, Alenza 90, Red River 90, Red River Adherent 90) - Quantities: - Application services for areas ranging from 10 acres or less, 11-20 acres, and 21 acres or larger (totaling over 9,000 acres across five years) - Glyphosate-based herbicide: up to 2,512 gallons - Non-ionic surfactant: up to 1,532 gallons - Sulfometuron methyl-based herbicide: up to 1,800 pounds - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Contractor must provide all labor, equipment, materials, herbicides, transportation, and licensed personnel - Licensed Pennsylvania Commercial Pesticide Applicator required - Strict compliance with application rates, buffer zones, climatic limitations, environmental and safety standards, and record-keeping - Payment based on acres acceptably treated and quantities of chemical applied - Maximum contract value is $3.5 million over five years - Total small business set-aside; firm-fixed-price, single-award IDIQ contract - Operations scheduled July-September each year, weather permitting

Description

The USDA Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest, intends to procure broadcast herbicide application services for designated understory vegetation within the Bradford and Marienville Ranger Districts. The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, herbicides, transportation, and licensed personnel necessary to perform ground‑based, high‑volume spraying in full compliance with applicable regulatory, safety, and performance requirements.

Operations must follow all specified application rates, buffer zones, climatic limitations, on‑site inspection protocols, and record‑keeping standards. Payment will be based on acres acceptably treated and quantities of chemical applied as outlined in the Statement of Work.

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