# SAM #140FS226Q0196

Invasive Phragmites Treatment Services for Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

**Buyer:** USFWS Satellite Tracking Team 2
**Posted:** September 16, 2026
**Respond By:** September 28, 2026
**Identifier:** 140FS226Q0196
**NAICS:** 115112, 115310

This opportunity from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks a contractor to treat invasive phragmites in Minnesota and Wisconsin waters within the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
- Government Buyer:
  - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Winona District)
  - Contracting officials: Jennifer Froehly and Dana Arnold
- OEMs and Vendors:
  - No specific OEMs or vendors are named, but the preferred herbicide trade name is Habitat (imazapyr, manufactured by BASF Corporation)
  - Adjuvant Cide-Kick II (manufactured by Helena Agri-Enterprises)
- Products/Services Requested:
  - Herbicide: Aquatic approved formulation of imazapyr (28.7% AI), preferred trade name Habitat
  - Adjuvant: Cide-Kick II
  - Application equipment: Backpack sprayers or boat mounted tank sprayers
  - Environmental management services: Search and treat up to 15 cumulative acres of invasive phragmites patches across approximately 160 acres
  - GPS tracking and reporting of treatment areas
  - Mobilization and demobilization services
- Unique/Notable Requirements:
  - Contractor must provide all labor, equipment, herbicide, adjuvant, and GPS tracking
  - Treatment must use aquatic-approved imazapyr and Cide-Kick II adjuvant
  - Reporting requirements include submission of shapefiles and treatment reports within one week
  - Technical capability and past performance in similar environmental treatment projects required
  - Option for a six-month extension of services
- Scope includes both treatment of known patches (about 70 totaling 10 acres) and discovery-based treatment within priority areas
- NSN for treatment service: 7540-01-152-8067

### Description

Treatment of invasive phragmites patches that occur in both Minnesota and Wisconsin waters within Upper Mississippi River (UMR) Pools 4 through 8 (approximate River Miles 761-681) on the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (Refuge)

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