California eProcure #0000040665

On-call aquatic vegetation control services for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta

California is seeking on-call aquatic vegetation control services for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta and nearby waterways. - Government buyer: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW). - Service locations: DBW-jurisdiction sites in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, Suisun Marsh, and tributaries in Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Yolo counties. - Requested services: Three solicitation line items, each listed as 1 EA, for aquatic vegetation control. Work may include mechanical harvesting and disposal, boat-based herbicide treatments of floating and submerged vegetation, drone herbicide treatments, physical controls, and related approved equipment procurement. - Physical methods may include bubble curtains, benthic mats, hand or diver removal, diver-assisted suction removal, booms, floating barriers, curtains, and screens. - Target plants include water hyacinth, water primrose, spongeplant, alligatorweed, Brazilian waterweed, coontail, curly leaf pondweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, fanwort, and other authorized invasive aquatic plants. - Requirements: The contractor supplies labor, equipment, materials, fuel, applicable licenses and permits, spill-prevention measures, environmental safeguards, reporting, and specialized insurance. A C-61 Limited Specialty contractor license is specified. Herbicide treatment is seasonal; mechanical harvesting and physical control are generally restricted during May and June, subject to environmental permits. - Work authorization and spending: Work is intermittent and performed only when authorized by DBW; no minimum workload is guaranteed. Annual expenditures are capped at $5 million. - OEMs and named vendors: None identified; no manufactured products or part numbers are specified. - Period of performance: Three years from agreement execution and required approval, with two optional one-year extensions (up to five years total).

Description

The California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways, seeks a qualified contractor to provide aquatic vegetation control within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Suisun Marsh, and tributaries within DBW jurisdiction. Work includes boat-based herbicide treatment for floating and submerged aquatic vegetation, drone herbicide treatment, and mechanical harvesting. The contractor must furnish labor, equipment, materials, supplies, fuel, licenses or permits, spill prevention measures, and other items needed to perform the work. The stated contract performance period is three years from contract execution, with options for up to two additional one-year extensions.

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