North Orange County Regional Occupational Program Opengov #RFP-012-3090502-ST

OC Parks invasive plant surveying and control services

Orange County’s OC Parks seeks year-round invasive plant control across its parks and open-space properties. - Government buyer: County of Orange, OC Community Resources, OC Parks. - Scope: Usage-based surveying and targeted manual, mechanical, and approved herbicide treatment across up to 20 facilities and as much as 20,000 acres. Work includes coordination, planning, materials, disposal, and reporting. - OEM and named platforms: Kubota is named in equipment examples, including a Kubota RTV 900 or similar UTV and a Kubota zero-turn mower. Calflora is specified for reporting. No service contractor or herbicide brand is identified. - Labor and equipment pricing: The schedule requests hourly rates for 13 labor classifications and daily rates for 17 equipment types; quantities below are estimated labor hours or equipment-use days, not guaranteed totals. - Notable requirements: Contractor and applicable field staff must hold current California pesticide licenses, including at least two staff with Qualified Applicator Licenses. Herbicide treatments require prior OC Parks approval. Crews generally consist of 3–6 people and must follow OC Parks integrated pest-management and best-management practices, applicable regulations, safety requirements, and site access and wildlife protections. Equipment and clothing must be cleaned to limit seed spread; crews must use Calflora and the OC Parks pesticide tracking application for required records. - Contract term: Three-year base term with a possible two-year extension. Work is year-round, with the busiest period generally in the first half of the year. - Potential work locations: OC Parks regional parks, wilderness and nature preserves, historic parks, open space, trails, and operations areas throughout Orange County.

Description

The County of Orange, OC Community Resources, is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide invasive plant control services across OC Parks facilities. Work includes manual, mechanical, and chemical treatment of non-native weeds at up to 20 facilities annually, potentially covering up to 20,000 acres, with work performed year-round and primarily from January through June. The contract uses time-and-materials pricing not to exceed the total contract amount, and includes a three-year base term with a two-year option. Proposals must be submitted electronically by December 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

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