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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 02, 2006 FBO #1529
SOLICITATION NOTICE

F -- Twin Falls Idaho Chemical/Herbicide Spraying

Notice Date

1/31/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

BLM-BC NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER* BC663 BLDG 50, DFC, PO BOX 25047 DENVER CO 80225
 

ZIP Code

80225
 

Solicitation Number

NAB060052
 

Response Due

3/8/2006
 

Archive Date

1/31/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

GENERAL The purpose of this contract is to secure services for herbicide spraying of approximately 16,010 acrs. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, supplies, and incidentals; and perform all work necessary to complete application of Government-furnished herbicide (glyphosate) in accordance with these specifications, the Detailed Specifications in this contract, and the Herbicide Label. The Contractor's applicators shall hold a current Idaho Professional Applicator License in the Agricultural Pesticide Category. The Government will inspect each applicator for their current Idaho Professional Applicator's License in the Agricultural Pesticide Category before work on this contract. The application would coincide with an early seed head emergence of Cheat grass (Downey Brome). The application will be a spring treatment. LOCATIONS The Government will provide work location maps for the sites that are to be treated with herbicide and include various sites. Work sites may be marked by the Government with flagging. However, the entire boundary of the work site will not be marked. The Government will provide GPS perimeter data of the boundaries of all sites that are to be treated with herbicides. CHEMICALS The Government will supply all the glyphosate chemical herbicide necessary to complete the specifications of this contract. Chemical herbicide application rates for selected species are listed on the container label. The contractor shall adhere to the application rate the Government has determined for each site. The rate will be within the product labels rate. Adjuvants - Drift agents may be used. If a drift control additive is used, read and carefully observe the cautionary statements and all other information appearing on the additive label. The Contractor shall provide the drift agent. Controlling drift is the responsibility of the Contractor. If the Government desires that dye be used for marking sprayed areas, it will be provided by the Government. All drift agents and dyes shall be handled as chemicals. (See Section 7.0 - Safety). No additional payment will be made to the Contractor for the use of Contractor furnished drift agents or Government-Furnished dyes. These expenses shall be included in the unit price bid per acre for herbicide spraying. No surfactants shall be used. EQUIPMENT General - The Contractor shall spray designated areas in conformance with these specifications, the Detailed Specifications, and the herbicide label. Unless otherwise specified, the Contractor shall furnish all equipment, labor, supplies, and materials required to complete the job. The Contractor shall furnish properly equipped equipment with applicators experienced in applying herbicides in rough terrain. The Contractor shall service and repair his/her equipment as necessary to maintain satisfactory progress on work. Contractor is responsible for all costs incidental to equipment move-in and move-out associated with the project. The Contractor shall furnish sufficient equipment to satisfactorily spray the designated areas in the time specified as required in the Detailed Specifications. Equipment shall be capable of traveling at moderate speed to give proper control and distribution of herbicide. Equipment shall have communications with the Government by using radio frequencies designated by the Project Inspector. Base of Operations - The Contractor shall provide such loading facilities as may be required for competent performance of contract. If loading sites are described in the Detailed Specifications or shown on the Work Location Map, the Government makes no warranty as to their availability or condition. Use of any loading area shall be arranged by and at the discretion and risk of the Contractor, and the Government shall not be held responsible for any loss, mishap, or accident due to conditions of any loading facility used. Any applicable fees for loading facilities are the responsibility of the Contractor. If Contractor wishes to use BLM land, this must be approved in advance by the Project Inspector. The Contractor shall provide appropriate warning signs for traffic if roads are used as loading sites. This action is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. For Technical Information you may contract Bart Koonce at (208) 732-7236
 

Web Link

Please click here to view more details.
(http://ideasec.nbc.gov/j2ee/announcementdetail.jsp?serverId=LM142201&objId=1047470)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Shoshone, Idaho

Zip Code: 83352

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00977545-W 20060202/060131215215 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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