National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Contracting Office, Building 201, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123

F -- CAPE IVY PLANT CONTROL SOL RP814800479 DUE 083100 POC Point of Contact-Joel Simmons, Contract Specialist, 415-561-4794 E-MAIL: National Park Service, GGNRA POC, joel_r_simmons@nps.gov. The National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, Ca is soliciting proposals from qualified business organizations to enter into a firm fixed price contract to remove and control invasive cape ivy plants impacting critical habitat and species in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore. The work requires removal of the cape ivy using methods other than pesticide and covers a total area of approximately 14 to 18 acres throughout various locations. The Contractor will provide services to contain cape-ivy both by establishing "containment lines" (strips where dead and living vegetation (including cape-ivy) is cut and raked into confined piles and ground is cleared to bare mineral soil) at leading edges of identified patches, therefore controlling the rate of spread, and, in other patches, by completely removing cape-ivy and infested vegetation. This may entail limbing tree parts that are an obstacle to cape-ivy removal and subsequent follow-up treatments, and disposing of debris material appropriately. The Contractor must meet the following MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS for consideration, and will be evaluated on these qualifications: The Contractor must demonstrate (extensive, sufficient, appropriate) experience in: Control of cape-ivy on a large scale in sensitive ecological areas using an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach. Knowledge of coastal plant (both native and non-native species) identification and experience conducting large-scale exotic species removal projects within coastal California vegetation communities. Safe and effective use of manual and power tools to remove invasive exotic plant species. Successful completion of projects without adversely impacting the environment where sensitive species and/or Environmentally Sensitive Areas were present in close proximity to the work area. The National Park Service welcomes the participation of small, minority, and women owned enterprises. Individuals interested in receiving a copy of solicitation RP814800479 available o/a 7/31/00 should submit a written request via letter, email, or fax to the attention of the individual named herein. Faxed requests will be received at (415) 561-4795; email and mailing addresses are contained within this notice. SIC code is 0782. Posted 07/19/00 (W-SN476632). (0201)

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