SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- AERIAL SUPPRESSION OF GYPSY MOTH
- Notice Date
- 11/21/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-9 Ohio River Basin Shared Procurement Cluster, Monongahela National Forest 200 Sycamore Street, Elkins, WV, 26241
- ZIP Code
- 26241
- Solicitation Number
- RFP-R8-08-03-2
- Archive Date
- 2/12/2003
- Point of Contact
- Larry Logan, Contracting Officer , Phone 540-265-5111, Fax 540-265-5145, - Sheila Ratcliff, Procurement Assistant, Phone 540-265-5115, Fax 540-265-5145,
- E-Mail Address
-
llogan@fs.fed.us, sratcliff@fs.fed.us
- Description
- 2003 Gypsy Moth Aerial Treatments on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest and the Blue Ridge Parkway: Provide all labor, equipment, materials (except Gov't. furnished items), transportation and other items required to aerially spray approximately 6,070 acres (+ 15%). Application aircraft will be restricted to turbine rotary aircraft which can maintain insecticide release height of 75-100 feet above the tree canopy in mountainous terrain to insure good insecticide coverage under varying weather conditions. Some blocks on the Blue Ridge Parkway consist of narrow treatment swaths along a roadway corridor. In addition, the majority of the proposed treatment blocks are relatively small ranging in size from 42 acres to 628 acres. Insecticides to be applied are Btk, and Dimilin. Approximately 2,475 acres are being proposed for two (2) applications of Btk; and 98 acres are being proposed for one (1) application of Btk. Approximately 1,022 acres is being proposed for one (1) application of Dimilin. Treatment blocks are located on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest in Shenandoah, Page, Alleghany, Rockbridge, and Botetourt counties in Virginia and Hardy County in West Virginia and the Blue Ridge Parkway lands in Botetourt, Bedford and Rockbridge counties in Virginia. Treatments will be targeted for the early caterpillar stages of the gypsy moth and are expected to begin on or about May 1, 2003. Contractor will be required to provide one communication/safety aircraft for each turbine application aircraft. In addition to providing communication/safety aircraft, bidders will be required to provide in each application aircraft a Differentially Corrected Global Positioning System-Based Aircraft Tracking Guidance. Contractor will also be required to provide extra security measures that will ensure the security of the aircraft, support equipment and spray materials throughout the project. The procurement will be negotiated considering price and other factors. The other factors include: (1) Safety and Security, (2) Technical Approach, (3) Equipment, (4) Personnel, (5) Firm's experience and workload. Small business concerns and firms other than small business concerns can participate. To receive hardcopy of proposal package please send request to USDA Forest Service; 5162 Valleypointe Parkway, Roanoke, Va 24019; or, send FAX request to 540-265-5145.
- Place of Performance
- Address: George Washington & Jefferson NFs in Shenandoah, Page, Alleghany, Rockbridge, and Botetourt counties in VA and Hardy County in WV, including areas along the Parkway Corridor & at the Peaks of Otter Recreation area, Blue Ridge Parkway.
- Record
- SN00208875-W 20021123/021122063301 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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