SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- Soil and Trunk Injecton Services for Control of Asian Longhorned Beetle
- Notice Date
- 2/6/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, MN, 55403
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- 017-M-APHIS-03
- Archive Date
- 3/27/2003
- Point of Contact
- Robert Crowther, Contracting Officer, Phone 612-336-3205, Fax 612-370-2106,
- E-Mail Address
-
Bob.J.Crowther@usda.gov
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), in conjunction with Illinois officials, requires three (3) firm, fixed-priced, requirements contracts for the application of a systemic insecticide (Imidacloprid) for control of the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB), Anoplphora glabripennnis (Motschulsky) within the State of Illinois. The first contract will cover the Chicago area, the second contract will cover Park Ridge, and the third Addison, Summit, and O'Hare. The application is intended to reduce the potential for damage from this major pest of trees. ALB bores into and kills a variety of tree species including, but not limited to, species of Elm, Maple, Birch, Willow, Box elder, Horsechestnut, Buckeye, European Mountain Ash, Ash, Poplar, Albizza, and London Plane. This nonnative pest has the potential to spread to other areas of the United States and cause extensive losses to ornamental and commercial tree species. As a consequence, the Secretary of Agriculture has declared an emergency for the eradication of ALB in the areas identified. This spring APHIS anticipates treating an estimated 6,100 trees with an estimated total diameter at breast height (dbh) of 48,000 by trunk injection and an estimated 48,900 trees with an estimated total dbh of 570,000 by soil injection in the Chicago area; 31,457 trees with an estimated total dbh of 238,826 by trunk injection in the Park Ridge area; and 5,566 trees with an estimated total dbh of 37,508 by trunk injection and an estimated 907 trees with an estimated total dbh of 12,450 in the Addison, Summit, and O'Hare areas. The solicitation is expected to be issued on or about February 13, 2003, with proposals due to the Contracting Officer 3 weeks thereafter. The effective period of the contract will be from date of award through September 30, 2003. Control treatments must be completed prior to adult emergence and flight which begins in late spring and early summer. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS BY FAX IS PROHIBITED. This solicitation is issued on an unrestricted basis, however, award preference will be provided to companies qualified under the Small Business Administration HUBZone and Section 8(a) programs, and other small and small disadvantaged businesses. NAICS Code: 115310. Size Standard: $5.0 million dollar average annual receipts. Interested companies may download the RFP off the Internet after February 12, 2003, or within 2 days thereafter, at the following Internet site: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mpls/contracts/cbd.html TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR A COPY OF THE RFP WILL NOT BE HONORED.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Chicago, Park Ridge, Addison, Summit, and O'Hare areas of the State of Illinois.
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00254485-W 20030208/030206213254 (fbodaily.com)
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