Piney Woods - South Herbicide-Pesticide

Project Scope: Application of herbicide and pesticide treatment services. Services included under this contract will be performed at Sam Rayburn Lake and Town Bluff Lake which will include the counties of Jasper, Sabine, San Augustine, Angelina, Nacogdoches, and Tyler. The contractor shall accomplish application of herbicide and pesticide treatment. The work will consist of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to perform specified herbicide and pesticide services. The areascovered for required services include all Government property at the described locations. Work shall include but is not limited to herbicide treatment for control of brush, weeds, and grasses located on riprap portion of dam, embankment toe drainage ditch, roadside shoulders, top of dam, along fences, impact areas around camp sites, various asphalt surfaces with encroaching vegetation, beach areas, and boat launch areas. In addition, grasses and weeds may be sprayed on a per acre basis in open park and mowing areas for the control of winter broadleaf weeds and growth suppression of grasses. The Government shall provide all herbicides, insecticides, and surfactants for each application, as well as tank mixture instructions. Minimum gallons per acre (GPA) will be determined at time of application depending on application method and present vegetation. Dye indicators shall be included with all herbicide applications at a 0.25% ratio unless otherwise specified by project specific POC. Dye indicators shall beprovided by contractor. All herbicide and insecticide applications will be at selected project areas, in accordance with project managers’ instructions and/or maps. All chemicals shall be applied in strict accordance with manufacture’s product labeling. Iflake water is used for dilution in tank mixture, batched herbicides must be applied within 30 minutes of mixing with water.

Ordering period will be a one-year base and four 12-month option periods.