Arnold AFB Invasive Plant Species Control

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST  FOR  QUOTATION/PROPOSAL (RFQ/RFP). THIS SOURCES SOUGHT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. THIS NOTICE SEEKS INFORMATION ON COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF ITEMS.Arnold Air Force Base (AAFB) located in middle TN encompasses nearly 40,000 acres of lands, waters, and infrastructure which supports the base's engineering and research mission. Installation lands contain a variety of plant communities, including wetlands and habitats that support rare, threatened, and endangered species. The focus of this requirement is to control invasive plant species

within those plant communities. The base primarily uses prescribed burns to control invasive plants in some areas, but herbicide applications are needed to further eradicate and control the spread of invasive plants. As such, the work to be carried out under this requirement is to apply herbicides to 1,400 acres in Management Units determined by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to be in need of treatment. The herbicides are to be mixed off-site, transported to base, applied, and either fully used or leftover chemical to be transported off base and disposed of IAW label directions. No herbicides are to be stored on base or any waste containers left. Treated acreage not to exceed the original scope of 1,400 acres. In carrying out work issued in this task order, the contractor shall furnish the personnel, services, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, facilities supervision, travel and other requirements necessary for, or incidental to, the performance of work set forth herein; assure any and all program and/or project related costing information (regardless of its stage in development) is secured, as directed by the Contracting Officer (CO).