UPDATE: A Question & Answer document has been added as an attachment to this Solicitation.
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Description of Requirement
Solicitation Number: 12443925Q0025
Closing Response Date: 17 September 2025
Address questions about this solicitation to Molly Sikkink, by email to molly.sikkink@usda.gov. Telephonic and/or verbal questions will not be addressed. Questions submitted after September 11, 2025, 1000am. EDT, may not be answered.
Procedure used to solicit and award contract: FAR Part 13
Projected Period of Performance: 10/01/2025 – 09/30/2026
Set-aside: Total Small Business
Project Description: In accordance with the Statement of Work the Contractor(s) shall provide all labor, materials services, skills, transportation, supervision, tools and equipment needed to perform the maintenance of tree tubes; herbicide application around tree tubes; herbicide treatment and deer repellant application around trees without tubes; installation of pole gates. Optional tasks include replacement of stock; Farm Gate & post installation; removal of trash farm debris; removal of two cattle waterers and cut/cap off any pipe at concrete level
This procurement will be issued as a total small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 115310, Support Activities for Forestry, and the Small Business Size Standard is $11.5M.
Location
The contract area is within the boundaries of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, Lee District in Page County, VA, and Warren County, VA. Refer to Vicinity Map and Contract Area Maps in the Statement of Work for specific locations.
