Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (The Department), Bureau of Forestry, Silviculture Section, requires the services of a contractor to apply herbicide to an estimated total of 746 acres of State Forest lands in Pennsylvania on 11 scattered spray blocks. The herbicide is necessary to control competing vegetation consisting primarily of fern, striped maple, birch, beech brush, grass and some other invasive plants. This contract involves generally moderate to steep terrain and may have slash and other difficulties. The treatment areas can consist of uncut forest stands, stands that have recently received shelterwood cuts, and some areas with a large amount of mortality. More specific information about each herbicide spray block is found in Appendix A. The sites will require the Contractor to use motorized spray equipment capable of treating large acreages and traversing mountain terrain and uneven ground. This contract will require the use of a large, tracked or rubber-tired, spray rig. Preferred spray equipment is a double-sided air blast mist blower. The contractor’s per acre price should include the cost of herbicide, herbicide adjuvants, labor, insurance, superintendence, tools, equipment, all miscellaneous expenses and any other items necessary for completion of the tasks. The herbicide cost should cover all chemical required for complete coverage of the treatment area, including double application where necessary to avoid gaps and misses, and to reach the required height of 15 feet on all spray blocks. See “Spray Equipment Section, General Specifications and Limitations, Equipment” section below for more information.