Specifications include, but are not limited to: Project: Parowan Front Herbicide Application Location: This project is located on BLM and State ownedState-owned lands in Iron County: Pdf vicinity maps are included in the solicitation showing the site, as well as the google earthGoogle Earth file (kml). Nearest Airport: Cedar City airport Airport and Parowan Airport are both within the vicinity of the project area, and there are some possible Landing Zones within the land owned by BLM and State of Utah that could serve as staging areas. It is up the contractor to decide the best place to apply herbicide from. Acreage: BLM Land 473 acres Plateau. State BLM border 39 acres of 125-foot buffer Plateau and Rejuvra mixed. State Lands 650 Acres Rejuvra. Total acres: 1,162 acres Pricing: Bids are to be submitted on a cost per acre basis. Herbicide Rate: BLM Land: Plateau herbicide will be applied at 6 oz/acre in 7 gallons of water/acre + 7 ounces MSO surfactant per 100 gallons of spray mix on the polygons. The contractor is responsible for supplying all mixing equipment and water, as well as the chemicals and MSO. BLM State Land Border Buffer: Rejuvra herbicide will be applied at 5 oz/acre in 7 gallons of water per acre, and a tank mixture of Plateau herbicide will be applied at 6 oz/acre in 7 gallons of water/acre on these polygons. The contractor is responsible for supplying all mixing equipment and water, as well as the chemicals. State Lands not in the buffer zones: Rejuvra herbicide will be applied at 7 oz/acre in 7 gallons of water per acre. The contractor is responsible for supplying all mixing equipment and water, as well as the Rejuvra chemical. Flight Pattern: All the polygons will need to be flown utilizing a pattern that is 80% of the actual demonstrated swath width of the aircraft so as to avoid skips in coverage. Any acreage missed due to a shorter swath width will be added in to the overall rejuvra polygon to ensure treatment across the entire treatment areas. GPS Technology: The aircraft must be equipped with a global positioning system that is used to establish lines for 100% coverage. Application Dates: Between October 15 – November 30, 2023. Timing: The contractor will be expected to begin spraying by 7:00 a.m. to avoid windy conditions and minimize drift, or when temperatures will allow for spraying without freezing the tank mixtures. The government reserves the right to postpone the operation if wind speed exceeds 10 miles per hour. We are also giving the contractor the latitude to plan spray operations to maximize effectiveness of the chemicals to apply chemicals in front of a storm system if possible.
