Grasshopper Aerial Pesticide Aerial Application

Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 12639526Q0179 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Grasshopper Aerial Suppression Program. The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, requires aircraft, personnel, facilitating equipment, and services to apply insecticides on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Blaine County, and Phillips County of the State of Montana. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 115112 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating. The small business size standard is $9.5 million. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. See attachments listed below: Attachment 1 - Statement of Work Attachment 2 - Fort Belknap Reservation Map Attachment 3 - PPQ Form 816 Attachment 4 - Spray Boom Diagram Attachment 5 - Aerial Application of Carbaryl Baits and Equipment Modifications- Figures 1-5