Fort Pierre Ranger District- Noxious Weed Treatment

The services covered in this solicitation and resultant contract are for the spot-treatment application of herbicide to noxious weeds and the inventory of those treated areas on National Forest System lands. The areas to be treated are located on the Fort Pierre National Grassland (FPNG) located in central South Dakota. Those noxious weeds specific to this contract are thistles (Canada, bull and musk). These species are located predominately on upland rangeland; however, there are some infestations around riparian areas. The identified species will be treated during the plants’ developmental stage when optimum effectiveness can be obtained, preferably the rosette to flowering stage. Treatments are forecasted to start in late spring (May) to early summer (June); determination of when to spray will be based on agency monitoring of growing conditions and weather. All treatments will be mapped with a global positioning system unit (GPS unit). The successful contractor shall submit treatment data in the specific data format of the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands Noxious Weeds Geodatabase.

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Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Irrigation, Planting Irrigation, Planting, Planting Preparation, Soil Preparation, Landscape Grading.