Chico Seed Orchard Pesticide Application
Contact and place of performance
Cesia Gil
Chico, CA 95928
USA
This is a firm-fixed price Request for Quotation (RFQ) for commercial services to provide government insecticide spray application for the Chico Seed Orchards (CSO) within the Mendocino National Forest. The CSO will need (4) separate applications of insecticide/fungicide spraying and multiple herbicide sprays across 84 acres for the control of target pests (seedbug, coneworm, seed chalcid) that can destroy seeds in c...
View moreQuestions shall be submitted via email to [email protected] and are due no later than April 23, 2026, at 12:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time.
The estimated Period of Performance for this requirement is May 1, 2026, through September 18, 2026.
Quote Submissions: Quotes are due no later than April 27, 2026, at 5:00 PM Pacific Daylight time. Offerors are responsible for verifying receipt of their quotes to this office before offer due date and time.
The United States Forest Service, under the USDA-FS CSA Southwest 3 office, has issued solicitation 127EAT26Q0045 for insecticide and herbicide application services at the Chico Seed Orchard within the Mendocino National Forest. This firm-fixed price requirement involves four separate insecticide/fungicide applications and multiple herbicide sprays across 84 acres to control pests such as seedbugs, coneworms, and seed chalcids. The work spans 16 seed orchard units in Chico, California, with the schedule of applications coordinated based on the results of a pest monitoring program.
The project is designated as an SBA Small Business Administration (SBA) 100% set-aside under NAICS code 115112, Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating, and PSC F105, Environmental Systems Protection- Pesticides Support. The estimated period of performance runs from May 1, 2026, through September 18, 2026. This combined synopsis/solicitation includes four attachments: a statement of work, a site map, a wage determination for Butte County, and the formal solicitation document.
Quotations are due by 5:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time on April 27, 2026, though the notice metadata indicates a response deadline of April 28, 2026. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management prior to submitting a quote. Questions regarding the solicitation are due by April 23, 2026, and should be directed to the primary point of contact, Cesia Gil.
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