MODIFICATION
99 -- Pesticide use Estimates
- Notice Date
- 2/2/2010
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, APS OFFICE OF ACQUISITION AND GRANTSOPERATIONS BRANCH - MS 20512201 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE RESTON VA 20192
- ZIP Code
- 20192
- Solicitation Number
- 10HQ23
- Response Due
- 2/5/2010
- Archive Date
- 2/2/2011
- Point of Contact
- JULIE ENGLEHART CONTRACT SPECIALIST 7036487306 ;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Statment of Work (SOW) was inadvertently left out of 10HQ23. Statement of Work as follows: PERFORMANCE BASED WORK STATEMENT I. GENERAL INFORMATION A. Introduction: Information on the amount and distribution of pesticide usage in the U.S., as well as seed trait information indicating the use of genetically modified crops, is needed in order for the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program to study the effects of pesticides on water quality. Among a variety of products, USGS produces summary tables of pesticide use for NAWQA study units and for the total U.S., maps that show the distribution of the estimated agricultural use of selected pesticides, and various models that relate estimated pesticide use to water quality. These tables, maps, and related products are made available to the public once the study has been completed and products have been approved. B. Background: In the past, USGS had relied on pesticide usage information produced by the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP). However, NCFAP no longer produces this type of information. In addition, the information was at a State level, was not developed for each year, and had now reliability analysis, which greatly limited applications to data analysis. Recently, USGS has used a new source of pesticide use data that is provided for all 432 Crop Reporting Districts and is available on an annual basis with characterized reliability. II. WORK REQUIREMENTS A.Technical Requirements. 1. Estimates of pesticide use and related parameters (see below) for 2008 and 2009. 2. Estimated reliability of estimates by crop and Active Ingredients (AIs) for 2008 and 2009. 3. The following information will be provided for 2008 and 2009: a. Data will be provided on a state and CRD (crop reporting district) level basis. b. Pesticide usage data on each of the 60 most extensive crops in the U.S., A cross reference data base of each of the 60 crops to Census of Agriculture crops c. Include all major AIs used on the 60 crops (approximately 320). d. Crop acres planted e. Annual application rate by AI and crop f. Percentage of acreage treated for each crop g. Total pounds AI by crop. h. Total area treated by crop. i. Application timing (expressed as a % of total pounds AI during a particular crop production phase). j. A GIS coverage of CRDs as well as a list of counties in each CRD will be provided. 4. The following information will be provided for each year from 1998 through 2009: a.Data will be provided on a state and CRD (crop reporting district) level basis. b.Seed trait data for cotton, corn and soybeans, indicating types of seed and genetic traits and acreages. B. Data Reporting 1. Data will be reported to the USGS in a.txt format and may include multiple files depending on the size of the output generated. 2. Vendor will provide documentation and explanation on key data variables and will provide explanation of the data to the USGS when needed. C. Criteria for acceptance of Product or Service: Verification of (1) completeness of provided data as specified in technical requirements and (2) acceptability for USGS application to data analysis. D. Deliverables: 1.Data as specified in II.A.2. delivered as verified and readable.txt files via FTP and CD. 2. Assistance to USGS for adequately understanding and analyzing the provided data by USGS methods III. SUPPORTING INFORMATION A. Place of Performance: Vendor's business address B. Period of Performance: 90 days C. Government Furnished Property (GFP): None D. Special Considerations 1. Key personnel qualifications: None2. Data Rights: None3. Security/Privacy issues: None
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Vendor's Business Adress
- Zip Code: 201920001
- Zip Code: 201920001
- Record
- SN02055875-W 20100204/100202235618-05881eecf4d8b03ea9b376a788eaf1c1 (fbodaily.com)
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