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X -- AERIAL SUPPRESSION OF GYPSY MOTHS Sol. RFP R8-08-95-01. Due 020895. Contact Wanda Good, 703/564-8300, Contracting Officer, Lawrence H. Logan, 703/564-8300. Item 1 - 1995 Gypsy moth suppression: Provide all labor, equipment, materials (except Gov't furnished items) and transportation and other items required to aerial spray approx. 5,237 acres (plus/minus 15%). Insecticides to be applied are Dimilin (1,822 acres), Bt (3,155 acres) and Gypchek (260 acres). Government will be providing all Gypchek and Gypchek additives. Applications are to be made on areas ranging from approx. 7 to 805 acres at elevations ranging from 620' to 3,670'. Areas are located on the George Washington National Forest and Shenandoah National Park, in Rockingham, Page, Augusta, Rockbridge, Nelson, Warren Rappahannock, Madison, and Highland counties in Virginia and Pendelton country in West Virginia. Work is expected to begin approx. May 1, 1995. Contractor will be required to provide one obsrvation aircraft for each application aircraft. All areas are to be sprayed using rotary winged aircraft due to the small sizes of many areas and the mountaineous terrain. Items 2 & 3. (These are optional items that may be exercised by the government) - 1996-1997 Gypsy Moth Suppression: Provide all labor, equipment, materials (except Gov't. furnished items) and transportation and other items required to aerial spray 2,000-6,000 acres (plus/minus 15%). Insecticides to be applied are Dimilin, Bt and Gypchek. Applications are to be made on areas ranging from approx. 7 to 805 acres at elevations ranging from 620' to 3,670'. Areas are located on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests and Shenandoah National Park in Rockingham, Page, Augusta, Rockbridge, Nelson, Warren, Rappahannock, Madison, Albemarle, Highland, Alleghany, Botetourt, Bedford, and Highland counties in Virginia and Hardy, Hampshire and Pendelton county in West Virginia. Work is expected to begin approx. May 1, 1996 for Item 2 and May 1, 1997 for Item 3. Contractor will be required to provide one observation aircraft for each application aircraft. All areas are to be sprayed using rotary winged aircraft due to the small sizes of many areas and the mountaineous terrain. In addition to providing insecticides and observation costs, bidders will be required to provide per acre cost using a Differentially Corrected Global Positioning System-Based Aircraft Tracking Guidance and Flight Path Recording System (DGPS) and provide a cost per acre without using a Differentially Corrected Global Positioning System-Based Aircraft Tracking Guidance and Flight Path Recording System (DGPS). See Numbered Note 3. (011)

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