Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands- Prairie Dog Control IDIQ

The requirement will support the Black Tailed Prairie Dog Conservation and Management on the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands. There are four primary locations where the services will be conducted are in the Management Areas on the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands: Fall River Ranger District- South Dakota Fort Pierre Ranger District- South Dakota Pine Ridge Ranger District- Nebraska Wall Ranger District- South Dakota This contract is to conduct plague mitigation services on identified locations.

The primary method of plague mitigation in use is the application of baiting to prairie dog colonies. Pre-bait identified prairie dog colonies or portions thereof with plain oats, after the pre-bait is consumed, the contractor will treat the same areas with Zinc Phosphide Poison Oats, as is specified on the product label, to active burrows in designated prairie dog colonies on the NNFG.

These activities will be conducted for habitat management, the protection of structures, to provide for health and human safety, and/or to prevent prairie dog colony encroachment on to adjacent private or tribal agricultural lands. The IDIQ contract will run from 2024 - 2029 (Base year plus 4 Option years). Task orders to start on September 23, 2024 will be awarded concurrently with the IDIQ contract. RFQ will be posted at a later date