This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Nespelem, Washington. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Scope of Work: The Colville Tribe is requesting bids for herbicide treatments on 46 miles of roadside and 3 acres of fire camp for control of invasive species within the Inchelium Complex Fire #136. A detailed Scope of Work is attached as Exhibit B. Location Description: See attached map If problems have occurred with previous contracts held with the Tribes, the contractor may not be considered for selection for this contract. Contractor must also demonstrate prior experience and knowledge with invasive noxious weed identification and knowledge of appropriate timing of herbicides to properly control invasive noxious weeds. Contact Tyrone Rock of the Land Operations Program of the Colville Confederated Tribes at (509)-634-2242 with any questions. Award of contract shall be made to the responsive bidder based upon Indian Preference and Title 10 Certification according to Tribal Code 10-3-7(a) subpart (2). This Request for Bid is open to all bidders. Contractor must bid on the entire project to be considered. The contractor shall comply with all regulations and provisions of the Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO). - If contractor is not a Native Owned Business and a Title 10 Certified Business the following TERO Employee Rights Fee will apply (so keep this in mind while bidding on this project): The TERO shall assess a Contract Fee equal to 5% of the total gross contract price, on all contracts in the sum of $5,000.00 or more where the majority of the work under the contract is to be performed within the Reservation or lands owned by the Tribes. The Contract Fee shall be assessed on the entity receiving the contract award. Where a construction or other type of contract involves subcontracting, the entity acting as prime contractor or awarding the subcontracts shall be responsible for paying the Contract Fee, including those attributable to the subcontractors. The Contract Fee shall be due in full prior to commencement of any work under the contract. However, where good cause is shown, the Director may authorize a covered employer to pay the Contract Fee in installments over the course of the contract. The Tribes reserves the right to award a contract for all or any portion of the requirements proposed by reason of this request, to award multiple contracts, or to reject any and all proposals if deemed to be in the best interests of the Tribes. The Tribes additionally reserves the right to resolicit for proposals or to reject any and all proposals if deemed to be in the best interests of the Tribes, and to temporarily or permanently abandon the procurement. For additional information concerning this Request for Bids, please contact Tyrone Rock at (509) 634-9780.