Herbicide Spraying at ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina

This is a combined for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is issuing a Request for Quotes for the Herbicide Treatment forErnest

F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge, SC. The anticipated performance period is shown below.

Period of Performance:June 01, 2026 ¿ September 30, 2026Solicitation 140FS326Q0040 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) is 100% Small Business Set Aside and is conducted under FAR Parts 12 and 13, incorporating provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC Number: 2025-06, Effective Date: 10/01/2025. The applicable North American System (NAICS) code is115310, Support Activities for Forestry. The small business size standard is $11.5 million.Terms & Conditions:Any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions determined by the

contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices are attached included in the Attachment SF1449-provisions and clauses- 140FS326Q0040The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ or see terms & conditions attached to the solicitation.In order to be eligible for award, all contractors must have an Active Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) website https://sam.gov/content/home. Please note, SAM is a free website and there is never a cost to register your entity.Prior to or following receipt of an award, the Contractor must register with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP) to submit requests for payment. Please note, IPP is a free website and there is never a cost to complete registration. Invoices for services will be paid after the end of the month of service, advanced payments are not allowed.Instructions All responsible business may submit a quote, which shall be considered by the agency. Award will be made as a firm-fixed- price contract. The basis of award is the tradeoff method, where consideration of price and the additional evaluation factors described in the

Instructions to offerors. Award will be made to a responsible source in pursuant to FAR subpart 9.1. For additional

Instructions to Offerors please reference Attachment SF1449 and