Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) Treatment

The opportunity is for a contractor to provide insecticide treatment services to protect Eastern hemlock trees from Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) infestation within the Allegheny National Forest. The contractor will be required to furnish all labor, materials, equipment, insecticide, transportation, and supervision necessary to complete the required treatments. The treatment areas may include developed recreation sites, administrative sites, and conservation areas located in Elk, Forest, McKean, and Warren Counties, Pennsylvania. • The contractor will be provided with georeferenced PDFs and GPS files to identify treatment boundaries and locations. • The contractor will be required to use approved application methods, which may include soil injection, soil drench, soil tablets, basal bark sprays, or stem injections. • The contractor will be working on gentle to steep terrain and in typical field conditions. • The Forest Service will specify the treatment method for each tree once pricing is received from the solicitation.