Description
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is seeking a contractor to provide hack and squirt tree removal services in Moss Island & Thorny Cypress Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and White Lake Refuge. The contractor will be required to inject eastern cottonwood and sycamore trees, as well as row-thin oak trees, using a hatchet and herbicide. The contractor must have experience with hack and squirt services on tracts of 300 acres or more and provide references for at least three governmental agencies or non-governmental organizations. The contractor will be responsible for removing all trash and debris from the work area and taking precautions to prevent chemical spills and pollution.
• The contractor must attend a mandatory site visit on August 26, 2025.
• The contractor must complete all activities no later than November 9, 2025.
• The contractor must have a minimum of 30 members in the injection crew and at least one English-speaking/bilingual supervisor per 10 members.
• The contractor must use extreme caution when handling and transporting chemicals.