OpportunityTitle: Protect White Ash from Emerald Ash Borer (FY2017)
CategoryExplanation: This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service&#8217;s intention to award a task agreement under a previously single source justified master cooperative agreement.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service&#8217;s intention to award a task agreement under a previously single source justified master cooperative agreement.
Description: This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service&#8217;s intention to award a task agreement under a previously single source justified master cooperative agreement.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: WhiteAsh
GrantorContactText: Keith Zotti &lt;br/&gt;Awarding Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 2155979153
CloseDateExplanation: This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service&#8217;s intention to award a task agreement under a previously single source justified master cooperative agreement.   The recipient will:   1. Provide planning, oversight and field support for the &#8220;Protect White Ash from Emerald Ash Borer&#8221; project.    2. Coordinate with NPS and EAB working group (Mountain True and USFS) on project planning and implementation.    3. Work with appropriate USFS staff to ensure all environmental compliance requirements are met.    4. Purchase equipment and supplies, including all necessary chemicals.    5. Plan and conduct volunteer training.    6. Work with the EAB Working Group and trained volunteers to monitor approximately 34 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail for EAB in Pisgah National Forest to find suitable ash trees for treatment.    7. Contract with professional arborists to apply chemical treatments and oversee tree work.    8. Ensure that adequate safety measures are taken, including completion of job hazard analyses, use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and completion of &#8220;tailgate&#8221; safety meetings.    9. Document volunteer contributions and submit information to APPA and USFS as requested.    10. Submit final report, including field treatments and outcomes, as well as recommendations for future management, to APPA and the EAB working group partners by September 30, 2018, including treatment dates, chemicals and rates applied, application methods, and number of trees treated; provide a geographic shapefile and maps representing the treated area.    11. Disseminate project information through e-newsletter, AT Journeys magazine, The Register newsletter, and/or other publication.