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2.0 General Requirements The Contractor must furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, and materials necessary to provide grounds maintenance services and weed control services in accordance with the requirements specified herein. All subcontractors must be approved prior to award. The operations are to be performed on a weekly basis during the months of March through November and monthly during the months of December through February. Services must include cutting grass, edging, fertilization, collection and disposal of litter and trash, vegetation cutting and removal, under-brushing, grassing, sodding, leaf blowing/removal, weed removal, tree and shrub pruning, tree and stump removal, irrigation, ditch cleaning, and other miscellaneous services as described herein. 3.0 Requirements 3.1 Work Outside Regular Hours Except as may otherwise be specified, all work must be performed during regular hours. If the Contractor desires to carry on work on Saturday, Sunday, holidays, or outside regular hours, an application must be submitting to the Contracting Officer (CO) for approval. 3.2 Management The Contractor must manage the total work effort associated with the groundskeeping maintenance services and weed control services required herein to assure fully adequate and timely completion of these services. Included in this function will be a full range of management duties including, but not limited to, planning, scheduling, report preparation, and quality control. The Contractor must provide an adequate staff of personnel with the necessary management and technical expertise to assure the performance of the work in accordance with sound and efficient management practices. The contractor must obtain security badges for the superintendent and as many additional personnel as needed to maintain line of site control of workers being escorted on site. 3.2.1 Work Control The Contractor must implement all necessary work control procedures to ensure timely accomplishment of work requirements, as well as to permit tracking of work in progress. The Contractor must plan and schedule work to assure labor, equipment, and material are available to complete work requirements within the specified time limits and in conformance with the quality standards established herein. Verbal scheduling and status reports must be provided when requested by the Government Representative. 3.2.3 Herbicides and Pesticides The Contractor must manage pests and invasive and noxious weeds in the least toxic means available. Dirt, moisture, clutter, foodstuffs, and building penetration must be controlled. The Contractor must also use bio-based products (designated Bio Preferred by the U.S. Department of Agriculture). Herbicide and pesticide controls must be formulated to target specific pests. The Contractor must be licensed by the applicable State agency to provide pesticide application in the categories specified in this contract. All work must be under the superinte…

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