Sources Sought
Aeriel Brushkill & Imagery
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912EQ26QA049
Due in 8 daysSmall business
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The Army Corps of Engineers (Memphis District) is running a sources sought (market research) for aerial brush killing by helicopter or drone, plus aerial video imagery, along about 1,300 total miles of channel network in Tennessee. Work would be ordered through task orders. The notice is marked as a total small business set-aside, and responses are due 13 October 2026.
Watch out for
- Aerial herbicide application. Spraying chemicals from helicopters or drones usually calls for specialized aircraft, pilots and applicator credentials, though the notice does not list them.
precise aerial application of approved herbicides by helicopter and/or drone within designated channel corridors
- Large work area with unclear volume. The network is about 1,300 miles and the areas will be set later by task order, so it is hard to size the work or price it.
approximately 1,300 total miles of channel network
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Full brief
What they want
- Aerial application of approved herbicides by helicopter and/or drone to kill trees, brush and aquatic plants in channel corridors
- High definition digital video imagery of channel reaches, processed and geo-referenced
- Reconnaissance-only flights to check bank sloughing, blockages and vegetation density
- Provide all plant, labor, equipment, materials, chemicals, sensors and software
- Contract type
- Task orders (work areas assigned through task order issuance)
- Place of performance
- Tennessee, USA
- Offers due
- 2026-10-13 10:00 AM CDT (response deadline listed on the notice)
You must have
- Small business (this notice is marked Small Business Set Aside - Total)
Not in the notice text
- What to include in a response and how to send it
- Contract length and number of task orders
- Estimated value
- Required licenses, insurance or aircraft certifications
- Contact person for questions
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 13, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 28, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- W912EQ26QA049
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W07V Endist Memphis
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 115310
- Product/service code
- F001
- Business type
- Environmental & natural resources
- Place of performance
- TN, 38103
- Contracting contact
- Kennetta SMITHkennetta.f.smith@usace.army.mil9015443343
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Performance Work Statement The work to be done under these specifications consists of furnishing all plant, labor, equipment, materials, chemicals, sensors, and software, and performing all operations necessary for the accomplishment of: a. Aerial Brushkill Services: The required kill of tree, brush, and aquatic plant growth by the precise aerial application of approved herbicides by helicopter and/or drone within designated channel corridors. b. Aerial Imagery & Reconnaissance Survey Services: The acquisition, processing, geo-referencing, and delivery of high definition digital video imagery along designated channel reaches, collected either concurrently during active spraying missions or during dedicated reconnaissance only flight missions, to assist the Government in reviewing channel conditions, bank sloughing, blockages, and vegetation density across approximately 1,300 total miles of channel network. The specific areas to be treated, surveyed, or both will be clearly identified by the Contracting Officer (KO) or the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) via task order issuance and provided Google Earth KMZ/KML spatial files.
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