The Herbicide Bank Handbook 2019-20
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Upland Invasive Plant Management Program Cooperation • Coordination • Collaboration THE HERBICIDE BANK HANDBOOK 2019-20 Terms of Use for the IPMS Uplands Herbicide Bank FWC ITB 18/19-115 Herbicides and Adjuvants July 1, 2019 Revised: January 1, 2020 Table of Contents Program Procedures •3 Appendix I. Herbicide Bank Request Form •6 Appendix II. Annual Summary Report •7 Appendix III. ITB 18/19-115 Bid Tab •8 Appendix IV. Glyphosate Infographic •12 Appendix V. Florida’s Organo-Auxin Rule •13 Appendix VI. Shipping and Storage Protocol •18 Appendix VII. Recycling Containers •20 Acronyms CISMA - Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area EDRR - Early Detection and Rapid Response FLEPPC - Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council IPMS - Invasive Plant Management Section ITB - Invitation-To-Bid PCL - Public Conservation Land Introduction The Herbicide Bank From the beginning of the Uplands Herbicide Bank in 2000, the program has provided chemicals at no charge to public land managers for conducting invasive plant management on conservation land. Funding has varied over the years, but to date the ‘Bank’ has provided $15,450,000 of chemicals that were used to treat invasive plants on 700,000 acres of public conservation land. For private contractors, chemicals typically comprise up to 10% of the total project cost-their major cost being labor. Thus, in comparison, that $15 million of “free” chemicals has saved the Uplands Program ten times that amount in “free” labor. Now that’s a bargain! Herbicide Bank Operational Procedures How do I request chemicals from the Herbicide Bank? As in previous years, requests will be submitted to the Herbicide Bank using the Request Form (Appendix I). All requests are subject to approval by the Uplands Program administrator. Approved requests will be filled in the order they are received, as funding allows. An Annual Summary Report (AppendixII ) must be submitted with or prior to the Request Form. The report should summarize use of Bank-provided chemicals in the previous fiscal year(s). One report should be completed for each management unit (park, forest, etc.), but the reports may be bundled as part of a regional request. You must say in your request if you need a liftgate, forklift, or similar equipment to unload an order. This is not standard equipment for most delivery trucks and requires prior planning. Who may request chemicals from the Herbicide Bank? Any agency staff responsible for vegetation management activities on public conservation land (PCL) may use the Herbicide Bank, whether or not prior invasive plant control operations were funded by the FWC (or DEP) Uplands Program. The Herbicide Bank does not accept single orders from individual site managers. All agency requests for chemicals must be coordinated internally at the highest practical operational level. State natural resource agencies are typically divided into Districts or Regions. So, for example, the Florida Park Service would submit one request for all of the parks within District 1. Ideally, a request will include the chemicals needed for one year of control operations, which will shipped to a single central facility. Cities and counties are more likely to have a central maintenance yard where all chemicals can be stored, so a request should be submitted by the Director of Operations, or equivalent. However, if a local agency has one facility for their parks department and one for their conservation areas, the order can be shipped to each facility. Ideally, the parks director and the preserves director will coordinate their needs before submitting a request. But if it is more practical to submit one order from each director, that is allowed. Some areas, like Everglades National Park, are so large that they may have multiple delivery locations. However, even in that situation, there should be coordination within that federal region amongst site managers. The intent of this procedure is for land managers to cooperate, coordinate, and collaborate with each other to plan for their management needs on a landscape level. Vendors deliver orders at their cost (factored into their bid prices), so a coordinated delivery system will be more cost-efficient for them, which will lead to better pricing for the State in the future. What projects are eligible for requesting chemicals from the Herbicide Bank? Any management unit conducting maintenance control of FLEPPC Category I and II invasive species on public conservation land (PCL) is qualified to request chemicals from the Bank. Any initial control of Category I or CISMA-listed EDRR species may also be eligible. What chemicals are eligible for requesting from the Herbicide Bank? The FWC ITB 18/19-115 is a statewide agency term contract that covers most common herbicides and adjuvants. Chemicals that are not typically used for natural areas management (e.g., basagran, carbaryl, carfentrazone, and dicamba) are not provided by the Bank. Aquatic plant control is not authorized under the Uplands Program. For state fiscal year 2019-20, the Invasive Plant Management Section budget was reduced by $2 million. This reduction affects all programs, including the Herbicide Bank. Thus, the availability of chemicals for this year will be much reduced and largely restricted to priority herbicides and no adjuvants other than basal oil. The following chemicals are eligible to request from the Bank:bark oil, glyphosate, imazapyr, and triclopyr. This includes aquatic and terrestrial labels and amine or ester formulations. Remember: You are responsible for following all label directions when using any product. The label is the law! Other regulations may also apply, such as Florida’s recent organo-auxin rule (Appendix V). What do I do with all these empty chemical containers piling up on my site? RECYCLE! USAg Recycling provides a free service through the Ag Container Recycling Council for this very purpose. Information is included in Appendix VII, or you can check their website: www.usagrecycling.com Can other divisions or agencies “piggyback” or use this ITB? Yes, FWC ITB 18/19-115 is a statewide agency term contract. All FWC employees are required to use this contract for purchasing awarded chemicals. For FWC, use of the purchasing card is okay, unless your internal procedures say otherwise. P-Card users should obtain supervisor approval for the purchase prior to the use of the card for payment. An APR is required to be submitted along with all supporting documentation. Other public agencies may choose to use this ITB, but it is not an alternate source contract (ASC). State agencies must first get DMS approval to “piggyback” on this ITB award. The State of Florida is tax-exempt. Public agencies should check invoices for added sales tax. Your agency may be asked by the vendor to provide a tax-exempt certificate. All bid prices are FOB, so there should not be a delivery/freight charge on any invoice, either. Address all requests or questions to the Herbicide Bank Managers: Ruark Cleary (until 29 February 2020) FWC Invasive Plant Management Section 3800 Commonwealth Blvd, MS 705 Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Office: 850.617.9427 Email: [email protected] David McNiel FWC Invasive Plant Management Section 3800 Commonwealth Blvd, MS 705 Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Office: 850.617.9419 Email: [email protected] I want to purchase chemicals not offered by the Bank, or for uses not eligible for the Bank. Who do I contact? FWC 18/19-115 Awarded Vendors Contact Information Vendor/Sales Rep Office Phone Office Fax Cell Phone E-Mail Address Alligare LLC - 13 North 8th Street, Opelika, AL 36801 Norma Cassinari 334.741.9393 334.741.9395 772.473.7333 [email protected] Nutrien Ag Solutions -2100 Moores Lane, Mulberry, FL 33860 Joe Collins 863.425.8249 321.226.0213 352.222.0655 [email protected] Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC - PO Box 1758, Dade City FL 33526 Misti Frye1 352.521.3538 352.567.2083 863.557.0076 [email protected] Red River Specialties, Inc - 884 US Highway 280 East, Americus, GA 31709 Chris Kuck 229.924.9459 229.924.3336 229.938.9605 [email protected] SiteOne Landscape Supply - 1177 Enterprise Drive, Port Charlotte, FL 33953 Tom Peterson 941.235.1586 941.255.0161 352.266.1301 [email protected] Winfield - 2601 West Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka, FL 32712 Dharmen Setaram 407.886.4744 651.234.8576 407.670.4094 [email protected] 1Cell number is for James Boggs, Area Manager, [email protected] This handbook is available online at the Florida Invasive Species Partnership page (FloridaInvasives.org). FWC Uplands Program Herbicide Bank Request Form Requestor Name: Agency: Office Phone: Mobile Phone (req.): Management Unit Name and Task Assignment # (if re‐treatment; e.g. SE‐123): Delivery Address for Herbicide (where you want the truck to show up): Mailing Address for your office (if different from delivery address): Briefly describe the project site, past treatments, and treatment unit rotation: Total Treatment Area Size: 1. List each species to be treated, and estimated acres to be treated (if known). 2. List type/brand* of herbicide or adjuvant, total (gallons, ounces, pints, etc.) requested, and container size (e.g., 2.5‐ or 15‐gallon). Species Acres Control Method Chemical Total Amount Size *IPMS reserves the right to substitute equivalent generics. Fill out information and send completed form via fax or email to: Ruark Cleary Division of Habitat and Species Conservation Invasive Plant Management Section 3800 Commonwealth Blvd, MS 705 Tallahassee, Florida 32399 [email protected] Office: 850.617.9427, Fax: 850.922.1249 Office Use Only Approved by: HERBICIDE BANK ANNUAL PLANT CONTROL SUMMARY REPORT PROJECT/SITE NAME PROJECT ID# MANAGING AGENCY FY REPORTED This form must accompany (or precede) each request for chemicals from the Herbicide Bank. For the previous fiscal year(s) in which chemicals were requested and used, provide information in the table below.