The US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District anticipates soliciting and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract titled Noxious Weed Control at the Yakima Training Center in Washington to get rid of weed plants.

According to the solicitation, which was made at the beginning of February, the US army needs someone to take care of weeds on the territory of the camp for a base period of one year and four option periods of one year each. The territory includes ranges and roads near the Yakima Training Center. The training center is located at Joint Base Lewis McChord in Washington state. READ MORE: UK Troops Nearly Kicked Out for Accusing Army Poster Girl of 'Playing Race Card' 
The solicitation also provided a list of names of weeds that the firm winning the tender would have to deal with. Those include kochia, diffuse knapweed, Russian thistle, cheatgrass, dalmation toadflax, purple loose-strife, bull thistle, Canada thistle and Russian olive.
The approximate area of work is 2,100 acres – almost 8 and a half square kilometres.
The contract will be awarded to a firm on a “Lowest-Priced Technically-Acceptable” basis. Source: sputniknews.com