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This document contains questions and answers regarding a pest control services contract opportunity with the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services. Key details include requirements for daily cleaning and weekly sanitization of indoor and outdoor kennels, handling of canine feces by placing it in bags and disposing in the dumpster, the need for the prime contractor or subcontractor to cover all wildlife management requirements, one unscheduled service request in the past 24 months to address an armadillo and indoor squirrel, and one additional after-hours service request during the same period. The contractor will also be responsible for removing all trash and debris created during service visits on the same day.
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12639524Q0011 Q&A November 9, 2023
Q1: How often are indoor kennels cleaned and sanitized?
A1: Cleaned every day, sanitized weekly
Q2: How often are outdoor kennels cleaned and sanitized?
A2: Cleaned every day, sanitized weekly
Q3: How is canine feces handled?
A3: It is picked up, placed in bags, and put in the dumpster
Q4: Can the wildlife management requirements be referred or do they need to be subcontracted?
A4: All requirements included in the specification must be covered by the contract, whether by the prime or a subcontractor if used. Referrals are not an acceptable form of service coverage.
Q5: Will the bait traps seen during the site visit be maintained under the new contract?
A5: The traps in question do not belong to USDA and will be removed prior to the start of the next contract.
Q6: What are the regular service day(s) for this site?
A6: The service schedule will be established between the contractor and the facility after award.
Q7: What was the previous awarded Solicitation Number, Date awarded and awarded value? Has any of the SOW changed from this Solicitation compared to that of the last awarded contract? If so, what changed or was added?
A7: The previous contract was awarded against a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) and the solicitation SOW may be available through GSA eBuy. This information is not otherwise publicly available.
Q8: Has the government issued any CURE or Notice of Correction for pest control services over the past 12 month at this location?
A8: Per FAR 42.1503(d), contractor performance information cannot be disclosed.
Q9: How many Unscheduled Services requests over the past 24 months?
A9: One (1) unscheduled service request was needed within the past 24 months under the existing contract.
Q10: How many service requests for armadillo and indoor squirrel over the past 24 months?
A10: One (1) unscheduled service request was needed within the past 24 months under the existing contract.
Q11: How many after hours service requests at the NDDTC have there been in the past 24 months?
A11: One (1) unscheduled service request was needed within the past 24 months under the existing contract.
Q12: Can you provide clarification per the SOW, that the pest controller will be responsible for all trash and debris removed after each service?
A12: The contractor is responsible for ensuring that all trash and debris brought/created onsite by the contractor and its representatives is removed from the premises on the same day as the service visit. E.g. including but not limited to food wrappers, bait wrappers, empty containers, etc.
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