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36C25723Q0199 Questions (Pest Control Services)

1. It says weekly service, is that referring to once a week or Mon-Fri?

Weekly means once per week (52 times per year)

2. The SOW Section 1 and 5 states contractor will provide weekly pest control services approximately 330,000 square feet. Is the 330,000 sf being broken up into sections and treated weekly (i.e. 82,500 sf per week) or does the VA intend on the contractor treating all 330,000 sf weekly?

VA does not expect the entire campus to be treated every week, however, the expectation is that the contractor break it up into sections ensuring every area is treated a minimum of 3 times per year. Also, during their weekly visits, contractor is expected to also treat areas with sightings since their last visit.

3. How many times in the last 12 months was CLIN 0003 or the incumbent required to treat for mites, bed bugs, lice, termites and a breakdown of which species were treated for during those calls. (i.e. bed bugs 4 times, termites 6 times etc.)

Once

4. The SOW Section 6 (call backs) states that within 24 hours the contractor needs to respond for emergency calls to correct issues “the definition for emergency service is the control or medically important pests, including venomous arthropods, venomous snakes, which could affect human health and pests which could cause damage to Government property.”

· An Arthropod is listed, does that included ants?

No

· Considering that fire ants are venomous however rarely deadly would that be considered an emergency? Since fire ants are ambiguous and are never really gone.

No

5. How many times in the last 12 months has the incumbent been called out for “Emergency Services”?

No

6. How many times in the last 12 months was the CLIN 0002 (setting up of traps and removal of dead / live animals) or the incumbent ask to utilize this task?

None

7. How many external bait stations are currently in place at the facility?

Unknown-would guess 15-20

8. Utilizing the current logs how many times were the bait stations replaced or refilled in the last 12 months?

Unknown

9. How many times in the last 24 months has the incumbent been required to fumigate the facility and how many square feet were fumigated?

None

10. How many time in the last 12 months has the incumbent been required to treat for termites all kinds and what treatment method was utilized Once

11. How many times in the last 12 months has the incumbent been required to treat for pest birds? The treatment logs should provide this information.

None

12. Will previous 12 month treatment logs be released to the new contractor upon award for review?

The previous 12 month logs will not be released.

13. What is the governments expected allocation for this requirement base plus all options?

This information will not be given out.

14. SOW Section 5 (o) states “Contractor shall provide pricing for any additional methods required to control pests not outlined above (i.e. fumigation, additional methods to control pests, etc.)”

· What additional pests would the VA like quoted?

Only as needed. In the past 10 years or so, we have had 2-3 issues with bees, doesn’t happen that often

· How many square feet of fumigation needs to be quoted?

Only as needed

· What types of spaces will these additional services be conducted in? (i.e. office, patient rooms, warehouse, storage) Yes to all