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Statement of Work – El Yunque National Forest – pest control

STATEMENT OF WORK

FOR

PEST CONTROL SERVICES

El Yunque National Forest

US Forest Service, Region 8 Rio Grande, Puerto Rico NAICS Code # 561710

18 July 2025

1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.

The contractor shall provide all management, licenses, laboratory testing, tools, supplies, equipment, transportation and labor to develop and implement an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan at El Yunque National Forest, Rio Grande P.R. in a manner that will ensure the health and general wellbeing of installation personnel and public visitors. The following types of pests are common on these installations/areas, and their abatement should be specifically addressed in the IPM and used to determine workload.

The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, supplies, etc. to perform a complete Pest Control services as shown below on the schedule of items for the El Yunque National Forest, Rio Grande Puerto Rico. The fixed rates on the following pages must apply for payment purposes for the duration of this agreement. Firm fixed price (FFP) Call Orders will be issued against this Contract.

Note: The location indicated below has their rodent stations at each perimeter.

2. Pest Control require for: Rats/Rodents pest and roaches on monthly basic service.

The location rats/rodents’ stations on the 8 mentioned locations below have been on service until the submission of this SOW, as well as a service for roaches for the locations. It was adding one next area to the ones active and the Checkpoint station and La Coca:

• Supervisor Office (SO) or Catalina HQ.

• Yokahu Tower and bathrooms.

• Palo Colorado and bathrooms.

• El Portal Visitor Center exterior including cargo area.

• Stone House.

• La Coca store and check point.

• Water Treatment Plant exterior.

• El Verde Historic House

For the office space (Catalina HQ), Contractor will require a week before service at the office areas be submitting a communication, so the offices space personnel know the service date will be done and hrs. of the services.

2.1 Facilities requiring Pets control service are:

o Portal – Road 191 Km.4.2, Rio Grande P.R 00745. Approx.42,000sqr feet.

o Water Treatment Plant site – Road. 988, (Intersection with Road 191)

Km.0.1 Rio Grande P.R. 00745. Approx. 3,200sqr feet.

o Catalina – Road 191 Km.4.5, Rio Grande P.R 00745. Approx. 17,000sqr feet.

o La Coca Falls store site and check point – Road 191 Km. 8.1, Rio Grande

PR 00745. Approx. 400sqr feet.

o Yokahu Tower site & bathrooms sites – Road 191 Km. 9.0, Rio Grande P.R.

00745. Approx. 900sqr feet.

o Palo Colorado store & bathrooms site – Road 191 Km.12.0, Rio Grande P.R

00745. Approx. 800sqr feet.

o Stone House site – Road 191 Km.12.4, Rio Grande P.R 00745. Approx.

3,800sqr feet.

o El Verde Historic House, Garage (office space) & Ranger house – Road186

Km 22.1 Sector El Verde, Rio Grande P.R. 00745. Approx. 5,600sqr feet.

3. BASIC SERVICES.

The contractor shall develop an IPM plan for approval. The IPM plan will require approval by the Pest Management Consultant (PMC) prior to implementation and is subject to the contracting officer’s approval.

The contractor’s IPM plan shall establish the strategy and methods for conducting a safe, effective and environmentally sound pest management program.

Perspective contractors may review the installation’s historical records of pest activity and abatement actions, survey facilities and grounds, consult with the base Pest Management Coordinator and or the PMC in order to develop a pest management plan.

In developing the IPM plan, the contractor may want to address continuous monitoring, pest response and removal procedures, ground support to FS and EN (Eastern National Service) operations (if any), record keeping, warranties, pest education and communication to installations personnel prevent pests and disease vectors.

The IPM approach should use targeted (effective, environmentally sound) methods including habitat/facility modification, biological/genetic/cultural control, mechanical/physical control, and where necessary, the judicious use of least hazardous pesticides.

The IPM plan shall comply with all applicable Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), state/local regulatory guidance on pesticide, disposal and applications, DoDI 4150.7, DoD Pest Management Program, 22 April 1996, and AFI 32-1053, Pest Management Program, 1 April 1999.

3.1 SERVICE DELIVERY SUMMARY.

Performance Objective SOW Para Performance Threshold Develop and Comply with the Approved IPM Plan.

Plan developed timely, submitted, and approved.

Pests are required to be controlled as possible. Implementation of pest control equipment’s.

Typical household variety pests are not present. Rodents needs aggressively controlled.

All pesticides are mixed off area.

All pesticides are disposed of properly at an approved off disposal area by the contractor. Rodents are maintained at low density.

Any bait system is to be placed in tamper resistant bait stations secured to a wall or non-moving surface.

All bait stations must be label with contact and emergency contact phone number to be placed on bait station.

1.1. Customer complaints shall not

exceed 2 per month.

4. GENERAL INFORMATION.

4.1. QUALITY CONTROL.

The contractor shall develop and maintain a quality control program to ensure systematic inspection of facilities and grounds for pests for verify work performance and increment/ reduces related to pest and a continuous pest prevention education program for facility managers, FS Employees and EN (Eastern national Employees) handling managers.

Contractor will be requiring preparing tow (2) MSDS copies of all pesticides used at this job and coordinates with COR for location of copies.

The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify and prevent defective services from reoccurring as pest start growing back up.

As a minimum, the contractor shall develop quality control procedures that address the areas identified in paragraph 2, Service Delivery Summary.

The government evaluator must have a specific quality control inspector to notify in case of customer complaints.

4.2. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government will periodically evaluate (every 2 months) the contractor’s performance in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan.

4.3. GOVERNMENT REMEDIES. The contracting officer shall follow the requirements of FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions for Commercial Items (May 1997), for contractor’s failure to correct nonconforming services.

4.4. HOURS OF OPERATION.

Offices space hrs. - Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Sites areas hrs. - Sun to Sat from 6:30am to 5:00pm.

Dates of service will be requiring be from Monday to Friday.

- Hrs. for service will be from 6 am to 8 am at Portal with COR coordination.

- Hrs. for service will be from 6 am to 8 am at Catalina with COR coordination.

- Hrs. for service will be permit at 6:30 to 4:30pm at the rest of the locations with COR coordination.

Contractor will determine Schedule and coordinate in advance with COR/ PM(Program Manager) on monthly basics.

The contractor may be asked to provide additional units for high areas to be placed in conjunction with already places units.

The contractor must be able to provide on demand services facilities if the need arises and ordered by approval by Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and/or the Contracting Officer (CO) at the same cost submitted at the bid proposal.

Work at the Government site is permissible on Federal holidays or weekends, but subject to approval by Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and/or the Contracting Officer (CO).

4.5 Recognized Federal Holidays:

New Year’s Day, January 1* Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Third Monday in January Washington’s Birthday (President’s Day), Third Monday in February Memorial Day, Fourth Monday in May Independence Day, July 4* Labor Day, First Monday in September Columbus Day, October 12* Veterans Day, November 11* Thanksgiving, Fourth Thursday in November Christmas, December 25*

5. KEY PERSONNEL SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS.

The contractor will have a licensed active on pest control manager specifically assigned to support this contract and available. Contractor will be no permit work if contractor lose their license/permits/certificates and will void this contract.

Moreover, all contract employees that apply pesticides must have a P.R.

pesticide application certificate/license.

The contractor will be responsible to ensure that the licenses/certificates and training of contractor personnel are kept current.

In addition, all mixing, and storage of pesticides shall be performed off the installations.

If the contractor spills or releases any hazardous substances (example, substances listed in 40 CFR 302), the contractor should immediately notify the Government representative and base environmental coordinator.

Background

El Yunque National Forest on the island of Puerto Rico has be having issues related with Rats/Rodents pest and roaches at the areas where visitor/ employees are a daily basic visit or working around the areas.

Objective:

The El Yunque National Forest’s objective is to facilitate a safe, clean and resource conscious facility that provides for safety/security of all areas indicates on this SOW for all employees/visitors and partners.

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