PWS_Pest_Control.pdf

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

PEST and RODENT CONTROL SERVICES

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE (KAFB) MEDICAL CENTER

1.1 SCOPE: The contractor shall provide all labor, supplies, equipment, superintendence, and transportation necessary for the accomplishment of complete pest and rodent control and preventive maintenance to ensure non-recurrence of rodent and pest infestation in Bldg 00468, 81st Medical Group, KAFB, MS. Workdays consist of Monday through Friday, 0700-1700, as requested by the Medical Group Facility Management Office. The only exception to daylight hours will be the dining hall spraying. This work must be accomplished after hours (times to be specified). Contractor is required to treat and set mechanical traps to kill pests that infest the hospital and surrounding perimeter. Treat rooms and building using products that meet guidelines of federal, state, and local laws. The contractor is responsible for finding and submitting an acceptable substitute. Contractor must have all required state and federal licenses.

a. The work to be executed consists of the following:

(1) Treat for roaches, ants (to include crazy ants), flying insects, and other small pests.

(2) Place bait traps for mice or rats. The contractor is responsible for checking their traps and removing dead pests.

(3) Treat/abate pests in sub-basement. This is a confined space.

(4) Treat perimeter of Bldg 00468 for pests.

1.2 SUPERINTENDENCE: Employees will not enter the hospital building except on official business to treat or evaluate problem areas. If after hours, in the dining room, an individual from Food Services shall be available for supervision.

1.3 SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION:

a. The contractor shall be responsible for instructing his employees in appropriate safety measures as specified in base hospital regulations. Employees shall be required to interrupt their work at any time to allow passage of hospital patients, personnel, equipment, or carts.

b. Flammable materials, equipment, tools, or debris shall not be stored or allowed to remain in or about hospital buildings, to include that no chemical products will be stored or remain in hospital buildings unless accepted by government Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) after authorization by the installation hazardous material office. Flammable liquids must be stored in UL approved container.

c. The contractor shall at all times provide adequate protection to safeguard persons passing thru and around the premises and protect the buildings, grounds, walks, roadways, and vehicles from damage.

d. All contractor personnel whose presence is required on KAFB shall be subject to the security and safety regulations in existence at KAFB and shall abide by these regulations in every respect.

1.4 COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES: The contractor's superintendent will contact the Medical Center Facility Manager, or designated representative, before starting work to coordinate the work for that day. After completion of work, the Medical Group Facility Manager, or designated representative, will be notified to inspect the work. If completion is after normal duty hours, these actions will be completed at the start of the next normal duty day. The contractor for pest control will be required to sign in and out with Facility Management, Room 5A144.

1.5 MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT: The contractor shall furnish all treatments, tools, and equipment necessary to maintain all areas of the Medical Group in regards to pest control.

1.6 MEASUREMENTS: The contractor is responsible for verifying all measurements at the site and shall be responsible for corrections of same.

1.7 PERSONNEL:

a. The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who can act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer (CO) or his duly authorized representative. He/she shall be qualified in pest control services.

b. The contract manager, or alternate, shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operations of their contract.

c. The contract manager or alternate shall be available during normal duty hours to meet on the installation with government personnel designated by the CO to discuss problem areas.

d. The contract manager and alternate must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

e. Contractor personnel shall present a neat appearance and by easily recognized. This may be accomplished by wearing distinctive clothing bearing the name of the company or by wearing appropriate badges which contain the company name and employee name.

f. The government shall provide the contractor personnel (authorized to work on the installation) with appropriate pass and identification items. An application for these documents will be provided to the contractor at the performance conference. The contractor will have to escort his personnel to the Pass and Registration Office for final issuance for appropriate passes.

1.8 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: The contractor shall employ a sufficient number of employees TO ENSURE THE WORK IS COMPLETED WITHIN THE TIME LIMITS SPECIFIED IN THIS CONTRACT for any particular service. See Paragraph 2.1.-2.4. for specifics.

2. EXECUTION:

2.1 All frequencies of services are estimated. Actual performance of any services will be accomplished on an "As- Required" basis. "As-Required" is defined as a telephone call placed by the Medical Group Facility Manager or authorized representative.

2.2 The contractor shall begin service not later than one day after receipt of a call by the Medical Group Facility Manager or authorized representative.

2.3. As a minimum, the contractor shall service the entire facility, to include the dining facility, eaves, mechanical rooms (both interior and exterior), mechanical penthouses, patient drop-off overhangs, ambulance bays, interior and exterior stairs and ramps, atriums, loading docks, facility 468 grounds, smoking areas and planters.

2.4 The contractor will provide the Facility Manager, or his authorized representative, @ 81 MDSS/SGSMF PHONE 376-5100, with labels and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for all contract pesticides/treatment materials 25 days prior to start of contract. Provide Base Entomology Shop with the list of pesticides/treatments to be used on the contract. Any request during the contract period to use nonstandard pesticides/treatments (those not in the IPMIS) will be forwarded to the MAJCOM PMC for approval prior to use. All treatments and pesticides used on Keesler AFB under this contract will be pre-approved and authorized by the installation environmental compliance office (377-3004/377-1262) located inside the southeast entrance of building 4705.

2.5 The contractor will provide data on daily pesticide/treatment use to include name of each pesticide/treatment used, EPA # of pesticide/treatment used and amount of pesticide/treatment used, to 81 MDSS/SGSMF monthly and the base Entomology Office by the FIRST of each month for the previous month. This information should have the Date, Size of the treated area, Target Pest, Amount of the Product Concentrate Mixed, Dilution Rate Percent, Employee Name and Mississippi License Number. Entomology Shop will need a copy of the MS. Professional services license and a copy of employees MS. Commercial Pesticide Certification. Data should be emailed to the Entomology Shop Supervisor for the Installation Maintenance Contractor, Call 377-3317 for email address.