Sterile_Insect_Farms_-_Notice_of_Intended_Decision.pdf

This is a Notice of Intended Decision to Purchase Sole Source Products and Services issued by the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners in Florida for a mosquito control initiative. The Mosquito Control Department is seeking weekly shipments of male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes sterilized by X-ray radiation from Sterile Insect Farms, Inc. The sterilized males will be released in select areas of Brevard County to suppress the wild Aedes aegypti population through mating with wild females, which produces infertile eggs. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are competent vectors for several mosquito-borne diseases, including Dengue and Zika. The notice was posted from April 3, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. until April 8, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Respondents who believe they can meet or exceed the stated requirements must provide convincing technical data to support their position. If respondents can supply substantially similar products or services, the County may elect to cancel this notice and advertise a formal solicitation instead.

The contact for this sole source acquisition is Heather Riley, located at 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Building C, Room 303, Viera, Florida 32940, with telephone number 321-617-7390 and email heather.riley@brevardfl.gov. The sole source ID is 4980403. This procurement follows Florida Statutes section 287.057(5)(3)(c) and Brevard County Policy BCC-25 for sole source acquisitions. No specific pricing information, contract term length, renewal options, or funding sources are detailed in this notice.