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Attachment 10 CLS 510 Pest Management Services

Attachment 10 (CLS 510 Pest Management Services)

12 July 2019 Amendment 0002

Table of Contents

Annex M (CLS 510 Pest Management Services) to OPORD 18-011: IMCOM Enterprise Base Operations (BASOPS) Performance Work Statement (PWS) Templates (U)

1.0 General Information.

1.1 Pest Management Services. The Contractor shall perform scheduled and unscheduled Pest Management Services for public health pests for real property, facilities, and grounds on Fort Stewart (FS) and Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF). Pests are: a nuisance, invasive species, or disease vector such as arthropods, birds, rodents, nematodes, fungi, bacteria, viruses, algae, snails, marine borers, snakes, weeds, and other organisms (except for human or animal disease-causing organisms) that adversely affect readiness, military operations, or the well-being of personnel and animals; attack or damage real property, supplies, equipment, or vegetation; or are otherwise undesirable. A disease vector is any animal capable of transmitting the causative agent of a human disease; serving as an intermediate or reservoir host of a pathogenic organism; or producing human discomfort or injury, including (but not limited to) mosquitoes, flies, ticks, mites, snails, and rodents.

Pest Management Service includes pest surveillance, pest identification, breeding site removal, pesticide applications, and other required actions to control pests in and around buildings and facilities including non-privatized family housing.

1.1.1 Significant Public Health Pests. Significant public health pests include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Disease vectors, e.g., mosquitoes, ticks, bats (indoors), fleas, bees, and flies

b. Venomous arthropods, e.g., spiders, scorpions, and wasps

c. Vertebrate pests, e.g., bats, birds, rodents, and snakes

d. Invasive vegetation, toxic plants e.g. poison ivy, and weeds in turf and non-turf areas

1.2 Buildings and Structures. The Contractor shall perform inspections for household pests in buildings and structures as directed by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or Alternate Contracting Officer’s Representative (ACOR) or as requested on a DMO.

1.3 Regulations. The Contractor shall provide all services and storage procedures in accordance with (IAW) the following:

a. Federal, State, and Local Laws and Regulations

b. Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 4150.07, DoD Pest Management Program

c. AR 200-1, Environmental Protection and Enhancement

d. USAG FS/HAAF Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPMP) or most current version, TE I-1

e. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

f. Georgia Department of Agriculture (Rules of GA Structural Pest Control Commission, Rules of GA Pesticide Use and Application Act of 1976)

g. United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) regulations

1.3.1 Army Policy. The Contractor shall follow Army policy that requires DD Form 1532, Pest Management Report and DD Form 1532-1, Pest Management Maintenance Record to be used to record and report all pest control operations, to include surveillance.

1.3.2 Environmental Protection. All environmental protection issues shall be coordinated with the COR/ACOR and approved by the Contracting Officer (KO).

1.4 Licenses and Certifications. The Contractor shall provide its pest management specialist’s names, certification numbers (State), certification categories, and expiration dates within thirty (30) days of start of contract, and annually by end of the performance period. The Contractor shall ensure that the licenses/certificates and training of Contractor personnel are kept current. Any changes to personnel or licenses/certifications need to be forwarded to COR within five (5) business days. Copies of these licenses/certifications shall be provided to the KO upon request.

1.4.1 Personnel. The Contractor shall provide properly licensed and certified pest management personnel Monday through Friday, during normal duty hours. The Contractor personnel shall perform pest surveillance, pest control, inspection operations, and pesticide application, IAW DODI 4150.07 and USAG FS/HAAF IPMP. All pest management work shall be performed by individuals’ certified IAW DOD and State requirements and regulations and IAW PWS, Section 2.1.11.1.4.6.

1.5 Pesticides.

a. All pesticides used shall be registered, for unrestricted use, with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the State.

b. All pesticides used shall be approved IAW DODI 4150.07, Chapter 5. The Contractor shall annually submit a Pesticide Use Proposal, IAW Pest Management Plan. The initial plan submittal is required thirty (30) calendar days after contract start.

c. All pesticides shall be used in strict conformance with label directions. Mixing of chemicals shall comply with USEPA, DoD, and State requirements.

d. The Contractor shall submit monthly pesticide usage on DD Form 1532 IAW USAG FS/HAAF IPMP in electronic format.

e. The Contractor shall maintain a label and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) book of pesticides used or stored for use, and shall have it readily available for the COR/ACOR upon request.

f. The Contractor shall notify the COR/ACOR within seventy-two (72) hours in advance when subcontracting any pest management operations. The Contractor shall ensure that the subcontractor is properly licensed, trained and certified in each category being subcontracted. The Contractor shall be responsible for the subcontractor’s reports of pest management operations performed by the subcontractor.

g. Any proposed changes in Government-approved pesticides shall be submitted to the COR for approval at least ten (10) working days in advance of the anticipated use.

1.6 Service Requests.

1.6.1 Emergency Public Health Requests. The Contractor shall provide personnel to respond to emergency public health pest management service requests within four (4) hours of the request, as requested on a DMO. Contractor will be responsible for the animals IAW TE I-2 Vertebrate Pest Control Responsibility Matrix. Examples of emergency public health pests include bats, wasps, bees, snakes, squirrels, raccoons, opossums, skunks, potentially rabid animals, or any other threatening species.

1.6.2 Emergency Mission Critical Requests. The Contractor shall provide personnel to respond to mission critical pest management service requests within four (4) hours of the request as requested on a DMO. Mission critical facilities include command centers, emergency operations facilities, IT/communications, Childcare Facilities, Dining Facilities and any other facility designated by the COR/ACOR.

1.6.3 Non-Emergency Requests. The Contractor shall provide personnel to respond to non-emergency pest management service requests within three (3) calendar days of the request as requested on a DMO. Non-emergency pest management service requests shall be any request that is not an emergency public health pest management request or emergency mission critical pest management request.

1.7 Structural Pests. The Contractor shall perform control services to eradicate termites and other structural pests. The Contractor shall use approved chemicals and wood treatment when pests are discovered during the performance of maintenance, repair, or minor construction work.

1.8 Miscellaneous Pests. The Contractor shall provide pest control services for the control of miscellaneous pests, to include various insects, birds, rodents, and animals. Humane treatment shall be used to remove miscellaneous pests from buildings. The Contractor shall also provide cleanup of nesting materials, feces, urine, etc. left by these pests and apply an effective deodorizer as required. The Contractor shall use live traps or nets to capture vertebrate pests.

2.0 Description of Services.

2.1 Indoor Pest Control.

2.1.1 Plan and Manage the Indoor Pest Management Program. The Contractor shall submit to the COR/ACOR a monthly Pest Management Maintenance Record, which includes a schedule for all work and inspections (to include actuals, as well as scheduled). The submittal shall begin ten (10) calendar days after award. The schedule and arranged work shall have minimal disruptions.

2.1.2 Food Handling Establishments.

a. The Contractor shall provide pest control inspections at all food handling establishments monthly and treat as required. Treatment shall be performed only when the food establishments are unoccupied. Food handling establishments are shown in TE I-3.

b. The Contractor shall control infestation of insects and rodents IAW IPMP.

c. The Contractor shall conduct inside treatment of child care development centers only when children are not present in the facilities. Child care center spraying shall comply with AR 608-10, Child Development Services.

d. The Contractor shall weekly set and check traps or use other approved methods in food storage areas to protect stored products, as required. The Contractor shall not use rodenticide for pest control in food preparation areas or floor space in common areas such as hallways. Traps located outdoors shall be placed in bait stations to protect non-target animals. Bait stations shall be secured against removal.

2.1.2.1 Flies. The Contractor shall inspect for flies during monthly building food handling establishment inspections. Building inspections shall include all lunchrooms, break rooms, and kitchenette areas. The Contractor shall provide pest control based on inspection results.

2.2 Outdoor Pest Control.

2.2.1 Outdoor Pest Management. The Contractor shall control public health animal and plant pests.

2.2.1.1 Trees, Shrubs, and Turf Pests. Not Applicable.

2.2.1.2 Mosquito Larvae. Mosquito larvaecide will be applied starting 1 March and be completed NLT 30 March and monitored throughout the season.

2.2.1.3 Adult Mosquitoes. The Contractor shall treat, as necessary (March through October), for adult mosquitoes. The Contractor shall reapply pesticides whenever critical levels are reached or mosquito-borne disease outbreaks are detected, based on guidance from the COR/ACOR.

2.2.1.4 Other Pests of Medical Importance. The Contractor shall survey and control pests of medical importance (to include fleas and ticks) as necessary for the protection of health and safety as outlined in the IPMP.

2.2.2 Dead or Dying Animals. The Contractor shall remove dead or dying vertebrate animals from the installation and dispose IAW State regulations. The Contractor shall immediately, not later than two (2) hours, locate and remove the carcass, and apply a deodorizer (if necessary) to effectively treat odors.

2.2.3 Stray Animals. Not Applicable.

2.2.3.1 Animal Pick-up. Not Applicable.

2.2.3.2 Animal Control Vehicles. Not Applicable.

2.2.3.3 Service Calls. Not Applicable.

2.2.3.4 Impounded Animals. Not Applicable.

2.2.3.5 Sick Animals. Not Applicable.

2.2.3.6 Stray Animal Control Intake Form. Not Applicable.

2.2.3.7 Reporting. Not Applicable.

2.2.4 Miscellaneous Animal Pests. The Contractor shall control pests that damage grounds, particularly moles and armadillos, and fill burrows that have been trapped out, as needed, on a DMO request. The Contractor shall lock the live traps in either the open or closed position during non-duty days. The Contractor shall remove and properly handle animals according to State and IPMP regulations. Diseased animals shall be handled IAW local ordinances and properly disposed.

2.2.5 Vegetation Control. The Contractor shall conduct vegetation control (grassy and broad leaf weeds, forbs, bushes, and trees) IAW the IPMP and the Installation Natural Resource Management Plan for all areas listed in TE I-4 and, as needed, on a DMO request. Outside treatment with herbicides or pesticides shall not be used for vegetation control within one hundred (100) feet from the perimeter of children's play areas or child development centers, IAW AR 608-10.

2.2.5.1 Weed Control. The Contractor shall submit an electronic, consolidated list of all herbicides used during the month, in a monthly herbicide application record, to the COR/ACOR NLT the fifth (5th). The Contractor shall only use herbicides listed on the garrison’s Pesticide Use Plan (PUP).

2.2.5.2 Railroads and Dams. The Contractor shall remove undesirable vegetation growing within the roadway (railroad tracks) or on dams by chemical or manual means. The Contractor shall perform vegetation control for railroads and dams in April, June, August, and October. The Contractor shall spray to stop growth and remove all vegetation within twenty (20) feet from the centerline of railroads. Vegetation control shall be accomplished as prescribed in the following manuals: TM 5-630 (Natural Resources Land Management) and UFC 4-860-03 (Railroad Track Maintenance and Safety Standards) section 3-3.

2.3 Other Services.

2.3.1 Special Services. The COR/ACOR will notify the Contractor as soon as a special service requirement is known. These services are not on a typical known schedule. The Contractor shall coordinate special service requirements with the existing pest management schedule. Examples of this service are Change of Commands and Solider Family Activities.

2.3.2 Special Event Services. The Contractor shall provide additional pest control services for special events when necessary. The DPW will provide historical data on special event services required in TE 4, List of Special Events. Special events include, but are not limited to, Very Important Person (VIP) visits, retreats, ribbon cutting ceremonies, and open houses. When necessary, the Contractor shall deviate from its schedule to meet special event requirements, at no additional cost to the Government. The Contractor shall be authorized one (1) additional duty day to return to its normal operations.