Y24-06-SS_Aerial_Mosquito_Control.pdf
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- Aerial Mosquito Control
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- Y24-06-SS
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- Orange County, Orlando City, Florida
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This document is a solicitation from the Orange County Mosquito Control Division for Aerial Mosquito Control services in Florida. The county is seeking qualified vendors to provide aerial spraying services using Dibrom at 0.66 ounces per acre, with the current Invitation for Bids Y24-149-KK indicating Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management, Inc. as the sole provider. Vendors must furnish a multi-engine aircraft, aerial spraying equipment, pilots, labor, fuel, staging, and insecticide, with the ability to begin performance within 72 hours of request, weather permitting. The opportunity will be available for review until 5:00 PM EST on May 13, 2024, with prospective vendors required to comply with Federal Aviation Administration regulations and Florida state licensing requirements.
The contract requires vendors to provide DIBROM concentrate for the entire contract duration, with strict requirements for insecticide handling, pilot qualifications, and equipment specifications. The aircraft must be equipped with a Real Time Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) to record flight paths within 30 feet of actual path and document spraying conditions. Contractors' staff must be licensed for mosquito control in Florida under Chapter 388 and Florida Administrative Code 5E-13 for Aerial Public Health Pest Control. Pilots must be FAA certified for applicable regulations, instrument qualified for multi-engine or rotorcraft operations, and meet specific state licensing criteria.
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Y24-06-SS
The Orange County Mosquito Control Division is seeking qualified vendors to provide Aerial Mosquito Control services for application of Dibrom at 0.66 ounces per acre. Vendors shall furnish aircraft, aerial spraying equipment, pilot, all other labor, fuel, staging, insecticide and any other expendable items required to begin, perform and complete the aerial services. The responses to Invitation for Bids Y24-149-KK, Aerial Mosquito Control, indicates Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management, Inc. as the sole provider.
I. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Prospective vendors shall be able to:
1. Provide, at a minimum, one (1) one plane furnished with the required equipment to perform services.
2. Participate in pre-planning/debriefings to coordinate the services at any time within the 72-hour timeframe after receipt of request. Work shall be performed in a manner to minimize the inconvenience of the general public and private property owners.
3. Comply with all Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, inclusive of applicable Federal Air Regulations 137 (FAR 137) that may apply when providing aerial insecticide services.
4. Provide the County Representative with a GIS printout of Orange County, depicting areas treated along with swath widths and other details as indicated below. The map shall be compatible with ArcMap.
5. Begin performance within seventy-two (72) hours, weather permitting.
II. INSECTICIDE REQUIREMENTS:
1. The County requires that the Contractor provide the insecticide, DIBROM concentrate for the duration of the contract.
2. Insecticide shall be handled and sprayed by qualified individuals and in accordance with all insecticide label directions and all rules and regulations of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Bureau of Inspection and Incident Response and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
3. The Contractor’s operation staff or approved subcontractors must be licensed for mosquito control in the State of Florida under Chapter 388, Florida Statue and Florida Administrative Code 5E-l3 for Aerial Public Health Pest Control for the term of the contract.
III. PILOT REQUIREMENTS:
Pilot(s) shall be:
1. qualified and certified for applicable Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR 137).
2. FAA certified and licensed under Chapter 388, Florida Statue.
3. FAA certified and licensed under Florida Administrative Code 5E-l3 for Aerial Public
Health Pest Control.
4. instrument qualified for multi-engine or rotorcraft-helicopter aircraft operations.
IV. EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES:
1. Equipment shall include a multi-engine aircraft equipped to spray insecticides which shall be equipped with an onboard Real Time Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) to record all flight paths of the aircraft within thirty (30) feet of the actual flight path and when insecticide is being released and when it is not released. The DGPS must record factual spraying conditions and provide current meteorological data to the pilot.
Any vendor that wishes to determine if they meet the County’s requirements is invited to contact Kaitlin Kolhoff, Contracting Agent, Kaitlin.Kolhoff@ocfl.net. This information will be available for review until 5:00 PM EST on May 13, 2024.
mailto:Kaitlin.Kolhoff@ocfl.net
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