Y26-06-SS_Aerial_Mosquito_Control.pdf
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- Aerial Mosquito Control
- Solicitation number
- Y26-06-SS
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- Orange County, Orlando City, Florida
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This is a Solicitation Document for Aerial Mosquito Control services issued by Orange County, Florida. Orange County's Mosquito Control Division seeks qualified vendors to provide aerial spraying services for the application of Dibrom insecticide at 0.66 ounces per acre. The scope of work requires vendors to furnish aircraft, aerial spraying equipment, pilots, labor, fuel, staging facilities, insecticide, and all other expendable items necessary to complete aerial mosquito control operations. Prospective vendors must provide a minimum of one multi-engine aircraft equipped with the required spray equipment and Real Time Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) technology. Performance must begin within seventy-two hours of request receipt, weather permitting, and vendors must participate in pre-planning and debriefing sessions within the same timeframe. Responses are due by 5:00 PM EST on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, and may be submitted through OpenGov or via email to Kaitlin.Kolhoff@ocfl.net.
All contractors must comply with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, including FAR 137, and provide GIS-compatible mapping documentation of treated areas with swath widths. Pilots must hold FAA certification for applicable regulations, multi-engine or rotorcraft operations, and Florida state licensing under Chapter 388, Florida Statute, and Florida Administrative Code 5E-13 for Aerial Public Health Pest Control. The contractor must provide and properly handle DIBROM concentrate in accordance with all insecticide label directions and regulations established by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Bureau of Inspection and Incident Response and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The County has identified Vector Disease Control International as the sole source provider for these services. All contractor operations staff and approved subcontractors must maintain appropriate Florida state licensing for mosquito control operations for the contract term.
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Y26-06-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. To the County’s knowledge, the sole source of services as described below is Vector Disease Control International.
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 August 25, 2026.
mailto:Kaitlin.Kolhoff@ocfl.net
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