Integrated Pest Management Program

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is a component of the Department of Defense reporting to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. DeCA operates a worldwide commissary system that provides quality grocery products at substantial savings to active duty military personnel and retirees, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and their families. DeCA's mission is to deliver a vital benefit of the military pay system that sells grocery items at significant savings while enhancing quality of life and readiness.

For this requirement, DeCA seeks to partner with a "world-class" Integrated Pest Management provider that can provide assured capability and enterprise level data. The agency seeks a firm that's primary service is providing pest management services and has the internal capability of performing those services across DeCA's U.S. stores with a very limited need to subcontract to ensure a standard level of service across all contracted stores.

DeCA has 181 facilities across the United States and its territory of Puerto Rico. The majority of commissaries are covered with pest management services under installation support, however 49 stores, and one (1) administrative location require contract support at this time. The awarded contract will have the scope ability to add any of the commissaries that are currently covered by installation support, in case that support goes away or doesn't meet the needs of DeCA. As such, the Integrated Pest Management provider must have the capability to service 155 of the 178 stores and three (3) administrative locations (181 facilities total) without subcontract support.

Attached to this solicitation notice are the following documents:
Solicitation HDEC05-19-R-0002
Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement
Attachment 2 All Potential DeCA Locations
Attachment 3 Commissary/DeCA Locations Points of Contact
Attachment 4 Pricing Spreadsheet
Attachment 5 Past Performance Reference Information Form
Attachment 6 Past Performance Questionnaire
Attachment 7 Site Visit Information
Attachment 8 Consolidated Wage Determination Table
Attachment 9 Small Business Participation Plan

Please carefully review "Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items" starting on page 32 of the Solicitation document, as it contains important instructions for submitting your offer, documents required, and key dates for the solicitation. These key dates are as follows:

March 25, 2019 - Completed Mandatory Site Visit form due.
April 10 and 11, 2019 - Mandatory site visits.
April 16, 2019 - Solicitation questions AND completed Attachment 5 Past Performance Reference Information Form due.
April 25, 2019 - Solicitation closing.

This is being solicited as unrestricted. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 561710, Exterminating and Pest Control Services, with a Small Business Size Standard of $11,000,000. Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM information may be obtained at https://sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.

Offerors are invited to email their questions or concerns to barbara.desrochers@deca.mil, Contract Specialist, or Margaret Prince, Contracting Officer, at margaret.prince@deca.mil.

The solicitation and any amendments will be available at www.fedbizopps.gov under ODA (OTHER DEFENSE AGENCIES), DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY, HDEC05-19-R-0002. Potential offerors must use this web site to obtain a copy of this solicitation.

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is a component of the Department of Defense reporting to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.  DeCA operates a worldwide commissary system that provides quality grocery products at substantial savings to active duty military personnel and retirees, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and their families.  DeCA's mission is to deliver a vital benefit of the military pay system that sells grocery items at significant savings while enhancing quality of life and readiness.

For this requirement, DeCA seeks to partner with a "world-class" Integrated Pest Management provider that can provide assured capability and enterprise level data.  The agency seeks a firm that's primary service is providing pest management services and has the internal capability of performing those services across DeCA's U.S. stores with a very limited need to subcontract to ensure a standard level of service across all contracted stores. 

DeCA has 177 commissaries across the United States. The majority of commissaries are covered with pest management services under installation support agreements (ISAs), however 49 stores, and two (2) administrative locations require contract support at this time.  The awarded contract will have the scope ability to add any of the commissaries that are currently covered by ISAs, in case that installation support goes away or doesn't meet the needs of DeCA.  As such, the Integrated Pest Management provider must have the capability to service all 177 stores and three (3) administrative locations with limited subcontract support.

The applicable The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 561710, Exterminating and Pest Control Services, with a Small Business Size Standard of $11,000,000.  Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM information may be obtained at https://sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.

Attached to this synopsis is a draft version of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) (Attachment 1) for this requirement along with a list of DeCA commissaries across the United States with addresses (Attachment 2). DeCA is looking for questions or input regarding the PWS; or questions, concerns or suggestions regarding pricing structure as to how a company would price a location. 

This announcement is designed as an exploratory vehicle to foster interest and dialog of the commercial pest control contractors, with their input, questions, concerns, capabilities, or ability to perform services at the locations provided in Attachment 2. Potential offerors are invited to email their questions or concerns to barbara.desrochers@deca.mil, Contract Specialist or Margaret Prince, Contracting Officer, at margaret.prince@deca.mil.

The anticipated solicitation release date for this requirement is December 10, 2018.  The solicitation and any amendments will be available at www.fedbizopps.gov under ODA (OTHER DEFENSE AGENCIES), DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY, HDEC05-19-R-0002. Potential offerors must use this web site to obtain a copy of this solicitation.

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is a component of the Department of Defense reporting to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.  DeCA operates a worldwide commissary system that provides quality grocery products at substantial savings to active duty military personnel and retirees, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and their families.  DeCA's mission is to deliver a vital benefit of the military pay system that sells grocery items at significant savings while enhancing quality of life and readiness.

For this requirement, DeCA seeks to partner with a "world-class" Integrated Pest Management provider that can provide assured capability and enterprise level data.  The agency seeks a firm that's primary service is providing pest management services and has the internal capability of performing those services across DeCA's U.S. stores with a very limited need to subcontract to ensure a standard level of service across all contracted stores. 

DeCA has 177 commissaries across the United States. The majority of commissaries are covered with pest management services under installation support agreements (ISAs), however 49 stores, and two (2) administrative locations require contract support at this time.  The awarded contract will have the scope ability to add any of the commissaries that are currently covered by ISAs, in case that installation support goes away or doesn't meet the needs of DeCA.  As such, the Integrated Pest Management provider must have the capability to service all 177 stores and three (3) administrative locations with limited subcontract support.

The applicable The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 561710, Exterminating and Pest Control Services, with a Small Business Size Standard of $11,000,000.  Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM information may be obtained at https://sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.

Attached to this synopsis is a draft version of the Performance Work Statement for this requirement along with a list of DeCA commissaries across the United States and its U.S. territories with addresses. Potential offerors are invited to email their questions or concerns to barbara.desrochers@deca.mil, Contract Specialist or Margaret Prince, Contracting Officer, at margaret.prince@deca.mil.

The anticipated solicitation release date for this requirement is December 10, 2018.  The solicitation and any amendments will be available at www.fedbizopps.gov under ODA (OTHER DEFENSE AGENCIES), DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY, HDEC05-19-R-0002. Potential offerors must use this web site to obtain a copy of this solicitation.