Mosquito Control Spraying

SOLICITATION 1333MD24Q0016
Wallops CDA Station Mosquito Spraying

This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Station Mosquito Spraying.
The solicitation is being issued as a total small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 561710
with a size standard of $17,500,000.00.

Contractor selection for this acquisition will be made using a traditional approach under Simplified
Acquisition Procedures. The domain for this effort is Wallops Command Data Acquisition Station
(WCDAS). This will be awarded as a best value acceptable, firm-fixed price Purchase Order. You are
requested to submit all technical support documents and full pricing quote for the effort described in the
attached Statement of Work (SOW).

STATEMENT OF WORK
NOAA Wallops Command & Data Acquisition Station
Requisition of Mosquito Spraying

Background
The NOAA Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS), located in Wallops Island,
Virginia, has a requirement for the periodic application of a mosquito control chemical throughout the
WCDAS campus. All work shall be performed at the NOAA/NESDIS WCDAS, 35663 Chincoteague
Road, Wallops Island, VA 23337.

Objective
The objective of this requirement is to protect the WCDAS personnel and visitors from mosquito borne
diseases.

Scope
• All labor, materials, and application equipment for this requirement shall be provided by the contractor.
Any work related to the tasks described herein shall be coordinated with Facility Management personnel
and any deviation shall be made with the concurrence of both the contractor and the Government. The
contractor must be a State of Virginia licensed pesticide applicator and be Certified as a Category 8
Public Health and Safety Commercial Applicator for Hire.
• Site Visit can be arranged on a set date, if required.
• Monthly Invoices for grouped visits.

Requirements
CLIN: Mosquito Control Application Spraying at the Wallops CDA Station
30 Visits per the Base year. Provide cost per visit.

The contractor shall be responsible for the tasks described below:
• The treatments shall be applied using Diesel-Powered Truck with Vehicle Mounted ULV (Ultra Low
Velocity) Fogger.
• These treatments shall be applied around all paved roads from the guard gate and around each antennae
base and out to the second gate near Route 175. See attached map. Estimated paved roads at 3 miles.• The treatment shall be conducted using an Adulticide designed to target adult flying mosquitos
• The treatment ULV Fogger shall be calibrated for application of treatment at 10 mph to provide a
treatment area of 300 feet wide or 150' on each side of the vehicle. Treatments shall be conducted on an
as needed basis at the discretion of the government.
• All treatments shall be applied in accordance with the federal pesticide label and conducted between
sunset and sunrise to reduce the possibility of the presence of pollinators during treatment times and also
to target the largest group of adult flying mosquitos at or near dusk.

Evaluation of Offers
Each quote will be evaluated on an individual basis in accordance with the evaluation criteria
outlined below in this document. Award will be made to the Contractor that offers the Best Value
Technical Acceptable to the Government. Quotes will be evaluated based on the factors set below.

Non-Price Factors:
Technical Qualifications: Contractors are required to provide State of Virginia License for Pesticide
Applicator, Certification of Category 8 Public Health and Safety Commercial Applicator and Proof of
Workman’s Compensation and Liability Insurance.

Technical Equipment: Contractor must provide equipment specification that meet the outlined
specification as stated above. Documents such as manufacturer specifications of ULV and
proof of calibration of ULV fogger to be included in offer.

An adjectival method will be used to rate each factor:
• Acceptable – The quote is satisfactory: It meets the technical specifications and contains little or no
weaknesses and risks. Any weaknesses may not diminish the quality of services in some areas of
performance and overall will not jeopardize performance. A rating of acceptable indicates a passing
rating.
• Unacceptable – The quote fails to adequately address the requirements and there is no probability of
successfully satisfying the requirements. An unacceptable rating indicates deficiencies and major
weaknesses, as well as numerous risks that would require extensive corrections or a complete rewrite
of the quote.

WCDAS, NOAA and DOC Safety, Security and Environmental Policies
The contractor shall comply with all Station, NOAA, and DOC Safety, Security, and Environmental
policies as provided by Facilities Supervisor or as otherwise required by law, rule, or regulation.
The WCDAS Facilities Supervisor shall be given advanced notice of all persons planning to visit the
Station while engaged in work under this statement of work (SOW). The notice shall be in the form of a
request for access and shall include the first, middle, and last name of the visitor(s), the visitor’s
employer, and the visitor’s citizenship. All workers must be legal US residents. These names, if
approved, will be placed on the Station’s approved visitors access list for the period of time required to
perform the work under this contract.
The contractor and his/her employees shall read and understand the Station’s Visitors Policy.
The contractor shall comply with all Station, NOAA, and DOC Safety, Security, and Environmental
policies as provided by Facilities Supervisor or as otherwise required by law, rule, or regulation.
The WCDAS Facilities Supervisor shall be given advanced notice of all persons planning to visit the
Station while engaged in work under this statement of work (SOW).

The contractor shall provide for the safety and health of their employees and provide all necessary
personal protective equipment.

Physical security requirements for Wallops site access will be met to accommodate contract personnel as
escorted visitors in accordance to CAR 1352.237-71 Security Processing Requirements – Low Risk
contracts. Any access by contract personnel who are Foreign Nationals shall be in accordance with the
requirements of CAR 1352.237-73, Foreign National Visitor and Guest Access to Departmental
Resources (APR 2010). The Information Technology (IT) Security Certification and Accreditation
Requirements of Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR) 1352.239-73, clause 73, do not apply, and an
IT Security Accreditation Package is not required.

Liability
The contractor shall provide proof of Workman's Compensation and Liability Insurance
The contractor shall be fully liable for the conduct of their employees during the performance of this
contract.
The contractor shall repair any damage to those facilities, including those that are the property of a third
party, resulting from failure to comply with the requirements of this agreement or to exercise reasonable
care in performing the work.

Period of Performance
Applications will be performed as needed from 2024 through 2025

Technical Point of Contact:
For technical direction and scheduling, the POC information is:
Steven C. Schwartz
35663 Chincoteague Road
Wallops Island, Virginia 23337
Office: (757) 824-7346
Email: steven.c.schwartz@noaa.gov

All activities shall be coordinated with the above assigned point of contact.
Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and
Commercial Services (Nov 2021).

Responses are due by 4:00pm EST/EDT on 8/19/2024. There will be no exceptions to the time and date
on which responses are due, unless determined otherwise by the Government.

Your response, technical, and pricing should be forwarded electronically to the Contracting Officer via
email no later than the date and time specified above. When responding, please include the Purchase
Request (PR) number in the subject line. To verify receipt of your response, please contact me either by
email or phone.
Donna L. Cohee
757-824-7371
donna.l.cohee@noaa.gov

FIRM FIXED PRICE
CLIN: Mosquito Control Application Spraying - 30 Visit per the Base year
at the Wallops CDA Station.
Cost Per Visit: ___________.

NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be
followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive.
Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further
notification to the offeror.

1. Submit PDF or Microsoft Word format quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or
before the time specified in the solicitation. Email quotes are required and can be sent to
donna.l.cohee@noaa.gov.

2. Offeror shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM found at
https://sam.gov/content/home) in order to provide a quote and be eligible for award. Must provide their
UEID/CAGE CODE with their quote.

3. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of them or their capability.

4. Offerors must provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with FAR 52.212-2. Offerors who do not
provide all evaluation criteria will not be accepted.

“THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-RECEIPT OF QUOTES.
IT IS THE CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A
CONFIRMATION OF THE QUOTE RECEIPT”.

OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION IN WRITING
VIA EMAIL TO donna.l.cohee@noaa.gov . QUESTIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO LATER
THAN 4:00PM EST/EDT ON 8/16/2024. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without
identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided
in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern
performance of the contract.
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