Pest control services - San Dimas National Technology and Development Program

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks pest control services at the San Dimas National Technology and Development Program, with quotations due August 25, 2026, at 1:00 PM EDT. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside, foreclosing competition outside that pool.

Place of performance is San Dimas, California (444 East Bonita Avenue). The contract covers integrated pest management for rodents, mosquitoes, and general pests across five buildings totaling approximately 31,000 square feet of maintained indoor space plus landscaped exterior areas. Services must be provided weekly Monday through Thursday between 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM Pacific Time, including twice-monthly exterior building base spraying, monthly concrete sidewalk treatment, weekly gopher and ground squirrel control in approximately 9.84 acres of irrigated and undeveloped areas, and monthly bait station inspections and servicing. The contractor must maintain a minimum of 20 ground squirrel and 8 mouse/rat bait stations and furnish all equipment and supplies.

The prime contractor must hold California Structural Pest Control Board company registration and a qualifying operator license; subcontractors performing work requiring California credentials must also be properly licensed, though a small-business prime may team with or subcontract to a licensed pest control company without forming a formal Joint Venture, provided the licensed partner performs all work requiring board credentials and the small-business prime retains overall contract responsibility. All personnel must be trained, English-fluent, and subject to security clearance and PIV requirements. The NAICS code is 325320, Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing; the small business size standard is 1,150 employees. Period of performance runs one year base (August 28, 2026 through August 27, 2027) plus four option years through 2031. The Service Contract Act applies with a pest controller wage rate of $22.14 per hour plus fringe benefits. Evaluation uses best-value tradeoff methodology weighing technical capability, past performance (relevant within three years), and fair and reasonable pricing. A mandatory site visit was held August 18, 2026, at 11:00 AM PDT.