S207--Pest control Mgmt Svcs -Base + 4 OY

See Attachment S01 36C26223Q1082 0001_1 Questions

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36C262

NCO 22

Department of Veterans Affairs

NCO 22 - Gilbert Network Contracting

335 East Germann Road

Gilbert AZ 85297

36C262

NCO 22

Department of Veterans Affairs

NCO 22 - Gilbert Network Contracting

335 East Germann Road

Gilbert AZ 85297

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26223Q1082

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See CONTINUATION Page

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Integrated Pest Management Program

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Corrected Statement of Work

2. Answer Questions Received.

Anita Amodia

Contracting Officer

VA-VHA-RPOW-2023-0052

CONTINUATION PAGE

Revised Statement of Work Item 2.3

All Contractor personnel shall understand IPM principles and practices and can implement them. The Contractor shall be Quality Pro Certified and Green Pro Certified and have the background and experience to identify pests and knowledgeable about pest life cycles, habits and the conditions that affect pest populations.

Question regarding SOW, Subsection 2.3: Pest Control companies are permitted to perform pest control services including IPM Services without this certification as long as they are licensed within the State where service is rendered. Request that this requirement be considered to be removed from this solicitation in the best interest of the government and all pest control contractors.Â

Answer: After confirming that it is not a state requirement for AZ, we do not need to require it for this effort.

Question: Is pricing from a previous vendor who performed these services available?

Answer: Pricing not available.

Question: For the scheduled site visit, do contractors need to RSVP/Is it mandatory?

Answer: RSVP is not needed nor is the site visit mandatory.

Question: Are measurements of the buildings needing services available?

Answer: We do not have measurements; however, we do have the square footage.

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Bldg

Sq. Ft.

2

31,200

13

2,400

14

3,000

14A

240

15

314

16

50,000

20

3284

21

34,016

21B

822

22

24,00

23

3,000

23A

3,930

24

4,300

25

2,400

26

2,400

27

4,152

28

4,815

31

29,202

32

100

33

100

29

16,000

Total

197,075

Bldg 8

Sq. Ft.

Total

201,275

Bldg 1

Sq. Ft.

Basement

16,367

1st Floor

116,639

2nd Floor

59,014

Total

192,020

Bldg 1/34

Sq. Ft.

3rd Floor

60,088

4th Floor

47,5655

5th Floor

26,564

6th Floor

26,564

Bldg 34

31,618

Total

192,398

Plus CBOCs

Question: How many after hours service requests at each site have then been in the past 12 months?

Answer: Main Facility it varies, but on average 3 after hour request per day.

Question: What is the number of bed bug service requests at each site over the past 12 months?

Answer: Main Facility on average 5 per month, approximately 60 per year. Certain times of the year there is a sharp increase.

Question: Has any of the scope of service changed from this Solicitation compared to that of the last awarded contract? If so, what changed?Â

Answer: The monitoring and trapping of rodents was the biggest change. This is an ongoing issue.

Question: How many service calls for bird clean up service occurred over the past 12 months?Â

Answer: Contractor should conduct their own inspections and recognize this during the course of their routine. The COR will walk the areas on average 2 times a month and will inform the contractor of problem areas.Â

See Attached Solicitation