Bed Bug Pest Control Services

Pinellas County, Florida is issuing Invitation to Quote #25-0934-ITQ for competitive procurement of bed bug pest control services at two county facilities: Bayside Health Clinic (14808 49th Street North, Clearwater) and Pinellas Safe Harbor (14840 49th Street North, Clearwater). The solicitation seeks a location-specific, preventative pest control program including routine inspections, proactive treatment, monitoring, and documented reporting, with bi-weekly preventative spraying at Safe Harbor and quarterly preventative spraying at Bayside Clinic, along with provisions for additional services as needed. The contract term is three years from the award date with options to extend for two additional one-year periods at the same prices and terms. All contractor personnel must hold valid Florida Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certificates in Industrial, Institutional, Structural, and Health Related Pest Control categories and complete background checks at least fifteen days before contract commencement. Pricing must be submitted as firm unit costs for each line item, with annual price adjustments permitted after the first twelve months not to exceed relevant U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indices. Mandatory site visits are required for all proposers before submitting proposals, with the deadline for proposal submission set for March 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. through the OpenGov procurement portal. The awarded contractor must commence work within seventy-two hours of receiving the Purchase Order or Notice to Proceed.

Pinellas County Certified Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) receive preference on this solicitation, with SBEs submitting within the first five business days receiving first consideration and those submitting after that period receiving a five percent price preference. The current incumbent vendor is Ehrlich Co Inc., with an existing contract valued at approximately $122,880 annually (total three-year contract amount of $368,640). The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, workers' compensation insurance at Florida statutory limits with $500,000 employer's liability limits, pollution legal liability insurance of $1,000,000 per claim, and business automobile liability of $1,000,000 per accident, with all policies issued by companies rated A- VIII or better by AM Best and Pinellas County named as an additional insured. Invoices must be submitted within sixty calendar days of service completion or by October 31 following the fiscal year end to remain eligible for payment. The estimated annual budget allocation is $122,880, with the full three-year contract budgeted at $368,640 within the CPM Department Operating Budget under account code 534 (Other Contractual Services).