Mosquito Aerial Adulticide Application Services
Open State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 272926MH
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP codes
- 02046 Herbicide, Insecticide And Fungicide Applicators And Distributors
- 02243 Herbicide, Insecticide And Fungicide Applicator And Distributor Parts
- 48662 Insecticide Spraying Equipment, Household, Environmentally Certified Products
- 91059 Pest Control (Incl. Termite Inspection And Control, Bird Proofing, Animal Trapping, Rodent Control, Exterminating And Fumigation)
- 94833 Disease Prevention And Control Services, Non-Contagious (See 948-92 For Vaccination Services)
- 98872 Pest Control (Other Than Buildings) (Includes Spraying Of Trees And Shrubs)
- UNSPSC codes
- 72102101 Bird proofing services
- 85111602 Cancer or leukemia prevention or control services
- 85111604 Heart disease prevention or control services
- 85111611 Eye disease prevention or control services
- 70111712 Parks or gardens spraying services
- 24122002 Plastic bottles or vials
- 72102102 Termite control services
- 72102103 Extermination or fumigation services
- 85111601 Bone disease prevention or control services
- 85111606 Allergies prevention or control services
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- 85111701 Ticks management or control services
- 85111704 Mosquito management or control services
- 85111605 Immunologic prevention or control services
- 85111608 Nutritional disease prevention or control services
- 85111609 Radiation sickness prevention or control services
- 85111616 Alcoholism prevention or control services
- 85111702 Tsetse flies management or control services
- 85111703 Bacteria management or control services
- 21102400 Insect equipment
- 24122000 Bottles or vials
- 72102100 Pest control
- 72102104 Structural pest control
- 72102105 Animal trapping
- 72102106 Rodent control
- 85111600 Non contagious disease prevention and control
- 85111700 Disease vectors management and control
- 85111603 Endocrine disease prevention or control services
- 85111607 Neurological disorder prevention or control services
- 85111610 Digestive system disease prevention or control services
- 85111612 Respiratory disease prevention or control services
- 85111613 Tropical disease prevention or control services
- 85111614 Childhood disease prevention or control services
- 85111615 Diarrheal disease prevention or control services
- 85111617 Drug addiction prevention or control services
- 93131704 Disease prevention or control services
- 70111508 Plants or ornamental tree spraying services
- 73181022 Spraying services
- Point of contact
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- Michael Hicks mhicks@scgov.net (941) 861-0614
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
Sarasota County Mosquito Management is soliciting bids under IFB #272926MH for aerial mosquito adulticide application services, with bids due December 15, 2026. Local Business Preference and American Business Preference certification forms are required for bidders seeking those preferences, but the preferences do not apply to this procurement because of grant funding requirements.
The contractor must provide fixed-wing, dual-engine aircraft to apply EPA- and FDACS-registered insecticides, primarily Dibrom/Naled and Anvil, across designated polygons. Work covers up to 34,000 acres within a six-hour operational period at elevations above 300 feet. The primary season runs April through December, with emergency disease-control applications January through March. Standard work orders require acknowledgment within two hours and non-standard requests within five hours. Missions must be completed within one business day in peak season or four business days off-season, and mission reports with GIS data are due within 24 hours of completion. The contractor supplies chemicals, container disposal, permits, personnel, equipment, and aircraft maintenance.
Required qualifications include FDACS Public Health Pest Control Licenses, at least one commercial pesticide applicator license, and one public health pesticide applicator with an aerial category designation. Bidders must provide at least two references demonstrating seven years of aerial adulticide experience and maintain an FDACS-approved storage facility stocked to treat at least 102,400 acres. Insurance requirements include Workers' Compensation with $500,000 Employers Liability, Commercial General Liability of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, Business Auto Liability of $1 million combined single limit, Aircraft Liability of $1 million per occurrence, Umbrella/Excess Liability of $2 million per occurrence and aggregate, and Pollution Liability of $1 million per claim and occurrence. Carriers must be rated A.M. Best A- Class VII or better.
The County will award an initial three-year term to the responsive and responsible bidder with the lowest total bid price, and bidders must price all line items. Bids are submitted through the OpenGov portal. The solicitation was posted November 10, 2026, and an Integrated Pest Management procedural guidelines file posted November 9, 2026 is attached. Bidders must demonstrate familiarity with those guidelines.
Opportunity text
Invitation For Bids
This solicitation is an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for aerial mosquito control services. Sarasota County Mosquito Management requires fixed-wing, dual-engine aircraft to safely and efficiently apply mosquito control products over treatment areas of up to 34,000 acres within a six-hour operational period. Dual-engine aircraft provide enhanced safety, higher operating elevations, and greater application capacity, resulting in more effective large-scale mosquito control.
The County anticipates an initial contract term of three (3) years.
Refer to the Solicitation Documents and Attachments section for minimum qualifications, scope/specifications, and insurance requirements.
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