S207 Pest Control Services, Portland VA Health Care System (VAPORHCS)

S207 Pest Control Services, Portland VA Health Care System (VAPORHCS) THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. The responses received from interested contractors will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 20, is conducting market research to identify potential sources which can provide the following services:

Title: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Services NAICS Code:

561710, Exterminating and Pest Control Services Tasks: The Contractor shall provide all management, laboratory testing, tools, supplies, equipment, transportation and labor to develop and implement an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan for the building interiors and perimeter grounds at the Portland VA Medical Center, Vancouver VA facility and associated Community-based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC’s). The combined sites consist of approximately 2.5 million square feet of interior and exterior facilities.

The Contractor shall accomplish the surveillance, trapping, treatment, approved pesticide application, and pest removal components of the IPM program. The Contractor shall provide detailed, site-specific recommendations for structural and procedural modifications to aid in pest prevention. INCLUDED Pest Control Activities:The Contractor shall meet the performance expectations of the Portland VA in eradicating and suppressing the following pests:

Stinging Insects: Bees, wasps, hornets, yellowjackets, mosquitoes, etc. (Contractor will remove nests of stinging insects within the property boundaries of specified buildings. The Contractor will work with Environmental Compliance to identify options where bee hives can be relocated and not destroyed.

Other Crawling and Flying Insects: flies, fruit flies, drain flies, filth flies, gnats, moths, ants, cockroaches, beetles, fleas, ticks, lice, mites, etc. Occasional Insect Pests: Spiders, silverfish, springtails, scorpions, snails, slugs, centipedes, earwigs, crickets, millipedes, etc. Vertebrate Pests: mice, rats, squirrels, raccoons, gophers, moles, rabbits, skunks, etc. Bed bugs: Up to four (4) bed bug calls per month. This applies to all VA facility rooms, not just patient rooms (rooms shall not exceed 220 square feet).

Interior Located Urban Wildlife: bats, birds, raccoons, skunks, squirrels, moles, gophers, chipmunks, snakes, rabbits, opossums, feral cats, and dogs, etc. Fly Lights: Portland VA - Bi-monthly Inspections and Servicing of 21 existing fly lights Replacing of flying insect attractant strips Vancouver VA - Bi-monthly Inspections and Servicing of 19 existing fly lights Replacing of flying insect attractant strips Locations:

Portland VA Medical Center: 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road Portland, Oregon 97239 (FULL IPM)

Vancouver VA Campus: 1601 E Fourth Plain Blvd Vancouver, Washington 98661 (FULL IPM)

Hillsboro CBOC: 1925 Amber Glen Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97006 Fairview CBOC: 1800 NE Market Drive, Fairview, OR 97024 West Linn CBOC: 1750 SW Blankenship Rd West Linn, OR 97068 Community Resource and Referral Center: 308 SW 1st Ave, Portland, OR 97204 Salem CBOC: 1750 McGilchrist St. SE, Salem, OR 97302 The Loren R. Kaufman VA Clinic CBOC: 704 Veterans Drive, The Dalles, OR 97058 North Coast CBOC: 91400 N. Neacoxie Street, Warrenton, OR 97146 Bend CBOC: 2650 NE Courtney Drive, Bend, OR 97701 Lincoln City CBOC: 4422 NE Devils Lake Road, Lincoln City, OR 97367 Newport CBOC: 1010 SW Coast Highway, Newport, OR 97365 Potential candidates having the capabilities necessary to provide the above stated services are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Danielle Carrico at danielle.carrico@va.gov no later than Tuesday, 5 March 2024 at 5PM MST. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Company name UEI # (sam.gov) Address Business size Point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail address Capability statement GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract, if applicable Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response.

The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. The Government will treat any information received as proprietary and will not share such information with other companies. Any organization responding to this Sources Sought Notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. The Government may or may not issue a solicitation as a result of this announcement. There is no solicitation available at this time.