S207--Integrated Pest Management Services

Form / Attachment / Pricing Sheet

This document is a Wage Determination (WD) issued under the Service Contract Act (SCA). It establishes the minimum wage rates and fringe benefits required for various occupations when performing contract work within a specific geographic area (California County of Fresno).

• Occupational Listings: Provides a comprehensive list of job titles, corresponding occupational codes, and their required minimum hourly wage rates.
• Fringe Benefits: Indicates that fringe benefits are required and are to follow the occupational listing. Specific details on health and welfare benefits are provided at the end of the document.
• Executive Orders: Includes notes on Executive Order 13706 (Paid Sick Leave) and Executive Order 13658 (Minimum Wage), outlining contractor obligations and applicable rates.
• Conformance Process: Details the procedure for classifying and determining wage rates for occupations not explicitly listed in the wage determination.

This document is crucial for bidders responding to solicitations that incorporate this wage determination. It directly impacts labor cost estimations by defining the minimum wages and benefits that must be paid to employees performing contract services in the specified area. Bidders must ensure their proposals account for these mandated rates to be compliant.

Statement of Work (SOW) / Performance Work Statement (PWS)

To provide comprehensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) services for the VA Central California Health Care System (VACCHCS) and its Community Based Outreach Clinics (CBOCs), focusing on environmentally friendly and least-toxic control methods.

• Services: Provide pest control services including inspection, treatment, and prevention for a wide range of pests (arthropods, rodents, birds, wood-destroying organisms, flying insects, etc.) and plant/lawn pests.

• Locations: Services required at the Fresno Medical Center (multiple buildings), VHA Storage Lot, and CBOCs in Merced, Oakhurst, and Visalia.

• Methods: Emphasize IPM principles, prioritizing non-chemical methods and using least-toxic pesticides only when necessary. Includes specific treatments for stored product pests, rodents, birds, wood-destroying organisms, flying insects, and predatory pests.

• Specific Tasks: Includes regular inspections (fly lights, traps), monthly treatments, perimeter spraying, flowerbed treatments, spider web removal, and potential training for VA staff.

• Emergency Response: Contractor must respond to emergency service calls within 2-4 hours.

• All work must comply with Federal, State, and local ordinances, as well as the Contractor’s Procedures Manual and Quality Control Manual.

• Services must be performed by certified, trained, and licensed pest control operators.

• Contractor must maintain a Quality Control Program and adhere to the government's Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).

• Detailed documentation and reporting are required, including weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports, chemical usage reports, and service ticket receipts.

• Period of Performance: Not explicitly stated in this excerpt, but implied to be a contract period.

• Place of Performance: VA Central California Health Care System (VACCHCS) Medical Centers and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) listed in Section 1.3.

• Personnel: Technicians must be California certified pesticide applicators. A Board-Certified Entomologist (BCE) or Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) must be available.

• Uniforms: Professional uniforms with company logo and nametag are required.

• Reporting: Comprehensive written documentation of all services performed, including pest identification, actions taken, and chemicals used.

• Chemicals: Restricted use of certain rodenticides and prohibition of 2,4-D herbicide. MSDS and trade names of all chemicals must be provided.

• Invoicing: Electronic submission via VA’s Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System (Tungsten).

• Safety: Contractor must ensure employees take necessary safety precautions and receive up-to-date training.

Sources Sought Announcement

This is a Sources Sought Announcement for Integrated Pest Control & Management Services for the VA Central California Health Care System (VACCHCS) located in Fresno, CA. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only; no solicitation is currently available. The Government is seeking to determine potential sources capable of providing these services.

• The primary service required is Exterminating & Pest Control Services.

• A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached, outlining the specific requirements.

• Services will be required for the Base Year plus 4 Option Years.

• The applicable NAICS Code is 561710 (Exterminating & Pest Control Services) with a small business size standard of $17.5 million.

• The Product Service Code is S207.

• Interested contractors must respond via email to Kulvinder.brar@va.gov by 10:00 A.M. PST on May 8, 2026.

• Responses should include:

  • Company's Socioeconomic Status (e.g., small business, SDVOSB, VOSB) and SBA registration if applicable.
  • Company legal name and Unique Entity ID (SAM).
  • Primary point of contact (phone and email).
  • Capabilities Statement.
  • Description of experience in providing services as described in the Draft PWS.
  • List of similar Government and Commercial projects.
  • Details on personnel performing services vs. subcontracting (Limitations on Subcontracting per FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27).
  • GSA Contract Number, if applicable.
  • Price estimate for Base plus 4 Option Years.

• Failure to provide requested information will be considered non-responsive.

• The Government will use the submitted information to determine its business type decision.

• Small businesses, including SDVOSB and VOSB, must adhere to the Limitations on Subcontracting requirement (at least 50% of contract performance cost for personnel must be expended for employees of the concern).

• Contractors must have current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).

• SDVOSB and VOSB firms must be registered and verified at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov) at the time of submission.

• This is a Sources Sought Announcement only; no contract will be awarded directly from this announcement.

• All submitted information is preliminary and subject to modification.

• The Government will not pay for any information submitted.

• RFI number 36C26126Q0680 should be referenced on all correspondence.