This is a federal solicitation for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) services for the VA Central California Health Care System (VA CCHCS) and its community-based outreach clinics (CBOCs). The contract is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). Services include inspection, treatment, preventive maintenance, and reporting for various pests, including insects, rodents, birds, and wood-destroying organisms. The period of performance includes a base year and four option years. Offerors must be registered and verified as an SDVOSB concern. Specific submission instructions are provided, including the format for technical capability, past performance, and price proposals. Questions must be submitted by a specified deadline. The solicitation incorporates various FAR and VAAR clauses related to contract terms, conditions, and provisions, including those concerning small business programs, security, and payment requests.
The offer due date is no later than June 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM PDT.
Payment will be made monthly, and invoices shall be submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR clause ****.
The contract includes a limited warranty policy for periodic check and service, as necessary, for control of wood-destroying organisms, such as subterranean termites, however, this does not include the treatment of formosan termites.
The government will issue an order to the responsible bidder whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered, with evaluation factors including technical approach, past performance, and price.
Contractor personnel shall be California certified pesticide applicators, and the contractor shall be made available to a board-certified entomologist or associate certified entomologist.
The contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part, and the contractor or subcontractor may be declared ineligible for further government contracts in the event of noncompliance with certain clauses.
All questions must be submitted within 5 days of the RFQ close date, which is no later than May 22, 2026.
Failure to follow submission instructions will result in an unfavorable evaluation and may not be considered for award. Misrepresentation of a company's SDVOSB status can lead to debarment for a period of not less than five years.
The estimated total value is 17. 5 million.