S207--Integrated Pest Mgmt. Services VA Sioux Falls SD

The contract awards integrated pest management services to a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business for the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System and Wagner CBOC clinic, with a base period running from June 11, 2026, to June 10, 2027, and up to three option years extending the potential duration to five years. The scope requires comprehensive pest control including weekly routine inspections, emergency responses within one to four hours, structural recommendations, maintenance of traps and bait stations, three annual exterior treatments, enzyme-based drain treatments, and immediate bed bug intervention within four hours of notification. All work must comply with VHA Directive 1850.02, CDC and OSHA standards, and South Dakota state regulations, and must be performed by certified Commercial Pesticide Applicators in the Industrial, Institutional, Structural, and Health Related Pest Control category. The contractor must submit a fully approved Integrated Pest Management plan within ten days of award along with monthly summaries, safety data sheets, and inspection documentation. The evaluation will follow a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology, where proposals must pass a gatekeeper assessment of technical acceptability through demonstrated quality control, subcontractor disclosure, and capability to perform the statement of work, with award going to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer. All contractor personnel are subject to VA security protocols, including personal identity verification under VAAR 852.204-70, and must adhere to strict campus conduct rules including no smoking, speed limits of 15 mph on roads and 10 mph in parking lots, and parking only in designated areas. Work may be interrupted at any time to accommodate facility operations without cost to the government, and hazardous waste disposal must follow COR instructions. The contract incorporates key FAR clauses including 52.212-4 for commercial terms, 52.217-8 and 52.217-9 for option extensions, 52.204-9 for identity verification, 52.222-41 and 52.222-43 with deviations for service labor standards, 52.222-50 with deviation for combating trafficking, and 52.223-23 for sustainable products. Invoicing is mandated through the VA Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System using Tungsten Network or an X12 EDI-compliant system, with payment processing handled by the Department of Veterans Affairs