US Forest Service - Fort Simcoe Job Corps – Pest Control Services

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Second and Final Site Visit: 14 April 2026 at 10am (PDT) Fort Simcoe Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center

(CCC), 40 Abella Lane White Swan, WA 98952. Vendors will receive a pass to move around the grounds. Direct all inquiries about site visit to POC George Calfrobe @

George.Calfrobe@usda.gov

Contact #’s: Office-509-874-8910

Cell-509-945-7099

Fort Simcoe Job Corps

40 Abella Lane

White Swan, WA 98952

Any additional questions – please submit to Darlene.Chase@usda.gov only

Questions will be due by 04/15/2026 at 2pm EST.

Questions and Answers for Pest Control solicitation# 1282A726Q0021 - 04072026 - please checks the attachments section of this solicitation as well.

Questions:

1. Licensing Requirements (SOW 3.A.3): The solicitation states the "Contractor must be licensed by the State of Washington" and requires copies of Commercial Applicator, Operator, Structural Pest Inspector (SPI), and Public/Commercial Consultant licenses. Can the Government clarify if these licenses must be held by the Prime Contractor entity, or if the requirement is satisfied by a subcontractor who holds the licenses and will be performing the on-site applications?


2. Indicate if they intend to use a Subcontractor or not and must indicate what percentage of the work will be subcontracted and what tasks. So can we use subcontractor who will be performing the services onsite?

Answers:

Licensing requirements clarification:

Licensed by the State of Washington and required copies of Commercial Applicator, Operator, Structural Pest Inspector (SPI), and Public/Commercial Consultant licenses must be held by both the Prime Contractor and the subcontractror.

In accordance with FAR clause: 52.219-14(e)(1) Limitations on Subcontracting:

(1) Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract.

Please note: The solicitation due date has changed from 04/23/2026 to 04/20/2026.

Question:

Can you please confirm for me if the “Monthly Pest Control “ segment of the pest control schedule is requesting services to occur 12 individual times within a single month? Thank you.

Answer:

" monthly pest control" would be one treatment a month for 12 months.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number 1282A726Q0021 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for pest control services at the Fort Simcoe Job Corps White Swan, WA. The period of performance is one year with four option years (through 2031).

This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 561710 - Exterminating and Pest Control Services. The small business size standard is $17.5 million This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.

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