Description
The State of Delaware is soliciting a statewide integrated pest‑management (IPM) contract to provide routine preventive, corrective, and emergency pest‑control services for all state‑owned and leased facilities, including schools, municipalities, and correctional institutions. The contract will be awarded on a competitive sealed‑proposal basis, may be split among multiple vendors, and runs for a base period of two years with up to three one‑year extensions and a possible three‑month month‑to‑month extension. Vendors must hold a Delaware pesticide business license, have at least five years of experience, carry specified insurance, and meet extensive background‑check and security requirements for work in correctional facilities. Key dates include an RFP posting on 12 Oct 2026, question deadline 26 Oct 2026, and final proposal submission by 8 Dec 2026 (3 p.m.).
• Provide routine inspections, monitoring, bait‑station maintenance, and unlimited call‑back service across ~2.5 million sq ft of state facilities.
• Respond to emergencies within 4 hours and urgent requests by the next business day, with detailed monthly usage reporting.
• Must comply with Delaware security protocols (Appendix E) when accessing correctional facilities, including worker‑list submission, tool inventories, and background checks.