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Selection of IPM product and service providers (contractors)

Currently available IPM Contract Services

A contractual service related to pest management is a function of centralized procurement, which is organized by SCC Procurement Department under the guidance of the County IPM program staff. All user departments should submit their request for such services to the County IPM Manager, who will periodically arrange the RFQ and RFP process for various IPM contracts. The following are examples of some of the services available through contractors:

  • Structural pest management monitoring and services for County owned or leased facilities
  • Bee hive removal or control
  • Yellow Jacket (stinging arthropod) control and nest removal
  • Spider control and clean up
  • Bird control, sanitation of bird nesting sites, bird exclusion, etc.
  • Wildlife pest management: pocket gopher control in turf and rights-of-ways, California ground squirrel trapping and control
  • Turf-landscape care and maintenance using reduced-risk pest (including weeds) management practices, drill seeding, de-thatching, mulching, aeration, mowing, pruning, fertilization, etc.

Pest management procurement procedure and instructions for prospective IPM Contractors

This section explains how the County requests proposals from bidders and qualified contractors for the performance of IPM in various categories.

Under review by Procurement Department - Details to be posted soon

RFQ (Request for qualifications)

Administrative requirements to become a qualified vendor for County of Santa Clara contracts are listed below, and must be submitted with the initial RFQ application for specific IPM projects as listed:

  • Structural IPM
  • Beehive Removal
  • Stinging Arthropod Control in Open Spaces
  • Termite and other wood destroying organism control
  • Wild Life IPM
  • Wild Life Trapper
  • Bird Trapping and Exclusion Work
  • Landscape Maintenance and Related IPM
  • Aquatic Weed Management
  • Mechanical Harvesters to Control Aquatic Weeds
  • Pest Management Consultant/Trainer/Advisor
  • IPM Material (Chemical and Non-Chemical) Suppliers

RFP (Request for proposal)

Requests for proposal managed by IPM program

  • Landscape Inventory and Operational Needs Assessment
  • Tree Inventory and Assessment
  • Sustainable Landscaping
  • Structural Pest Control
  • Wildlife Management
  • IPM Database Solution
  • Vegetation Management

RFQ and RFP bid calendar

IPM program requests for proposal calendar

Sustainable landscapingCurrent contract expiring June 2021
Structural Pest ControlCurrent contract expiring August 2019
Wildlife ManagementCurrent contract expiring April 2023

For more information on the above mentioned RFQ-RFP contact [email protected].