Pest Control Services

2026-11-03

1 . 1 PURPOSE : This Request for Proposal ( RFP ) is being issued to obtain a contract to provide for Pest Control Services for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Facilities Services Department . SPECIFICATIONS AND SCOPE OF WORK The Contractor hereby agrees to work directly with the University , or its designated Contract Administrator , in connection with carrying out and conducting all the following duties and responsibilities during the term of this agreement . The Contractor shall provide all labor , equipment , and materials required for the complete and satisfactory performance of Pest Control services for the University . The control of pests shall be performed in a safe manner and in accordance with the most modern and effective scientific pest control principles of IPM . The Contractor shall use appropriate monitoring devices , tools , and procedures on a regular basis to find pest infestations and assess the need for corrective action . The Contractor shall bring to the attention of the Contract Administrator any conditions that are conducive to the breeding and harborage of pests covered by this RFP and assist the Contract Administrator by providing recommendations on correcting these conditions and providing educational materials to educate students and staff about how their actions affect pest management . The Contractor shall ensure that the workmanship shall at all times be of a grade accepted as the “ Best Management Practices ” of the Pest Management Profession involved and as stipulated in written standards of recognized Pest Control organizations or institutes of the respective trades except as further qualified by these specifications . The Contractor shall ensure that the Pest Control program shall emphasize monitoring for pest presence with monitoring tools and devices . The targeted use of appropriate pesticides , rather than simply routine preventive spraying without identifying a need for the use of pesticides . Routine service to any facilities on campus must include monitoring / assessing of pest populations before a decision is made to use pesticides . The practice of random baseboard spraying is prohibited . The Contractor shall ensure that the materials used in Pest Control work shall be the least toxic materials that provide effective control of the target pest ( s ), shall conform to Federal , State , and Local Ordinances and Laws and shall be approved by the Contract Administrator . The Contractor shall furnish the Contract Administrator an agreed upon list of materials used for pest control , along with copies of the most - recent complete EPA - approved label and a Safety Data Sheet ( SDS ) for each . The Contractor shall not use any chemicals without notifying and receiving approval by the Contract Administrator . Any new products to be used must be noted on the list of materials and Contractor must provide EPA - approved labels and SDS before using these products . ( Copies of labels and SDS shall also be provided to the University ’ s Department of Environment , Health and Safety .) The Contractor shall ensure that where pressurized sprayers are used , the Contractor shall use only insecticides that are considered to be “ odorless ” or of negligible odor and will not damage any treated / exposed surfaces . The Contractor shall be responsible for cleaning , repairing , or replacing any surface damaged due to negligence or misuse of materials . The Contractor shall remove and replace cover plates , access hatches , and doors and shall use the appropriate material in and around electrical apparatus and wiring for pest control . The Contractor shall ensure that periodic sampling to test for materials in use and its concentration shall be done when requested by the Contract Administrator at no expense to the University .

North Carolina

2026-05-08