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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY FOR IDENTIFYING SUPPLIERS FOR PEST MANAGEMENT SERVICES. This is not a solicitation announcement to request proposals or bids and no contract will be awarded from t... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY FOR IDENTIFYING SUPPLIERS FOR PEST MANAGEMENT SERVICES. This is not a solicitation announcement to request proposals or bids and no contract will be awarded from this notice. No reimbursement will be made for any cost associated with providing information in response to this notice and/or follow-up information request. No telephone calls requesting a solicitation will be accepted or acknowledged. The Directorate of Public Works (DPW) located at Fort Jackson, SC has a requirement to provide Pest Management services on Fort Jackson to include Weston Lake Recreational Park. The DPW is responsible for scheduled and unscheduled Pest Management Services for public health pests for real property, facilities, and grounds on Fort Jackson and Weston Lake Recreational Park. Pests are: a nuisance, invasive species, or disease vector such as arthropods, stray dogs, stray cats, birds, rodents, nematodes, fungi, bacteria, snails, snakes, weeds, and other organisms (except for human or animal disease-causing organisms) that adversely affect readiness, military operations, or the well-being of personnel and animals; attack or damage real property, supplies, equipment, or vegetation; or are otherwise undesirable. A disease vector is any animal capable of transmitting the causative agent of a human disease; serving as an intermediate or reservoir host of a pathogenic organism; or producing human discomfort or injury, including (but not limited to) mosquitoes, flies, ticks, mites, snails, fire ants, and rodents. Priority pest management will be disease vectors. Pest Management Service includes pest surveillance, pest identification, breeding site removal, pesticide applications, and other required actions to control pests in and around buildings and facilities. Significant Public Health Pests. Significant public health pests include, but are not limited to, the following: Disease vectors, e.g., mosquitoes, ticks, bats (indoors), fleas, bees, and flies, Venomous arthropods, e.g., spiders, scorpions, and wasps; Vertebrate pests, e.g., bats, birds, rodents, and snakes; Stray animals; Invasive vegetation, toxic plants e.g. poison ivy, and weeds. SEE ATTACHMENT (PWS)