Mississippi Department of Finance and
Administration
OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT AND
CONTRACTS
INVITATION FOR BIDS
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT SERVICES
RFx #: 3160007981
April 28, 2026
Contact information for this invitation for bids:
Integrated Pest Management Services IFB
c/o DFA - Office of Procurement and Contracts
501 North West Street
Suite 1301-A Woolfolk Building
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
procurement@dfa.ms.gov
SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ...................................................................4
1.1 Purpose and Goals..........................................................................................................4
1.2 Optional Letter of Intent ................................................................................................5
1.3 Bid Submission Requirements .......................................................................................5
1.3.1 Bid Submission Period............................................................................................ 6
1.4 Important Dates..............................................................................................................7
1.5 Questions and Answers..................................................................................................7
1.6 Acknowledgment of Amendments ................................................................................7
1.7 Expenses Incurred in the Procurement Process .............................................................8
1.8 Right to Reject, Cancel and/or Issue Another IFB ........................................................8
1.9 Registration with Mississippi Secretary of State ...........................................................8
1.10 Debarment......................................................................................................................8
1.11 Right to Consider Historical Information ......................................................................8
1.12 Approval ........................................................................................................................8
1.13 Property Rights ..............................................................................................................8
1.14 Contract Rights ..............................................................................................................9
SECTION 2. PROCUREMENT METHODOLOGY..................................................................10
2.1 Restrictions on Communications with DFA Staff .......................................................10
2.2 Reconsideration of the Solicitation ..............................................................................10
2.3 Acceptance of Bids ......................................................................................................10
2.4 Minor Informalities and Irregularities .........................................................................10
2.5 Disposition of Bid ........................................................................................................11
2.6 Modification or Withdrawal of a Bid...........................................................................11
2.7 Rejection of Bids..........................................................................................................11
2.8 Alternate Bids ..............................................................................................................11
2.9 Corrections and Clarifications .....................................................................................11
2.10 Bid Evaluation .............................................................................................................12
2.10.1 Responsive Vendor/Offeror .................................................................................. 12
2.10.2 Nonconforming Terms and Conditions ................................................................ 12
2.10.3 Conditioning Bid Upon Other Awards ................................................................. 12
2.11 Right of Negotiation ....................................................................................................12
2.12 Notice of Intent to Award ............................................................................................13
2.13 Notice of Contract Award ............................................................................................13
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2.14 Request for Reconsideration of the Intent to Award ...................................................13
SECTION 3. SCOPE OF SERVICES .........................................................................................14
3.1 Locations......................................................................................................................14
3.2 Integrated Pest Management Services Plan .................................................................15
3.3 Pesticide Usage ............................................................................................................15
3.4 Service Hours...............................................................................................................16
3.5 Insect Control...............................................................................................................16
3.6 Rodent Control.............................................................................................................17
3.7 Service Invoices ...........................................................................................................17
3.8 Professional Entomologist Services.............................................................................18
3.9 Contractor Personnel....................................................................................................18
SECTION 4. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS ..........................................................................19
SECTION 5. REFERENCES ......................................................................................................20
SECTION 6. BID COVER SHEET.............................................................................................20
SECTION 7. BID FORM ............................................................................................................20
APPENDIX A – Bid Cover Sheet .................................................................................................21
APPENDIX B – Bid Form.............................................................................................................23
APPENDIX B1 – Bid Form – Group 1 .........................................................................................24
APPENDIX B2 – Bid Form – Group 2 .........................................................................................25
APPENDIX B3 – Bid Form – Group 3 .........................................................................................26
APPENDIX B4 – Bid Form – Group 4 .........................................................................................27
APPENDIX B5 – Bid Form – Group 5 .........................................................................................28
APPENDIX B6 – Bid Form – Group 6 .........................................................................................29
APPENDIX B7 – Bid Form – Group 7 .........................................................................................30
APPENDIX B8 – Bid Form – Group 8 .........................................................................................31
APPENDIX B9 – Bid Form – Group 9 .........................................................................................32
APPENDIX C - References ...........................................................................................................33
APPENDIX D – Release of the Bid as Public Record ..................................................................34
APPENDIX E - Draft Integrated Pest Management Services Contract ........................................35
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SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
1.1 Purpose and Goals
The Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) Office of Procurement and
Contracts (OPC) issues this Invitation for Bids (IFB) to solicit bids from qualified, experienced,
responsible and financially sound Offerors to provide Integrated Pest Management (IPM) services
for properties owned and operated by the State of Mississippi. These services are to be provided
for the Office of Capitol Facilities within DFA. The selected Offeror will assist DFA by providing
such services as requested for which the Offeror has the technical capacity to render.
Offerors must have the proven ability to perform all services requested in this IFB. A more detailed
list of services is contained in Section 4 – Scope of Services. DFA seeks to enter into a firm fixed
price contract for these services.
There will be an award per building group; however, DFA reserves the right to award multiple
contracts to one Offeror if that Offeror submits the lowest cost for multiple groupings. In order to
be considered for any group of buildings, a bid must be submitted for each group (marking no bid
on the bid form will be considered responding). The awarded contract(s) will be for one (1) year
with four (4) optional renewal years which may be exercised at the discretion of DFA. The
effective date of this contract will August 1, 2026. A draft copy of the contract has been included
as Appendix E for your review. Should the State elect to make an award as a result of this IFB, the
selected Offeror must execute the State’s standard personal service contract template, without
substantive revisions. By submitting a bid, Offerors understand and agree that any proposed
revisions may deem an Offeror’s bid non-responsive.
This IFB shall be governed by the applicable provisions of the Public Procurement Review Board
(PPRB) Office of Personal Service Contract Review Rules and Regulations (OPSCR Rules and
Regulations), a copy of which is available on the Mississippi Department of Finance and
Administration’s website (www.dfa.ms.gov). Any Offeror responding to a solicitation for personal
and professional services and any Contractor doing business with a state agency is deemed to be
on notice of all requirements therein.
A copy of this IFB, including all appendices and attachments, and any subsequent amendments,
including the Question-and-Answer amendment, if issued, will be posted to the DFA website at
https://www.dfa.ms.gov/bids-and-IFBs-notices under the “Active Procurements”. It is the
responsibility of all interested vendors to monitor the website for updates regarding this
procurement.
Before the award of any contract, the Offeror will be required to document to DFA that it has the
necessary capabilities to provide the core services specified in this IFB. The Offeror may also be
required to provide additional client references, as well as related project experience detail in order
to satisfy DFA that the Offeror is qualified. DFA may make reasonable investigations, as it deems
necessary and proper, to determine the ability of the Offeror to perform the work, and the Offeror
shall be required to furnish to DFA all information that may be requested for this purpose. DFA
reserves the right to reject any bid if the Offeror fails to provide the requested information and/or
fails to satisfy DFA that the Offeror is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the contract
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and to complete the work described in this IFB.
1.2 Optional Letter of Intent
Interested vendors are requested to submit an optional Letter of Intent. The Letter of Intent shall
be on official business letterhead of the vendor and must be signed by an individual authorized to
commit the vendor to the work proposed. Submission of a Letter of Intent shall not binding on the
prospective Offeror to submit a sealed bid and bids may be submitted by companies which did not
submit a Letter of Intent. The Letter of Intent shall be submitted by 5:00 PM CST on May 7, 2026
and submitted electronically to:
procurement@dfa.ms.gov
1.3 Bid Submission Requirements
The original written bid shall be signed. The original bid and all required documentation shall be
submitted as a single package. Each page of the bid must be numbered. Multiple page attachments
and samples should be numbered internally within each document and not necessarily numbered
in the overall page number sequence of the entire bid. The intent of this requirement is that the
Offeror submit all information in a manner so that it is clearly referenced and easily located. The
bid shall include the section components clearly tabbed as follows:
a. Bid Cover Sheet (Appendix A)
b. Bid Form (Appendix B1 – B9)
c. References (Appendix C)
d. Release of the Bid as Public Record (Appendix D)
e. Minimum Qualifications Confirmation
f. Acknowledgement of Amendments, if issued
A complete bid packet (including the bid cover sheet, nine (9) bid forms and references) should be
submitted for the bid to be considered responsive. There is an option to select “not submitting a
bid for this group of buildings” but the bid form must be submitted. If the submitted bid packet
does not include all nine (9)bid forms, it may be considered non-responsive and rejected. Each
page of the bid must be numbered. Multiple page attachments and samples should be numbered
internally within each document and not necessarily numbered in the overall page number
sequence of the entire bid. The intent of this requirement is that the Offeror submit all information
in a manner so that it is clearly referenced and easily located.
Additionally, the Offeror shall provide the following:
a. One (1) electronic copy of the complete bid including all attachments in a searchable
Microsoft Office® format, preferably in Word® or Portable Document Format (PDF®).
b. If the bid contains confidential information, one (1) redacted electronic copy of the
complete bid including all attachments shall be submitted in a searchable Microsoft
Office® format, preferably in Word® or Portable Document Format (PDF®).
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This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.