# Texas DIR/ESBD #HHS0017576v2

As-needed bed bug heat treatment at Brenham State Supported Living Center

**Posted:** November 13, 2026
**Respond By:** December 04, 2026
**Identifier:** HHS0017576v2
**NAICS:** 561710

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is seeking on-call heat-treatment services for bed bug eradication at Brenham State Supported Living Center.
- **Government buyer:** HHSC, Procurement and Contracting Services; Department of State Health Services (DSHS) may also use the resulting contract.
- **Service scope:** Treat bed bugs across 32 campus buildings on an emergency, as-needed basis. Pricing must include standard, overtime, emergency, and holiday hourly labor rates, plus a per-square-foot heat-treatment rate.
- **Treatment requirements:** Inspection and adjacent-area checks; commercial-grade whole-room thermal treatment to 135–145 degrees; management of heat-sensitive items; residual sprays and desiccant dusts; steam treatment where needed; HEPA vacuuming and sealed disposal; certified mattress and box-spring encasements; interceptor monitoring; and at least two follow-up visits 10–14 days apart.
- **Response requirements:** Respond to regular service calls within four hours and arrive on-site for emergencies within one hour. Regular service hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- **Vendors and OEMs:** No vendors, manufacturers, or OEMs are named in the materials.
- **Contract term:** An initial four-year term is indicated, with a possible one-year extension for service continuity. Services are described as beginning upon award; the materials do not fully reconcile that with the stated initial term.
- **Estimated value:** $125,000.

### Description

HHSC Procurement and Contracting Services is seeking competitive bids to establish contract(s) for emergency, as-needed heat treatment bed bug eradication at Brenham State Supported Living Center. The solicitation includes services to treat bed bugs using heat/thermal treatment, with pricing requested for labor rates and treatment per square foot. HHSC and DSHS may use any contract awarded. The estimated value is $125,000, and responses are due December 4, 2026, at 10:30 AM Central Time.

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