What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is seeking to lease, deploy, and support four AI-powered Mosquito Surveillance System (MSS) units for automated mosquito surveillance at designated Eighth Army installations in Korea, aimed at enhancing force health protection. This opportunity is suited for small businesses under NAICS 541715, as it involves non-personal service contracts requiring comprehensive support and equipment provision. Interested vendors should note that this is a solicitation notice, indicating a competitive bidding process is forthcoming.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)
Mosquito Surveillance Smart Trap – Lease, Deployment, and Support Services
1. GENERAL
This is a non-personal service(s) contract under which the personnel rendering the service(s) are not
subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and
control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees. The Contractor
shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision,
other items, and non-personal services necessary as needed to complete the work within the PWS.
1.1 OBJECTIVE
The Government requires the lease and reach-back support of four (4) AI-powered Mosquito
Surveillance System (MSS) units to conduct automated mosquito surveillance at designated Eighth
Army installations in support of force health protection.
1.2. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
01 July 2026 – 30 September 2026
1.3. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
Location Quantity
Camp Bonifas 1
Warrior Base 1
Dagmar North Training Area (DNTA) 1
Rodriguez Live Fire Complex (RLFC) 1
Final trap placement shall be conducted installation Public Health Entomologists. The Contractor shall
provide requirements necessary for MSS functionality (i.e., power cords, etc) and recommend
descriptions of sites that maximize capture of medically relevant mosquito species in areas
representative of Soldier living, training, and operational environments. The Government reserves the
right to direct relocation of traps if placement is operationally unsuitable.
1.4. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The MSS shall be an integrated, field-deployable smart trap system capable of:
• Attracting and capturing mosquitoes using attractants and fan-driven airflow.
• Automatically imaging captured specimens.
• Performing AI-based species identification with a minimum 95% accuracy for medically important
vector species (e.g., Anopheles spp., Culex tritaeniorhynchus, Aedes albopictus, Culex pipiens,
Aedes vexans).
• Transmitting capture data, species identification results, and trap status to a cloud-based
Government-accessible dashboard in near-real-time (within 1 hour of collection).
1.5. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)
As determined by the Contracting Officer, a COR will be appointed and identified by letter of
designation, a copy of which will be provided to the Contractor by the Contracting Officer. The
designation letter states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially regarding changes
in cost or price estimates, or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of
the terms and conditions of the resulting order. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract
and assists in contract administration. The COR is not authorized to obligate the Government. If the
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work is not written in the contract, the COR is not authorized to request new work. The COR is
authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical
requirements of the contract, perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance,
maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the
contract, issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings,
designs, specifications, monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer
and Contractor of any deficiencies, coordinate availability of Government property, and coordinate site
entry of Contractor personnel.
1.6. Base Access:
The Contractor shall be aware of and comply with the requirements associated with Installation
Access Control. The Government is not liable for any costs associated with performance delays due
solely to a firm’s failure to comply with Installation Access Control System (IACS) processing
requirements. The Contractor shall coordinate with the COR or designated Government official for
base access.
2. TASKS
2.1 Deployment and Activation
The Contractor shall:
• Issue / provide four (4) MSS units for lease within 24 hours of the performance start date.
• Conduct an initial 4-8 hour system training on all equipment, dashboard, and user-level trouble
shooting that confirms AI identification accuracy and data transmission functionality.
Standard: All units activated, validated, and operational within 24 hours. (Pass/Fail)
2.2 Operations, Monitoring, and Maintenance
The Contractor shall:
• Remotely monitor all MSS units throughout the deployment period.
• Resolve system faults or data interruptions within 24 hours of notification.
• Maintain all hardware, software, and AI classification components to ensure continuous operation.
Standards:
Metric Requirement
System Uptime ≥ 98%
Unresolved interruptions exceeding 3 hours
within a trapping night
No more than 2
2.3 Data Management and Reporting
The Contractor shall:
• Ensure mosquito capture data, species identification, and trap status are available on the cloud-
based Government-accessible dashboard in near-real-time (within 1 hour of collection).
• Provide access to review data including mosquito counts, species distribution, environmental
observations, data quality metrics, system uptime, and any anomalies.
• Provide access to archive & download data summarizing system performance, surveillance data
trends, operational insights, and recommendations for future deployments or system acquisition.
• Notify the COR immediately of any system degradation affecting data accuracy or timeliness.
2.4 Training
The Contractor shall provide a 4 to 8 hour training to designated Government personnel on:
• System set up and installation.
• Dashboard access and data interpretation.
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• Basic system troubleshooting and status monitoring.
Training shall be coordinated with the COR and Eighth Army Preventive Medicine personnel.
2.5 System Retrieval and Closeout
The Contractor shall:
• Retrieve all MSS units within 8 business days of deploymen…
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