Aerial fruit fly release, Tijuana and Reynosa, Mexico

USDA-APHIS seeks all interested and capable sources of providing airplane and crew services for the aerial release of sterilized fruit flies to support the USDAs, International Services Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) aerial release programs in Tijuana, Mexico, and Reynosa, Mexico. The anticipated period of performance dates of the contracts for both the Tijuana and Reynosa locations are June 1, 2025 May 31, 2030, for a total of five ordering periods, with each ordering period lasting one year. Background: Mexican fruit flies are occasionally transported inadvertently across our borders and introduced into the environment of the United States by numerous means. These flies come into the country on fruits and vegetables in various stages of their life cycle. If allowed to exist in the environmen