Specifications include, but are not limited to: A qualified Contractor to provide Integrated Pest Management (IPM) services for The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza and Downtown Albany Facilities, Albany NY. Traditional structural Pest Management was largely reactive to pest infestations and based much of its response on the routine, scheduled application of pesticides. This spraying and other pesticide application was often done in locations remote from the centers of pest populations with limited effectiveness in providing adequate management. Conversely, regular IPM is a decision-making process, or program, for long term pest suppression or elimination. The process is based on detailed surveillance (and periodic re-inspection) and the interpretation of data to estimate the nature of the pest population in a given area. This monitoring allows accurate decisions to be made on when and where interventions are needed, the type of interventions selected, and the method of application and implementation. Interventions in an IPM program must extend beyond the application of pesticides to predominantly include structural and procedural modifications that establish physical barriers to pests, and reduce the food, water, and harborage available to them.