Wasp is a general term referring to a group of related insects in the order Hymenoptera (wasps, bees and ants). Although some wasps are solitary, i.e. just one adult female per nest, this publication discusses social wasps, i.e. multiple individuals sharing one nest. Most social wasps belong to the family Vespidae (sometimes referred to as vespid wasps). There are three types of social wasps in the upper Midwest.
Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) 13.303-1 General. A blanket purchase agreement (BPA) is a simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing charge accounts with qualified sources of supply (see Subpart 16.7 for additional coverage of agreements).
They may also be structured where individual purchase orders are issued against the blanket agreement. Blanket agreements can save time so those same legal terms that most of them contain do not need to be negotiated each time there will be a purchase.