NIGP 95256: Housekeeping Services

NIGP 95256 Housekeeping Services, an Item code, covers comprehensive janitorial and housekeeping services that state and local governments purchase for facilities ranging from higher-education residence halls and state psychiatric hospitals to public libraries and county office spaces. Work solicited under this code includes daily cleaning and sanitation of high-traffic areas and restrooms, summer make-ready turnover cleaning for residential facilities, specialized environmental housekeeping services in healthcare settings with performance metrics tied to deficiency rates and satisfaction ratings, and multi-location janitorial contracts requiring certified green cleaning materials and compliance with livable wage ordinances. State universities, state departments of health and human services, state budget-funded facility maintenance programs, county aging services offices, city library systems, and municipal facility managers all issue solicitations under the code. The issuing body mix spans higher-education institutions, state healthcare facilities, state general services or budget offices, county departments, and municipal governments managing public facilities.

Recent activity shows geographic spread across Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Representative recent opportunities include the Florida Department of Children and Families' RFP for comprehensive environmental housekeeping services at Northeast Florida State Hospital, Macclenny (RFP 15673, due July 14, 2026), a three-year fixed-price contract encompassing 25 resident living areas and 61 support buildings with an on-site housekeeping site manager requirement, performance standards including no more than three repeat deficiencies annually and 80–90 percent quality-of-life ratings, and financial penalties of 5 to 10 percent monthly for substandard performance; Texas State University's RFP for summer make-ready cleaning services for residential facilities (RFP 754-TXST-2026-RFP-471-RESLIFE, due April 20, 2026); the State of Mississippi's IFB for janitorial housekeeping services across state facilities (IFB 3374-26-R-IFBD-00011, due April 22, 2026); and the New Haven Free Public Library's ITB for janitorial services across five library locations in Connecticut (ITB-197, due May 28, 2025), requiring a minimum five years of prior municipal or institutional janitorial experience, certified green cleaning materials, and compliance with the City of New Haven's Livable Wage Ordinance at $21.38 per hour.