1232SA26Q0517 -Amendment 01 Combination Synopsis/Solicitation for Janitorial Services USDA-ARS-PA GFHNRC Grand Forks ND

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is soliciting janitorial services for its Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, with quotations due July 28, 2026. This procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), with a small business size standard of $22 million.

Place of performance is 2420 2nd Avenue North, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203, covering approximately 84,000 square feet of office and laboratory space. The contract period is one 12-month base year from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods extending through July 31, 2031.

Services are performed Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time on business days. Scope includes daily cleaning of entry foyers, halls, restrooms, conference rooms, offices, and employee breakrooms; twice-weekly laboratory floor cleaning and wet mopping of hallways; weekly glass cleaning, carpet vacuuming, and furniture dusting; and monthly deep cleaning of restrooms and recycling container emptying. The contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, supervision, and materials; the Government furnishes consumables including trash bags, toilet tissue, soap, wax, stripper, and cleaning agents. Rooms and areas excluded from janitorial responsibility are identified on attached floor plans.

The contractor must designate a Prime Contractor Representative available during business hours with full contract authority and provide a complete employee roster within 10 calendar days of award. All contractor personnel must comply with USDA Personal Identity Verification (PIV) requirements within 15 days of award. Insurance requirements include workers' compensation with $100,000 employer's liability, $500,000 general liability per occurrence, and $200,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence automobile liability, with proof due within 5 calendar days of award.

A site visit was conducted June 23, 2026. Questions were due July 1, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. CDT; no further questions are entertained. Amendment 0001 extended the closing date from July 15 to July 28, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, incorporated amended drawings, and provided responses to contractor RFIs. Offerors must acknowledge receipt of Amendment 0001 by returning a signed copy with quotation documents; failure to do so may result in offer rejection.

Evaluation is based on technical approach, price, and past performance (rated acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable). Award will be made to the highest technically rated offeror provided their price is fair and reasonable and past performance is acceptable or neutral; lowest price does not govern. Pricing must remain firm for 90 calendar days from offer receipt. Invoicing is monthly through the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform at www.ipp.gov, with payment in arrears. FOB is Destination; the contract is unrestricted.