AK-FWS AK maritime NWR-custodial contra

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior) is seeking janitorial services for the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center and Headquarters in Homer, Alaska through Solicitation 140F0S26Q0006. The contractor must provide professional custodial services including restroom sanitization, floor cleaning, trash removal, and window cleaning for approximately 15-20 hours per week across two locations. Key requirements include demonstrating availability of a primary janitor with local cleaning experience available to start immediately upon contract award and a backup local employee, maintaining Service Contract Act wage rates of $18.75 per hour plus health and welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour (or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706), and submitting resumes of both janitors as part of technical acceptability. Evaluation will prioritize technical acceptability as a minimum threshold, with past performance reviewed through CPARS searches to determine contractor responsibility, and award will be made to the responsible offeror with the lowest evaluated price without discussions. The original solicitation due date was March 18, 2026, but amendments extended the deadline to March 24, 2026; questions were due three days prior to closing at 10:00 AM PT, and a mandatory site visit was offered on March 17, 2026, at 1:30 PM local time.

This solicitation is set aside 100% for Small Business concerns under NAICS code 561720 with a $22 million size standard. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract consists of one base year (January 1, 2026–December 31, 2026) plus four optional one-year extensions, creating a potential five-year period of performance from March 23, 2026, through March 22, 2031, with the government reserving the right to de-scope requirements if insufficient funding is available. Performance locations include the Visitor Center & Headquarters at 95 Sterling Highway, Homer, AK 99603, and a Bunkhouse facility on the second floor of a local business at 509 Sterling Highway, Homer, AK 99603. The contractor must provide all personnel, supervision, and transportation; maintain commercial umbrella liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate; complete daily service logs; and participate in monthly performance review meetings with the Contracting Officer's Representative.