Athens Janitorial Services

The USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station is soliciting comprehensive janitorial services for their Athens Forestry Sciences Laboratory facilities in Athens, Georgia. The procurement covers cleaning services for four buildings totaling approximately 34,000 square feet, including three buildings on the University of Georgia campus and the Whitehall Butler Building located at secondary facilities. The contractor must provide all labor, supplies, materials, tools, equipment, permits, and supervision for daily cleaning tasks (Monday, Wednesday, Friday during 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.), weekly maintenance, monthly deep cleaning, quarterly floor treatments, biannual buffing services, and annual carpet and window cleaning. The Statement of Work emphasizes sustainable and environmentally friendly cleaning practices, requiring the use of biobased and EPA-certified cleaning products, strict security protocols, mandatory annual training, and detailed documentation through cleaning checklists. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for September 4, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., and all quotes must be submitted via email to heather.harkley@usda.gov and nestor.riveragonzalez@usda.gov by 11:59 p.m. EST on September 14, 2025.

This opportunity is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 561720 (Janitorial Services) with a size standard of $22.0 million, and no current incumbent contractor is identified in the documentation. The contract structure includes a base year performance period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with four additional one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2030, creating a potential five-year contract duration. The services will be performed at 320 Green Street, Athens, GA 30602, with primary facilities located on approximately three acres within the University of Georgia campus perimeter and secondary facilities at Whitehall Forest less than five miles away. Offerors must maintain active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) and comply with applicable wage determinations for service contract workers in Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties. The contract will be awarded as a firm fixed price arrangement, with the contractor required to provide comprehensive janitorial services across laboratory spaces, offices, common areas, and specialized research facilities housing entomology, plant pathology, and environmental research operations.