Cleaning Agents

Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeks cleaning agents—dish machine detergents and lubricants, solid detergents and rinse additives, acid lime scale removers, pulper machine sanitizers, pot/pan sink detergents and sanitizers, laundry detergents, destainers, softening compounds, dryer blocks, and liquid drain treatments—with quotations due September 23, 2026, at 12:00 PM Central Time and questions due September 18, 2026, at 3:00 PM CT. The procurement is set aside exclusively for small business concerns under NAICS 325611 (Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing) with a 1,100-employee size standard, and is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products issued under RFO part 12.

Place of performance is Florence, Arizona 85132. The contract covers a 12-month base period plus four optional 12-month renewal periods on a Firm Fixed Price basis with all delivery costs, fuel, and taxes included in quoted unit pricing. All deliveries are Free on Board destination during warehouse hours 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. The contractor must deliver one month's supply of all products and install automated dispensers with stainless steel locking enclosures within 30 days of award and provide monthly equipment functionality and water condition reports. Food service products must be NSF and FDA approved; all concentrated agents must be compatible with hot and cold soft water. Contractor staff require valid photo identification and must comply with detention facility security protocols.

Quoters must maintain active SAM registration and small business certification at time of submission; failure to meet these requirements results in automatic rejection. Evaluation uses Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology. Quoters must submit two volumes: Volume I (Technical Capability, five pages maximum) demonstrating thorough understanding of requirements and sound technical approach, and Volume II (Pricing, no page limit) using a government-provided pricing table with all formulas visible and no hidden cells. Award is expected on or before September 30, 2026. Amendment A00001 provides government responses to industry questions and revised documents.