Custodial Services at Frederick Law Olmstead NHS

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Northeast Region is soliciting custodial services for three National Historic Sites located in Massachusetts: Frederick Law Olmsted NHS, Longfellow NHS, and John F. Kennedy NHS. The solicitation (RFQ #140P4325Q0008) seeks a contractor to provide comprehensive cleaning and maintenance services across multiple locations, including bathroom cleaning, vacuuming, dusting, mopping, and trash removal. The contract will be awarded based on a lowest-priced, technically acceptable methodology, with offerors required to submit a technical approach, past performance references, and pricing for all contract line items. Potential contractors must demonstrate their capability through a technical submission and provide at least three relevant past performance references from the last five years. Key deadlines include January 29, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET for submitting questions, and February 5, 2025, at 12 PM ET for offer submissions, with a mandatory site visit scheduled for January 30, 2025, at 11:00 AM EST.

The solicitation is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS code 561720 (Janitorial Services) with a size standard of $22.0 million. The contract will have a base period from March 24, 2025, through March 23, 2026, with four potential one-year option periods available. Contractors will be responsible for providing all labor, equipment, and cleaning supplies, with the National Park Service supplying only basic consumables like toilet paper and trash bags. The service locations include the Longfellow House, Kennedy NHS, Olmsted Barn, and Olmsted House, with specific service schedules ranging from two to three days per week and requiring work to be completed during designated morning hours. Contractors must use green cleaning products, provide uniformed staff with company identification, and adhere to strict quality control and inspection procedures, with potential payment deductions for missed or incomplete services.