Janitorial Services for Chicago O'Hare International Airport

This is a combined synopsis/ solicitation for commercial janitorial maintenance services at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), seven (7) days a week for approximately 22,757 square feet of TSA-occupied space made up of checkpoint space and office space.

Pursuant to FAR 19.501, this acquisition is a HUBZone Set-Aside and will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12 and Part 13, in particular FAR Subpart 13.5. A HUBZone small business is a small business that (1) is owned and controlled at least 51% by U.S. citizens or a Community Development Corporation, an agricultural cooperative, or an Indian tribe; (2) has its principal office located in a designated HUBZone; and (3) at least 35% of its employees reside in a HUBZone. Visit the following website for more information regarding the HUBZone Program: http://www.sba.gov/content/understanding-hubzone-program.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561720 and the small business size standard for this NAICS code is $16.5 million dollars in annual receipts. All responsible sources considered a HUBZone Small Business under this NAICS code are eligible to respond to this solicitation. The Transportation Security Administration intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order, with an eight (8) month base period and four (4) one-year option periods, on a competitive basis to one responsive and responsible Offeror. The Offerors shall be considered responsible as defined within the meaning of FAR 9.104-1.

The anticipated award date will be on or about July 12, 2018. Potential Offerors are hereby notified that future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and subsequent amendments, will only be available on the Federal Business Opportunities website www.fbo.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Quoters are requested to review all documents carefully.

A MANDATORY site visit will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), in Terminal 2 by the Air Canada ticket counters, which are next to the Checkpoint 5 passenger queues. Interested parties must reserve their space for the site visit by Monday, June 11, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. Noon, Eastern Time, (Washington, DC), by submitting they names to Elizabeth.Entien@tsa.dhs.gov and Shawnna.Sims@tsa.dhs.gov. Offeror participation on the site visit will be verified with Mr. Stern by the Contract Specialist. Quotations submitted by Quoters who do not attend the site visit shall be rendered as non-compliant and shall therefore be ineligible for award. No technical or contractual questions will be answered, nor will any additional instruction outside the Performance Work Statement be provided at the site visit.

All questions must be submitted in writing via email only to TSA HQ Office of Acquisition, no later than June 13th, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Washington DC).

Quotes are due on Friday, June 15, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Washington, DC time).

All questions and quotes shall be submitted in writing, via email only to Elizabeth.Entien@tsa.dhs.gov and Shawnna.Sims@tsa.dhs.gov.

This notice is not considered to be a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Request for the solicitation will not be accepted. DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION.