Janitorial Services for TSA EWR

Purpose: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support TSA’s need for janitorial services at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) prior to the release of a Request for Quote (RFQ) for this requirement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is anticipated to be 561720 Janitorial Services. The Product Service Code (PSC) is anticipated to be S201 Housekeeping- Custodial Janitorial. At this time, the Government anticipates this requirement will be set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Requirement: Janitorial services and pest control are required for TSA leased space areas at the Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, NJ. TSA currently occupies approximately 16,886.23 square feet of leased space. The space is dedicated to training rooms, supervisor offices, bathrooms, and break rooms. The Contractor shall provide janitorial services seven (7) days a week for the spaces occupied by the TSA at EWR.

The Contractor will be required to meet all security and permitting requirements from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).

The work described herein shall be performed by the minimum requirement of four (4) janitorial personnel and four (4) working supervisors within the schedule outlined in Section 3.0. Four (4) personnel working each shift (i.e. two (2) janitorial personnel and two (2) working supervisors per shift).  The minimum labor requirement is illustrated below:

Shift 1 - Leased Space (6 am - 10 am)

# of Personnel: 4

Hours per Shift: 4

# of Days per Year: 365

Total hours per Year: 5,840

Shift 2 - Leased Space (1 pm - 5 pm)

# of Personnel: 4

Hours per Shift: 4

# of Days per Year: 365

Total hours per Year: 5,840

Combined Shift Totals: 8 hours per day. 11,680 hours per year.

THERE IS NOT A SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for information does not constitute a request for quotes or a promise to contract; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluation will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

If your firm has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

1. Firm name, mailing address, web site address, telephone number, year established, SAM UEI, type of ownership, small business size, socioeconomic status, and point of contact (POC) with telephone and email address.
2. A capabilities statement that clearly describes your firm’s ability provide the janitorial services outlined herein and your intention to bid on a potential solicitation.

The capabilities statement may be submitted in a Microsoft Office compatible document or Acrobat Adobe PDF. There is no page limitation for the capabilities statement. Interested partieswho consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a responseto this RFI no later than 5:00 PM local Washington DC time on Wednesday November 8, 2023. Allresponses under this RFI must be emailed to Joshua.fortiz@tsa.dhs.gov and Michael.capovilla@tsa.dhs.gov  by the date specified in this notice. Responses not received by the closing date and time may not be considered or reviewed by TSA. Questions in support of this RFI will not be entertained.