Janitorial Services-NIEHS at RTP

The National Institutes of Health, Division of Simplified Acquisition Policy & Services, seeks janitorial services at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, with proposals due July 27, 2026. This is a Total Small Business Administration 8(a) competitive set-aside under NAICS 561720, limited to SBA-certified 8(a) concerns.

Place of performance is the NIEHS campus in Durham, NC 27709, comprising approximately 361,258 square feet of facilities including administrative buildings, laboratory modules, mechanical rooms, clinical research areas, and 81 restrooms, plus an additional 315,945 square feet of interstitial space. The incumbent contractor, Melgar Facilities Management, holds contract 75N99021C00013, expiring August 31, 2026.

The contract runs for a one-year base period (September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027) plus four one-year option periods and one six-month option period, for a maximum total duration of five years and six months. Services include ten task categories: daily restroom and grounds maintenance, 24-hour after-hours floor and surface cleaning, twice-weekly deep cleaning, monthly tasks, quarterly upholstered furniture shampooing, semi-annual carpet and floor stripping/waxing, annual window and blind cleaning, seasonal requirements, periodic interstitial space cleaning occurring twice during the contract period (years one and three), and specialized cleaning for the Clinical Research Unit stratified across five risk levels per CDC environmental infection control guidelines. The contractor must supply all materials, equipment, and personnel; the Government furnishes utilities and storage space. Service Contract Act wage determination 2015-4375, Revision 33 (dated May 13, 2026) applies, with General Cleaner wages at $19.20 per hour and Floor Technician wages at $19.95 per hour, plus $5.50 per hour health and welfare fringe benefits.

The Government will apply Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation, awarding to the lowest-priced offeror with an Acceptable rating on technical approach and past performance, with no price-technical tradeoffs. Proposals must include three volumes: Technical Capability (maximum 35 pages), Past Performance (maximum 10 pages), and Pricing with completed schedules. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for July 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM EST. FAR 52.219-14 (Limitations on Subcontracting) applies with a 50 percent cost cap on non-similarly situated entity subcontractors. Amendment 0003, issued July 21, 2026, updated Option Year 5 quantities to reflect six months of services; Amendment 0002, issued July 6, 2026, provided Government responses to 29 RFI questions and included the current Collective Bargaining Agreement effective July 1, 2025.