JANITORIAL SERVICES Noxubee NWR, MS

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking a small business contractor to provide janitorial services for the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Brooksville, Mississippi. The solicitation (No. 140FS325Q0065) requires weekly cleaning of the Visitor Center restrooms and Bluff Lake Boat Ramp vault toilet, with specific requirements for maintaining sanitary conditions and restocking supplies. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and will be evaluated based on technical experience, capacity, management plan, and past performance, with technical capabilities and past performance weighted more significantly than price. The solicitation was issued on 04/08/2025, with quotes due on 04/23/2025 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, and an anticipated award date of 04/30/2025. The contract will be administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service's SAT Team 3, with Travis Carpenter as the technical point of contact and Stephanie Long as the contract point of contact.

The contract is a total small business set-aside with a firm-fixed price structure, consisting of a base year and four option years. The period of performance will run from 05/31/2025 to 05/30/2026, with cleaning to be performed during regular business hours (8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday). The refuge will supply basic cleaning supplies, including paper products, cleaning solutions, and equipment, while the contractor will be responsible for thorough cleaning of bathroom facilities, including disinfecting surfaces, cleaning mirrors and fixtures, replacing paper products, and emptying waste baskets. Subcontracting is not permitted, and the contractor must maintain strict quality standards, with random inspections conducted by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and potential penalties for failing to meet acceptable quality levels. Contractors will need to provide detailed past performance information, including years of contracting experience, federal contract history, and three references from similar contracts completed within the past three years.