Janitorial services, plant materials center, mississippi

AMENDMENT 0001 IS BEING POSTED.  SOW IS REVISED AND DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.

The USDA NRCS Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center in Mississippi (MSPMC) located at 2533 County Road 65 Coffeeville, MS 38922 needs to acquire janitorial services to be performed in accordance with the attached documents.

The contractor shall provide all management, tools, cleaning solutions, supplies, equipment and labor necessary to ensure that janitorial and grounds keeping services are performed at the MSPMC in a manner that will maintain a satisfactory facility condition and present a healthy, clean, neat and professional appearance. The contractor shall ensure cleaning and grounds keeping is performed to improve the total environment of the facilities.

The contractor shall accomplish all cleaning tasks to meet the requirements of the SOW. The contractor shall perform tasks in accordance with the minimum cleaning tasks, standards and procedures which are detailed in the attached documents.

Work is expected to begin on October 1, 2021 for a base period of six months. Option years 1-4 will be exercised at the discretion of the Government subject to the availability of funds.

This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-05, effective 10 March 2021.

This requirement is being 100% set aside for small business participants only. The applicable NAICS code is 561270, Janitorial Services, which has a size standard of $19.5M. For more information on size standards visit http://www.sba.gov/size.  Active BETA.SAM registration is required in order to be awarded the contract and must me active throughout the period of performance. Interested offerors must provide proof of active BETA.SAM registration.

Prices shall be listed for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) of this RFQ. The CLINs will be priced in the SF 1449.

A site visit is scheduled for Monday June 21, 2021, between 9:00am and 12noon ET, located at 2533 County Road 65 Coffeeville, MS. Contact 662-675-2588 x 110 for additional directions. Interested parties must wear protective masks, keep social distancing, and follow the office protocol. The Government reserves the right to allow participation to the interested parties who refuse to follow these guidelines.

Questions related to this procurement must be addressed to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Oriel Velez, oriel.velez@usda.gov, 787-370-0562.

Interested offerors must read this and attached solicitation package in its entirety and must ensure that they provide the required documents. Responses are due on Wednesday June 30, 2021 no later than 2:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time. Please send your quote via email to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Oriel Velez at  oriel.velez@usda.gov.  Write on the subject line the solicitation number 123FPC421Q0021.

Interested offerors are responsible for ensuring that the documents are submitted in a timely manner as to reach the destination before the closing time. Responses received after the above time will not be considered for award.