Lost River Ranger District Janitorial

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting quotations for janitorial services at the Lost River Ranger District Office in Mackay, Idaho through Solicitation Number 1240LS26Q0017. The contractor must provide comprehensive janitorial services for 8,000 square feet of office space, including cleaning floors, vacuuming carpets, cleaning furnishings, and maintaining five restrooms (four in the main office and one in the warehouse). Services must be performed Monday through Friday between 6:00 PM and 7:00 AM, with occasional weekend hours, and include twice-weekly restroom disinfection, monthly deep cleaning, twice-yearly window and light fixture cleaning, and annual carpet shampooing and floor maintenance. Evaluation will be based on three criteria: technical approach demonstrating capability to meet Statement of Work requirements, past performance (rated as acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable), and fair and reasonable pricing, with award to the highest technically rated offeror with acceptable or neutral past performance. Critical deadlines include March 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM MT for a mandatory site visit, March 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM MT for submission of questions to arlen.fausett@usda.gov, and March 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM MT for quotation submission with pricing held firm for 90 calendar days.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for small business concerns under NAICS code 561720 (Janitorial Services) with a $22.0 million size standard. The contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price purchase order with one one-year base period beginning May 1, 2026 (or date of award if later) through April 30, 2027, followed by four one-year option periods extending through April 30, 2031, with potential extension for an additional six months, totaling up to five years and six months of performance. Quoters must provide pricing for the base year and all four option years in the Schedule of Items and must submit a detailed technical response, past performance datasheets for each relevant project, and SF-1413 Subcontractor Forms if applicable. The contractor must comply with Service Contract Act wage determination requirements, which establish a minimum wage of $16.33 per hour for janitors plus fringe benefits including health and welfare compensation of $5.55 per hour, mandatory paid vacation accruing to two weeks after one year of service, and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Additional requirements include mandatory completion of five annual training courses through AgLearn, background checks for all employees requiring unescorted facility access within ten calendar days of contract award, compliance with bio-preferred product requirements, and maintenance of a Quality Control Plan with a maximum acceptable level of three complaints per month. The work will be performed at the Lost River Ranger District Office located at 716 West Custer Street, Mackay, Idaho 83251.