National Cemetery Administration - Quarterly Floor Cleaning Solicitation - Willamette National Cemetery

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration has issued a special notice soliciting qualified contractors to provide quarterly floor cleaning services at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon. This is a firm-fixed-price contract solicitation numbered 36C78626Q50045 with proposals due on March 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST. The work encompasses approximately 7,362 square feet of administrative and employee facilities, including carpet extraction cleaning and tile floor cleaning, buffing, and sealing services. Services must be performed exclusively on Saturdays between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM during four months annually: February, May, August, and November. The contract includes a one-year base period running from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with two optional one-year extension periods available.

This solicitation is designated as a 100% small business set-aside exclusively for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), with a NAICS code of 561720 and a size standard of $22 million. Eligible contractors must submit comprehensive proposals including a detailed floor cleaning plan, staff qualifications demonstrating IICRC or equivalent certification and OSHA 10/30 training, quality monitoring and complaint procedures, and equipment and contingency plans, with each section limited to specified page counts. A minimum of two past performance references for comparable work completed within the last three years is mandatory. Evaluation will prioritize past performance as the most important factor, followed by technical capability and price, with non-price factors weighted more heavily than cost considerations. Proposals must be submitted via email to Contracting Officer Stacey Lewallen at Stacey.Lewallen@va.gov with the subject line "36C78626Q50045_Company Name."