Pisgah Ranger District Recreational Sites Janitorial Services

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting janitorial services for recreational facilities at the Pisgah Ranger District in North Carolina under solicitation number 12444126Q0018. The contractor must provide comprehensive cleaning services including restroom maintenance, trash removal, pressure washing, graffiti removal, and odor control at three trailhead locations in the North Zone (Black Balsam, Rice Pinnacle, and Ledford Branch) and two picnic areas in the South Zone (Sycamore Flats and Coontree). Services must be performed three times weekly year-round at most locations, with Black Balsam operating seasonally from February through November, and South Zone facilities operating seven times weekly during peak season (April through October) and three times weekly during off-season. Evaluation will be based on technical approach, price fairness and reasonableness, and past performance ratings of acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable; award will be made to the highest technically rated offeror with acceptable or neutral past performance and fair and reasonable pricing, not necessarily the lowest bidder. The deadline for submittal of questions is March 24, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and proposals are due by April 7, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time via email to ioulia.boxley@usda.gov.

This solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 561720, with a size standard of $22 million. The incumbent contractors are Fortazo Corp for both zones, having received five task orders totaling $208,530 for the North Zone and $188,430 for the South Zone. The contract will consist of one base year (August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027) and four one-year option periods, extending through July 31, 2031 for a maximum five-year duration. The Service Contract Labor Standards wage requirement is $15.80 per hour for janitors plus $5.55 in fringe benefits, with employees required to comply with prevailing wage determinations established by the Department of Labor. Performance will take place in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, with offerors not required to bid on both zones to remain eligible for award, though the Government reserves the right to make one or multiple awards as determined to be in its best interest.