Smith River Janitorial

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting quotations for janitorial services at Smith River Forest Offices on the Six Rivers National Forest under solicitation number 127EAY26Q0012. The contract requires twice-weekly janitorial services covering approximately 6,560 square feet across five buildings, with the contractor responsible for providing all labor, equipment, supervision, materials, and supplies except government-furnished items. Key contract requirements include compliance with Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination (Janitor wage of $23.56 plus $13.70 in fringe benefits), submission of a detailed Operating Plan and Quality Control Program within 10 days of award, and maintenance of commercial cleanliness standards through routine and periodic cleaning tasks. Award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror based on three evaluation criteria: price, technical acceptability (which requires demonstration of capability to perform services and submission of a Quality Control Program), and past performance (requiring five relevant contract references completed within the preceding five years). Critical deadlines include a mandatory site visit on February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, questions due by February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM Pacific Time, and quotations due by February 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, with prices to be held firm for 90 days from receipt.

This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a small business size standard of $22 million under NAICS Code 567120, with the incumbent contractor being Fortazo Corp, whose current contract value is $70,555.59 for the base period plus four option years. The contract will be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price requirements contract consisting of one base year (March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027) and four optional one-year renewal periods, not to exceed five years total. The service is to be performed at Smith River Forest Offices located at 10600 Highway 199, Gasquet, California 95543, with services required twice weekly on Mondays and Thursdays between 4:30 PM and 6:00 AM, excluding federal holidays. Offerors must submit pricing for all line items in the Schedule of Items for both the base period and all four option periods to be considered responsive. The Government has noted that funds are not presently available for this effort and reserves the right to cancel the solicitation either before or after the closing date with no obligation to reimburse offerors for any costs incurred.