5 Day Janitorial L6277 Marion

The State of Illinois, through Central Management Services (CMS), is soliciting bids for five-day janitorial services at facility L6277 in Marion under a Small Business Set-Aside program, with bids due August 19, 2026 and a mandatory pre-bid walk-through on August 12, 2026. Eligibility is restricted to small business vendors only. Bidders who fail to attend the mandatory walk-through will have their bids deemed non-responsive; an exemption applies only to those who attended a previous walk-through on July 15, 2026 and completed the sign-in sheet.

The scope encompasses five-day janitorial service (Monday through Friday) after normal business hours, including restroom disinfection, floor mopping and vacuuming, wastebasket and waste removal, recycling collection, mirror and window cleaning, and lunchroom maintenance. Twice-weekly tasks include entryway glass cleaning and outdoor debris removal; weekly tasks include tile spray buffing and first-impression area maintenance; semi-annual tasks include carpet shampooing, blind dusting, window washing, and floor stripping/refinishing. The vendor must submit a detailed working plan within five days of contract execution and maintain sign-in/sign-out sheets for all personnel. A minimum of 58 hours per month is required. All cleaning products must be certified as environmentally preferable under Green Seal, Environmental Choice Ecologo, or EPA Design for the Environment standards.

The contract term runs September 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, with potential renewal options not to exceed ten years total. The vendor must maintain general commercial liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence ($2 million aggregate), workers' compensation insurance, and auto liability of $1 million per occurrence, and must pay prevailing wages under Illinois law. Subcontracting is not permitted. The State reserves the right to conduct background checks on personnel and may terminate for cause with written notice or for convenience with 30 days' notice. Vendors must complete and execute the Standard Illinois Certifications document addressing 34 mandatory compliance areas, including tax status, drug-free workplace, equal employment opportunity, and debarment status. The TIN form is mandatory.