Janitorial Services - Cambridge

The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development is soliciting bids for janitorial services at its Cambridge office at 411A Dorchester Avenue, Suite 202, under IFB BPM055585, with bids due July 24, 2026, at 5:00 PM (extended from July 10 by Amendment 1). This is a Small Business Reserve procurement limited to certified small businesses; no MBE or VSBE subcontracting goals are established.

Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of two years of janitorial services experience within the past five years for public or private sector entities, supported by an Experience Affidavit (Attachment P) and reference checks (Attachment L). The scope covers daily, weekly, and monthly janitorial tasks across approximately 8,525 square feet (2,550 square feet carpeted; 5,975 square feet uncarpeted wood, ceramic tile, and vinyl composite/bio-based tile). Services are required Monday through Friday with contractor arrival at 5:00 PM when the office closes. Daily tasks include trash removal, carpet vacuuming, floor sweeping and wet-mopping, restroom cleaning and disinfection, and supply replenishment. Weekly tasks include dusting and window cleaning. Monthly tasks include HVAC vent dusting and baseboard cleaning. An initial deep cleaning must be completed within fourteen days of contract start and repeated annually. DHCD provides restroom restocking supplies; vendors are responsible for deep cleaning supplies.

The contract carries a two-year base period with one two-year renewal option and is awarded on a firm fixed-price basis to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid. Pricing must be submitted on a flat-fee basis for both annual deep cleaning and weekly cleaning services. The incumbent contractor is Pierce Contracting Services, LLC, under a contract running through September 30, 2026, with a not-to-exceed amount of $54,899.45.

Required insurance includes Commercial General Liability of $1 million combined single limit per occurrence and $3 million annual aggregate, Crime Insurance of $1 million per loss, and Workers' Compensation of $1 million per occurrence. Questions were due June 26, 2026. A mandatory site visit was held June 24, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Bids must be submitted through eMarylandMarketplace Advantage (eMMA).