RFQ Creede Visitor's Center Janitorial Service

The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rio Grande National Forest is soliciting quotations for weekly janitorial services at the Creede Visitor Center in Creede, Colorado, with quotations due July 9, 2026 at 1600 Mountain Time and a mandatory site visit on July 1, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 561720 with a $22 million size standard; only small businesses are eligible to bid.

The scope is weekly cleaning of the visitor center located at 304 South Main Street, Creede, Colorado 81130. The contract period runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031, comprising a base year plus four one-year option periods. Award will be made on a firm-fixed-price, lowest-price-technically-acceptable basis to a single offeror. Offerors must submit pricing for the base period and all four option periods to be considered responsive.

Technical acceptability requires detailed explanations of service capability, resumes for key personnel including the on-site quality control manager and janitorial staff, and contingent letters or staffing plans demonstrating personnel commitment. Only the lowest priced offer will be evaluated for technical acceptability and past performance.

The applicable wage determination is Mineral County Wage Determination 2015-5433, Revision 32, dated May 13, 2026, establishing the janitor rate at $19.71 per hour. Interested parties must register for the site visit via email by 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time on June 30, 2026. Questions are due by 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time on July 7, 2026. Invoices are submitted to the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform at https://www.ipp.gov. The contracting officer is Rebecca L. Schowalter, USDA-FS CSA Intermountain 4, 324 25th Street, Ogden, Utah 84401-2310, 970-487-3816.