International Sanitary Supply Association

International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA), doing business as Issa, is a non-profit trade association serving the worldwide cleaning industry. Based in Rosemont, Illinois, ISSA provides a range of services to the federal government, including janitorial training, cleaning curricula, certifications, and environmental services education. With over 10,500 company members, ISSA offers cleaning shows, educational resources, networking opportunities, industry standards, legislative services, and new product showcases for the cleaning and facility maintenance sectors. Through federal contract and grant awards, ISSA has established itself as a key partner in providing specialized cleaning and sanitation services to various government agencies.

ISSA has been awarded several prime federal contracts to provide specialized services to government agencies. For the Department of Veterans Affairs, ISSA delivered professional environmental education and credentialing services, including onsite training and certification in healthcare environmental services for staff at VA medical centers. The Department of Justice's Bureau of Prisons has contracted ISSA for janitorial services, cleaning curricula, and certifications. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ISSA provided training services to the Smithsonian Institution. These contracts have ranged in value from $16,950 to over $935,000 and have typically been structured as firm-fixed price purchase orders or delivery orders. No set-aside designations have been applied to these commercial service contracts, which are generally performed at ISSA's location or the contracting agency's facilities.

In the realm of federal grants, ISSA has been active in both prime and sub-award capacities. The organization received a $296,091 project grant from the Department of Labor's Susan Harwood Training Grant Program in 2022. This grant aims to provide free safety and health training to workers in high-hazard industries who may not have access to such training otherwise. As the grantee, ISSA is responsible for developing training and educational programs for at-risk, hard-to-reach workers, teaching them to recognize, avoid, and prevent occupational safety and health hazards in their workplaces. The grant also supports informing workers about OSHA's Whistleblower Program. Additionally, ISSA participates as a sub-grantee in a project titled "Making Safer Choices: Research and Practical Toolkit Development for Businesses and Disadvantaged Communities to Use Safer and More Sustainable Cleaning Products" in collaboration with Pennsylvania State University, the prime grantee.

ISSA holds two significant Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) with the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, totaling over $1.6 million. The first is a single-award IDC valued at $736,584 for providing an ISSA Cleaning Curriculum, replacing a previous contract due to processing errors. Under this IDC, ISSA has been awarded two delivery orders: one for $184,146 to provide a cleaning curriculum through September 2024, and another for $63,794 for a replacement curriculum through September 2026. The second IDC is a multiple-award contract with a ceiling value of $935,464.70 for janitorial services, cleaning curricula, and certifications. Task orders issued against this contract include a $935,464.70 order for janitorial services in Rosemont, Illinois, and a $200,000 order for janitorial requirements in Northbrook, Illinois. These IDCs enable the Bureau of Prisons to procure specialized janitorial training and services to maintain high standards of sanitation across its network of over 120 federal prisons.