Janitorial Services Needed for the Mio Ranger District, Huron-Manistee National Forest

This contract awards janitorial services for the Mio Ranger District Office and adjacent West Barn located in Mio, Michigan, under a Total Small Business Set-Aside as defined by FAR 19.5, restricting eligibility to small businesses certified under NAICS code 561720 with a size standard of $22.0 million in average annual receipts. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price requirements contract with a base period of one year running from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, and four optional one-year extensions through August 31, 2031, with an additional possible six-month extension under FAR 52.217-8, creating a potential total duration of five years and six months. All work must be performed on-site at the designated locations, and the contractor is responsible for providing all labor, equipment, supplies, and consumables necessary to meet detailed cleaning standards for 20,000 square feet of office space and 5,000 square feet of warehouse space, including daily, weekly, monthly, semiannual, and annual tasks such as floor maintenance, restroom sanitation, window cleaning, and specialized cleaning of labs and gyms. Evaluation is conducted under a Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where non-price factors serve as pass/fail thresholds: technical approach must fully comply with the Statement of Work, past performance must be rated acceptable or neutral, and use of USDA-certified biobased cleaning products must be documented. Price is the sole discriminator among technically acceptable offers, and failure to meet any non-price threshold results in disqualification. Contractors must submit proposals via email by the May 20, 2026 deadline, including a completed Schedule of Items, Experience Questionnaire, and biobased product verification, with no page limits but an emphasis on clarity and completeness. The contract requires full compliance with numerous FAR and agency-specific clauses covering small business subcontracting, cybersecurity, identity verification, anti-trafficking, paid sick leave, ethical conduct, and DEI compliance, including mandatory adherence to security protocols requiring NACI-level background checks for personnel accessing government facilities. Invoicing must be processed exclusively through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and failure to meet quality standards—including more than twelve missed occurrences per task—results in rework at the contractor’s expense. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, contracting office in