Janitorial Services-NIEHS at RTP

This contract is for janitorial services at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) campus in Durham, North Carolina, under a Total Small Business Administration 8(a) competitive set-aside for NAICS code 561720. The solicitation was reissued to incorporate significant revisions based on industry feedback, including an updated Performance Work Statement, refined Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, clarified technical instructions, revised evaluation criteria, and updated task descriptions. The contract is structured as a Firm-Fixed-Price agreement with a base period running from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, followed by five optional one-year extensions and a final six-month option period extending performance through February 28, 2032, for a total potential duration of five years and six months. The scope encompasses daily, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual cleaning services across laboratories, clinical areas, offices, mechanical spaces, the Building 110 Warehouse & Security Facilities, and 315,945 square feet of interstitial modules, with specific protocols required for CRU Levels I-V infection control in clinical research units as detailed in PWS Attachment 2. Services must be performed in accordance with government specifications for packaging and delivery, and all materials must be provided in immediate usable condition. Proposals must be submitted electronically by the deadline of July 27, 2026, in three separate volumes with strict formatting requirements including page limits, font specifications, and mandatory cover sheets containing UEI, CAGE code, and authorized signatures. Evaluation follows a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) process per FAR 15.101-2, where technical approach and past performance are pass/fail gates requiring an Acceptable rating; failure on either eliminates the proposal regardless of price. Offerors must be active SBA-certified 8(a) participants registered in SAM.gov and must submit completed Representations and Certifications. The contractor is required to establish a full Quality Control program with daily documentation, independent of government inspections, and must comply with all federal safeguarding standards for controlled unclassified information. Insurance requirements include $2 million in general liability, $100,000 employer’s liability, and vehicle coverage exceeding $500,000 per occurrence. Key personnel must be identified with resumes and available for consultation during working hours, with backups ready for substitution. All invoices must be submitted