Janitorial Services on the Big Cedar Work Center

The contract is for janitorial services at the Big Cedar Work Center located in Hodgen, Oklahoma, under the Ouachita National Forest’s Choctaw Ranger District, administered by the USDA Forest Service’s CSA East 2 office in Atlanta, Georgia. The solicitation, issued under number 12444026Q0086, is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 561720, restricting eligibility exclusively to small businesses certified through SAM.gov. The performance period begins on June 1, 2026, and includes a base year followed by four optional one-year renewal periods extending through May 31, 2031. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price agreement with monthly payments based on unit prices for services rendered and accepted by the Contracting Officer’s Representative. Work is required once weekly and includes dusting, cleaning of desks and furniture, sweeping and mopping restroom and office floors, and servicing wastebaskets. All supplies and chemicals are subject to approval by the COR, and performance is monitored through periodic visual inspections with a maximum allowable threshold of three substantiated customer complaints per calendar month. The contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, and supplies, except for government-furnished property, and must ensure all employees are eligible for USDA LincPass access due to the federal facility’s security requirements. Invoicing must be submitted through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and the contractor must maintain SAM.gov registration to receive payment. Offerors must comply with FAR clauses including 52.212-1, 52.212-4, 52.217-5, and 52.212-5, along with supplemental agency clauses addressing anti-discrimination, diversity, equity, and inclusion compliance, contract closeout, and delivery of excess quantities. Offerors are required to certify that they and all subcontractors do not engage in any DEI-related programming that violates Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act or the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. A past performance questionnaire and statement of work with supporting information are mandatory attachments. Proposals must clearly identify any order-level materials with item descriptions, quantities, vendor sources, and price support, separate from labor categories. Awards will be made on a lowest-priced, technically acceptable basis, with the possibility of multiple awards if deemed in the government’s best interest after accounting for administrative costs. The solicitation closed on May 28,