USDA National Forests in Florida has a requirement for janitorial service for seven different locations on the Ocala and Apalachicola Ranger Districts.

USDA National Forest in Florida has a requirement for the janitorial service for seven different locations on the Ocala and Apalachicola Ranger Districts.  This solicitation will be awarded, as 2 separate Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA), one for each district.  Each BPA will have a base and 4 option periods.   Please see attached Schedule of Items, Statement of Work, and Wage Determinations.

You may submit proposals for one or both districts.  All items on SOI (Schedule of Items), for the district(s) you are submitting a proposal for, must be priced to be considered for award.

POP Base:  Date of Award - 1/31/2024

Option 1:  2/1/2024 - 1/31/2025

Option 2:  2/1/2025 - 1/31/2026

Option 3:  2/1/2026 - 1/31/2027

Option 4:  2/1/2027 - 1/31/2028

COR:  Chris Cason  E-mail:  christopher.cason@usda.gov  Phone:  386-623-5060

All proposals must be submitted via email to:  Cynthia.Roberts2@usda.gov  Subject line should read:  Proposal 12444123R0004 National Forests in Florida Janitorial.

Contractors must be familiar with the site conditions.

Pre-proposal meetings:

Ocala Site Visit Jan 24th 10:00 ET

Lake George Ranger District Admin Office

17147 E. Highway 40 Silver Springs.  FL

Apalachicola Site Visit Jan 25th 10:00 ET

Apalachicola Ranger District Admin Office

11152 State Rd 20 NW

Bristol FL 

These pre-proposal site visits are not mandatory however not attending will not be excuse enough for contractual considerations, to include a pricing adjustment, if awarded the BPA. 

Contact COR for more information.

100% Small business Set-aside

Vendor must have an active sam.gov account on date proposals are due.

This is a new requirement, in the past this work has been accomplished by Forest Service Employees or volunteers.  No previous contracting information is available.

AMENDMENT 1:

Attached SF 30 and Amended SF 1449 Continued:

Amended Continuation of SF1449       

Add:  The Contractor who is awarded this BPA must provide a project manager who will be available at the job site within 2 hrs as needed.    

Add:  Per 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022), subcontracting is limited to 50% of the contract.

Remove:  Contractors interested in this project must have a business office within a 100-mile radius of the work site.

Amendment 2:

Amendment 2:

Amended SOW:
B.7 Government Furnished Property now includes paper towels.
B. 9. 3. 1. General Office and Restrooms amended to: 4. Wash the outside and inside panes of windows. High windows will be cleaned only up to 80 inches high from the walkway from which they are accessible.

This amendment also includes Questions and Answer sheet, and sign in sheets for both pre-bid site visits.