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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF APRIL 29, 2015 FBO #4904
SOLICITATION NOTICE

S -- Janitorial/Custodial Services for the United States Botanic Garden Facilities, Washington, D.C.

Notice Date

4/27/2015
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

NAICS

561720 — Janitorial Services
 

Contracting Office

Architect of the Capitol, AOC Acquisition & Material Management Division, Acquisition and Material Management Division, Ford House Office Building, Second and D Streets, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20515, United States
 

ZIP Code

20515
 

Solicitation Number

RFP150005
 

Archive Date

6/30/2015
 

Point of Contact

Fred Witcher Jr, Phone: 202-226-7092, William Brewster, Phone: 202-226-1946
 

E-Mail Address

fwitcher@aoc.gov, wbrewste@aoc.gov
(fwitcher@aoc.gov, wbrewste@aoc.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a pre-solicitation notice for a firm, fixed-price contract to provide janitorial/custodial services for United States Botanic Garden (USBG) facilities located in Washington, DC under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol. The contract will be for a base year plus four option years. The contract work is summarized as follows: The contractor shall provide all management, supervision, labor, materials and equipment needed to provide Janitorial/Custodial services for the USBG Conservatory, the National Garden, the USBG Production Greenhouse Facility, the USBG Administration Office Building and Bartholdi Park. The Contractor shall perform all work in compliance with all requirements as stated in the SOW. Previous experience in providing janitorial service to similar facilities of Botanic Garden with 50,000 square feet is required. The USBG is a living plant museum that informs visitors about the importance, and often irreplaceable value, of plants to the well-being of humans. Services at the USBG Conservatory shall be performed daily from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to include weekends and holidays. Some tasks shall be performed after or before normal hours. The USBG is open 365 days per year and hosts over 125 special events in the evenings. As such, contractor schedule flexibility is essential. Services at the USBG Production Greenhouse Facility shall be performed three days per week between the hours of 3:00p.m. and 10:00 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Services at the USBG Administration Office shall be performed Monday - Friday between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The USBG Conservatory and the USBG Production Greenhouse are comprehensive greenhouse operations and not normal facilities. The USBG conservatory is a living plant museum and greenhouse displaying 4,000 plants. The contractor shall practice extreme sensitivity in carrying out services in facilities that house flora. Additionally, beneficial insects and creatures may be released by our plant health specialists to reduce the need for pesticide use... The contractor shall adapt cleaning methods and products used to ensure no impact to the health of these organisms. The solicitation will be issued on or about May 18, 2015. The due date for receipt of proposals is TBD. The solicitation will be available electronically on FedBizOps on the date of issuance. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO DOWNLOAD THE ELECTRONIC VERSION AS THIS WILL EXPEDITE RECEIPT OF THE SOLICITATION. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR TO MONITOR THIS SITE FOR ALL CHANGES!! Date and time for a site visit TBD. All questions regarding this solicitation will be submitted by email to Fred Witcher at fwitcher@aoc.gov All interested parties must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/AOC/AOCPD/WashingtonDC/RFP150005/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: United States Botanic Garden (USBG) Facilities, Washington, District of Columbia, 20748, United States

Zip Code: 20748
 

Record

SN03711714-W 20150429/150427234801-cabe277fd3b5b1d1e86d16b78150bedb (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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