Solicitation
Bgndrf Custodial Services
Department of the Interior
AI summaryThe Bureau of Reclamation (Albuquerque Area Office) wants a small business to clean the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico, twice a week. The work covers about 5,740 square feet of offices, labs, restrooms and test bays, for a base year plus two option years. It is a 100% small business set-aside under simplified acquisition procedures, with award expected around November 20, 2026. More in the summary
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 7, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 5, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 22, 2026 to Nov 18, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
The Bureau of Reclamation (Albuquerque Area Office) wants a small business to clean the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico, twice a week. The work covers about 5,740 square feet of offices, labs, restrooms and test bays, for a base year plus two option years. It is a 100% small business set-aside under simplified acquisition procedures, with award expected around November 20, 2026.
Who can bid (5)
- Small business (100% set-aside)
- Active SAM.gov registration to be eligible for award
- Staff must pass a background investigation and cannot enter the building unescorted until cleared
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- Written Job Hazard Assessment signed with the Facility Manager before work starts, plus OSHA-compliant training for employees
- Use of green cleaning products; chemicals need written approval and Safety Data Sheets
How to submit: Not clearly stated. The notice says no solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov and the contact is Contract Specialist Savanna Manning, savanna_manning@ios.doi.gov, due October 22, 2026, 1:00 p.m. MDT (the response deadline listed on the notice; the same date and time is given as the cutoff for questions). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (6)
- Serious: No solicitation posted on SAM.gov. The Government is sending the solicitation straight to suppliers, so you may need to contact the contract specialist to be included.
- Worth checking: Short timeline. Questions and the response deadline are only about two weeks after posting, and the quote must include a full Quality Control Plan.
- Worth checking: Strict missed-service rules. More than three missed days a month can lead to termination, and missed days reduce the monthly bill.
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- Worth checking: Background checks and PIV card costs. Staff need background clearance, may have to travel to a credentialing center, and the contractor pays those travel costs.
- Minor: Remote, small-town site. Alamogordo is about 80 to 90 miles from the nearest larger cities, so staffing and travel may be harder for a company not based locally.
- Minor: Laboratory chemical spill hazard. Staff work in a water analysis lab and must not touch any suspected chemical spill, so training and procedures matter.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- Attachment_1-_Draft-Performance_Work_Schedule_Custodial_1.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Twice-weekly janitorial service (sweep, mop, vacuum, dust, disinfect) across offices, hallways, lobby, break room, restrooms, a water analysis lab and concrete test bays
- Empty trash and recycling, restock restroom supplies, and keep storage and janitor closets tidy
- Extra cleaning for special events such as Discovering Desal, Pitch to Pilot and the WIN Workshop, coordinated at least 2 weeks ahead
- Optional, individually priced periodic work: exterior glass, annual carpet shampoo, deep tile cleaning, wall cleaning (capped at 48 hours per year)
- Submit a Quality Control Plan with the quote, run quarterly quality inspections, and send quarterly progress reports
- Provide a written Job Hazard Assessment and OSHA-compliant training for staff (hazard communication, PPE, bloodborne pathogens)
- Bring your own equipment for carpet shampooing and spot cleaning, plus protective gear beyond the gloves the Government supplies
- Contract type
- Commercial services contract under FAR Part 12, quotes requested directly from suppliers (at or below the simplified acquisition threshold); some periodic tasks are individually priced
- Period of performance
- 1 base year + 2 option years; award expected on or about November 20, 2026
- Place of performance
- Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility (BGNDRF), 500 La Velle Rd, Alamogordo, NM 88310
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Best value to the Government based on price and other factors
- Offers due
- October 22, 2026, 1:00 p.m. MDT (the response deadline listed on the notice; the same date and time is given as the cutoff for questions) (from the version posted Oct 7, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Not clearly stated. The notice says no solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov and the contact is Contract Specialist Savanna Manning, savanna_manning@ios.doi.gov
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Capability
- Past Performance
- Price
What to include when you submit
- Include a complete Quality Control Plan with the quote: staffing plan with a roster by name and job title, inspection system, and a progress report approach
- Send questions to savanna_manning@ios.doi.gov by October 22, 2026, 1:00 p.m. MDT
- Only the information in the Performance Work Statement will be provided for preparing quotes; the attachment is labeled a draft
Not in the notice text
- Exact way and place to submit the quote (the full solicitation is not posted on SAM.gov)
- Estimated contract value or price schedule format
- Relative importance of the evaluation factors
- Final contract performance dates (the PWS is a draft and refers to the solicitation's Standard Form)
- Current contractor, if any
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 561720
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Not clearly stated. The notice says no solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov and the contact is Contract Specialist Savanna Manning, savanna_manning@ios.doi.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- SAM.gov has no description for this notice beyond its title. The work is described in its attachments, listed under Notice details.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- Reclamation Contracting Activity, Denver, CO
- Product/service code
- S201 · Housekeeping – Custodial Janitorial
- Business type
- Facilities, janitorial & grounds (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 561720)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 18, 2026
- Nov 3, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 18, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0001Date Oct 22, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Oct 22, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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