What this opportunity is
The Department of Agriculture is seeking janitorial services for the Fremont River Ranger District's Teasdale Office in Utah, covering approximately 2,060 square feet. This opportunity is set aside for small businesses and requires contractors to provide all necessary labor and supervision, adhering to specific cleaning schedules. As this is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation notice, interested small businesses should track the opportunity closely and prepare to submit bids in response to the solicitation.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
Solicitation Number: 1240LS26Q0062 Fremont River Ranger District, Teasdale Office Janitorial
Attachment 2 – Statement of Work
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Description/Specifications/Statement of Work
JANITORIAL SERVICES – (Fishlake National Forest, Teasdale Ranger District)
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Scope of Contract - This project consists of performing janitorial and cleaning services for the Fremont River
Ranger District-Teasdale Office, in Teasdale, Utah.
Description Of Work and Location - The contractor shall furnish all labor and supervision necessary to
perform the work. The area to be cleaned or maintained consists of approximately 2,060 square feet of office
and storage space at the Fremont River Ranger District – Teasdale Office, located at 138 East Center,
Teasdale, UT 84773-9701.
A. CONDUCT OF WORK
Janitorial services shall be performed in accordance with the frequency schedule between the hours of
6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., TWO (non-consecutive) days per week (Wednesday and Saturday), which
may include over the weekend unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer’s Representative.
The Contractor shall prevent his/her employees from disturbing papers on desks, opening drawers or
cabinets, or using telephones and office machines/equipment, provided for Official Government use,
except as authorized, in writing, by the COR, and see that all articles found by contractor employees
are turned into an official of the Forest Service.
B. CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY
1. The Contractor shall be responsible for all damages to persons or property that occurs as a result
of his/her negligence, as well as that resulting from acts of his/her employees, agents or
subcontractors, and the contractor shall save and keep harmless the Government against any or all
loss, cost, damage, claims, expense, or liability in connection with the performance of this contract.
The Contractor is responsible for loss, theft, damage, or destruction of any Government or personal
items belonging or assigned to the occupant or user in any office or other rooms of the facilities
when such acts can be proven, beyond a reasonable doubt, to be the fault of the Contractor or one
of his/her employees.
The Contractor shall not employ persons for work on the contract if such employee is considered by
the COR to be a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well-being, or operation
mission of the Agency.
Anyone employed by the Contractor must be 18 years of age or older. No one under the age of 18
shall be permitted to work in the building or on the premises. The Contractor shall ensure that no one
but the Contractor and/or his/her employees have access to the premises.
The Contractor shall inform COR of any items in need of repair/replacement.
2. The Government will not be responsible in any way for damage, fire, theft, accident, or otherwise
to the Contractor’s stored supplies, materials, equipment, or to the Contractor’s belongings brought
into the building.
3. The contractor shall supply some type of identification that must be worn at all times while on the
premises by the Contractor or his/her employees.
4. The Contractor shall inform the COR of any items in need of repair/replacement.
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Solicitation Number: 1240LS26Q0062 Fremont River Ranger District, Teasdale Office Janitorial
Attachment 2 – Statement of Work
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5. Key Control – The contractor will establish and implement methods of ensuring that all keys
issued by the Government are kept secure in the Contractor’s possession and are not used by
unauthorized persons.
a. Keys issued by the Government shall not be duplicated.
b. The Contractor will report the occurrence of a lost key to the Contracting Officer not later than
the next duty day.
c. The Contractor will be required to reimburse the Government for replacement of the locks or
re-keying as a result of the Contractor loss of keys. In the event a master key is lost or
duplicated, all locks and keys for that system will be replaced by the Government and the total
cost deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor.
d. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to prohibit the use of keys issued by the Government
to persons other than the Contractor’s employees. It is also the responsibility of the Contractor’s
employees to prohibit the opening of locked areas by Contractor’s employees to permit entrance
of persons other than Contractor’s employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in
those areas.
6. Energy Conservation - Contractor shall turn on lights in rooms only during the time needed top
perform the required work and shall ensure that all lights, except those required, remaining on, are
turned off in each room as it is completed.
Quality
A. Quality Assurance of Work – The Contractor and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) shall jointly
prepare a work schedule, which will become a part of this contract. The schedule may be revised by obtaining
written approval from the COR. Work will be completed in a professional manner and workmanship will be
clean and neat so as to be appealing to the general public. Contractor will be responsible for filling in work
schedule.
B. The Contractor shall develop and maintain a quality program to ensure the required services are performed
in accordance with commonly accepted commercial practices, which may include service checklists or reports.
The contractor shall implement procedures to identify, prevent and ensure non-recurrence of defective
services. As a minimum, the Contractor shall develop quality control procedures addressing the areas
identified in the SOW.
C. The COR (or their designated inspector) will perform bimonthly inspections to evaluate the quality of work
being performed. At any time when work is performed and is not in compliance with specifications, the
Contractor will be informed and required to correct the deficiencies. Acceptance of work will be determined by
inspection of the entire job and will be bas…
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