Academic Custodial Services

THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING SET ASIDE 100% HUBZone SMALL BUSINESS This acquisition is to provide Custodial Services for the Academic Area at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado. The Base Year of the contract will be 11 months beginning 01 November 2011 through 30 September 2012 with six (6) one year option periods. There will be a transition period from 01 October through 31 October 2011. The contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, supplies, materials, and labor necessary to ensure custodial services are performed in a manner that will maintain a satisfactory facility condition and present a clean, neat, and professional appearance. Custodial services shall be provided for approximately 30 buildings covering approximately 2,285,385 square feet to include swimming pool maintenance and snow removal services at Falcon Stadium. This service is subject to Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Laborers' International Union of North America. A successor contractor will be required to comply with Section 4(c) of the Service Contract Act and will be required to pay wages and fringe benefits to service employees at least equal to those agreed upon by predecessor contractor. The National Acquisition Industrial Classification Standard Code (NAICS) proposed is 561720 and the business size standard is $16.5 million. The basis for contract award will be a competitive best value source selection in which competing offerors' past performance will be evaluated on a basis significantly more important than cost of price considerations. The solicitation will be posed on or about 15 April 2011 on FedBizOpps and solicitation documents will not be available by any other means. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Funds are not currently available for this acquisition and award is subject to Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 2012.