Southern Research Station - Bent Creek Janitorial Services
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Solicitation from the Forest Service, for work in Asheville, North Carolina. Due Oct 26, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-4), 5 days left.
| Solicitation number | 1240BE27Q0006 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Forest Service |
| Office | Wallowa Whitman National Forest |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Janitorial Services (561720) |
| Product or service code | S201 |
| Place of performance | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Posted | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 26, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-4) (5 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
Notice: there will be a site visit on Friday 10/23/2026 at 1:00 PM at 1577 BREVARD road ASHVILLE, NC 28806. Katie greenberg is the point of contact and will lead the visit. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.
This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1240BE27Q0006 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for janitorial services for the Forest Service, Bent Creek Experimental Forest located at 1577 Brevard Road, Asheville NC 28806.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 561720. The small business size standard is $22.0 million.
This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Contracting contact
- Andrea J. Pollock · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 561720, a business counts as small if it has no more than $22.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Oct 15, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 26, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-4)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for janitorial services work, who also hold Forest Service contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Pride Industries $15.9 million in this trade
- Human Technologies Corp $1.5 million in this trade
- Bloomsburie LLC $438,871 in this trade
- OCS Construction Services Inc $15,983 in this trade
About the buyer
The USDA Forest Service awarded $4.3 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Kiewit Infrastructure South Co, Perimeter Solutions LP and Aero-Flite, Inc.. See what Forest Service is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Janitorial Services contracts right now
There are 27 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 561720), 16 posted in the last 7 days; 78% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Army, Department of Veterans Affairs and Forest Service. Most of the work with a stated place is in New Jersey, California and Texas. A notice in this trade gives a median of 11 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 6 days.
All open janitorial services contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Unique Cleaning Service, Inc. $3.3 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 2, 2026
- Reliance Contractors Inc $129,140 · Department of the Army · May 27, 2026
- CW Resources, Inc. $28.0 million · Department of the Navy · Mar 31, 2026
- ADA S. Mckinley Community Services, Inc. $33.5 million · Department of the Navy · Feb 27, 2026
- HR Control Solutions LLC $384,350 · Department of the Army · Feb 6, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.