This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in College Park, Maryland. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The objective of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is for the University of Maryland, College Park (herein referred to as the University of UMCP) to select one or more On-Call Campus Floor Care Service Contractors to provide all labor, materials equipment and supervision for projects on and "as needed basis" for projects for the University of Maryland College Park and its Service Center locations limited to UMCP and USM Service Centers area. For purposes of this procurement and the resulting contracts, the meaning of "on-call" is as follows: The Contractor (s) are to be available (on call) as projects arise to provide for UMCP; the University cannot, however, forecast what the frequency of use will be. This is a Small Business Reserve Procurement Minority Business Enterprises Are Encouraged to Respond to this Solicitation Contract Type: Firm fixed price Contract Duration: One (1) year with four (4) potential one-year contract renewals Deadline for Questions: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 3 PM EST Project Management: Andrew Espeseth, Facilities Management SBR Designation: Yes Federal Funding: No Questions and inquiries shall be directed to the individual referenced in "C" (Issuing Office) above. The Issuing Office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays. The sole point of contact between Contractors and the University will be formally made at scheduled meetings or in writing through the Issuing Office. Requests for clarification or additional information must be made in writing to the Procurement Officer and received at the Issuing Office no later than Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 3 PM EST. Such requests should contain the following: "Questions: RFP #142672". Only written communications relative to the procurement shall be considered. Electronic mail to bwelcher@umd.edu is an acceptable method for submission of questions. It is incumbent upon the Contractor to verify University receipt of their questions. Any proposal, request for withdrawal, or modification of a proposal that is not received at the designated location, time and date set forth herein will be deemed late and therefore not be considered. Delivery of the proposal to the specified location by the prescribed time and date is the sole responsibility of the Contractor. Exceptions may be authorized, at the sole discretion of the Procurement Officer, when the reason for the late proposal, late request for withdrawal or late modification of a proposal is due to the action or inaction of the University. A record of the late proposal, request for withdrawal, or modification of a proposal, shall be made in the appropriate procurement file. Any proposal, request for withdrawal, or modification of a proposal that is not received at the designated location, time and date set forth herein will be deemed late and therefore not be considered. Delivery of the proposal to the specified location by the prescribed time and date is the sole responsibility of the Contractor. Exceptions may be authorized, at the sole discretion of the Procurement Officer, when the reason for the late proposal, late request for withdrawal or late modification of a proposal is due to the action or inaction of the University. A record of the late proposal, request for withdrawal, or modification of a proposal, shall be made in the appropriate procurement file. Due to the "On-call" nature of this procurement, a five percent (5%) proposal bond is not required. The proposer to whom a "Task Order" in excess of $100,000 is awarded also must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Task order amount, including executed Change Orders, on the form provided. These Performance and Payment Bonds must be provided at the time of the signing of the Task Order, and prior to the start of any work. Cost for any bonds apply to the cumulative total of the work in progress under a given on call/time and material not to exceed contract but rather to a single project. The awardee will have 10 days to return the Payment and Performance Bonds to the Procurement Officer after receipt of the Notice of Award, which will be prior to issuing the Task Order The University reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, or to accept any proposal, when it is in the best interest of the State of Maryland. For the same reason, the University reserves the right to waive any technicality or minor irregularity in a proposal. Proposals shall be valid for a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) days following the closing date of this RFP. If an award is not made during that period, the proposal shall automatically extend for another one hundred twenty (120) days, unless the Contractor gives specific written notice to the Procurement Officer at least fifteen (15) days before the expiration of the then current one hundred twenty (120) day period. Proposals shall automatically renew for an additional one hundred twenty (120) days until such time as an award is made or proper written notice is given to the University of Contractor's intent to withdraw its proposal. By submission of a proposal, Contractor guarantees that its offer shall be firm for the period specified above.