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The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation needs someone to clean a research building in Alamogordo, New Mexico, twice a week. Only small businesses can bid. If you can clean an office, this is work you could do.

  • 5,740sq ftOffices, a lab and restrooms
  • 2visits a weekTwice-weekly cleaning
  • 3yearsA base year plus two option years
  • Smallbusiness onlyA total small business set-aside
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BGNDRF Custodial Services

Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior

Where
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Notice
140RR027Q0001
Posted
Oct 7, 2026
NAICS
561720 Janitorial Services
Questions due
(buyer) (you)Closed 10 days ago
Work starts
On or about November 20, 2026

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Plain-English brief

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In short

  • The Bureau of Reclamation wants a small business to clean its desalination research facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico, twice a week, for a base year plus two option years.

What they want

  • Clean about 5,740 square feet of offices, a laboratory and restrooms, with carpeted, tiled and concrete floors.
  • Sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, disinfecting, waste removal and appliance cleaning.
  • You furnish the labor, supplies and equipment, and help keep things clean for occasional special events.

Key dates

  • Questions due: October 22, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. MDT.
  • Contract start: on or about November 20, 2026.

Requirements

  • An active SAM.gov registration to be eligible for award.
  • The contracting officer will ask suppliers for quotes directly. No solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov.

How they choose

  • Best value: they weigh price, technical capability and past performance.

Questions to ask

  • Can you send us the request for quotation and the Performance Work Statement when they are ready?
  • Which days and hours should the two weekly visits happen?
  • How often are the special events, and what cleaning do they need?

To confirm

  • Check that your business is small under NAICS 561720, Janitorial Services.
  • Have a way to show past performance: it is one of the evaluation factors.

This is the brief layout Victavio shows for every notice. Tap Notice on any line to see the exact words from the notice. Every line here passes the same quote check the AI’s lines must pass.

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What you would need

Less than you might think.

For work like this, here is what it usually takes. Registration is free.

  • A SAM.gov registrationThe notice requires an active SAM.gov registration. Registration is free. Allow a few weeks for it to become active.
  • Small business statusYou state your size in SAM.gov. No certificate is needed. For janitorial services (NAICS 561720), the SBA size standard is $22 million in average annual receipts.
  • Your cleaning skills and suppliesThe notice says you bring the labor, supplies and equipment: the people, the mops, the vacuums and the cleaning products.
  • Insurance basicsFederal service contracts often ask for general liability insurance, and workers' compensation once you have employees. The quote request will say what this one needs.
  • Proof you do good workThey weigh past performance. Similar cleaning work for other customers can help show it. Ask the buyer what they accept.
  • Free help nearbyAPEX Accelerators give free, one-on-one help with SAM.gov registration and your first quote.

General guidance, not legal advice. The quote request’s own terms always win.

Then Victavio AI does the work

You decide. The AI does the busywork.

Save the notice and Victavio AI moves it along your board, then drafts your first email to the buyer on your letterhead. You read it, change anything, and send it yourself.

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Example: Maria and Sam are on the board. Victavio AI moves “BGNDRF custodial, Alamogordo” from Deciding to Preparing.

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Example: Victavio AI drafts a letter from Sample Co. to Contract Specialist, Albuquerque Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation about BGNDRF Custodial Services, 140RR027Q0001. You review it and send it.

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  2. It reads it for youA plain-English brief with the exact words behind each line.
  3. It drafts your replyOn your letterhead, ready for you to check and send.

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