VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF.VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF.NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN (36C786)
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Custodial and janitorial cleaning services at a national cemetery in Rock Island, Illinois. The contract covers routine building and grounds cleaning at a single cemetery location.
Heads up: comparable work here is held by INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS NFP, whose contract ends 2027-03-31, an AbilityOne nonprofit. AbilityOne work is usually a mandatory, non-competitive source, so confirm this one is open to commercial bidders before investing time.
These are federal janitorial contracts in Illinois that are coming up for rebid — work already being done under contract, about to be re-competed. Each shows who holds it now, when it ends, and roughly when the new solicitation should post, so you can register and get bid-ready months ahead.
POSSIBLE RECOMPETEMay renew its current option, so watch for it.
Janitorial recompete — Department of the Army
Illinois
FULL CIRCLE RECORDINGS LLC holds this janitorial work (last awarded about $65,150); the contract ends around Aug 2026. The rebid may already be posted or is due very soon, so check SAM.gov now. Get your SAM registration current, build your capability statement, and introduce yourself to the agency now, before it opens.
The incumbent may still have an option year left, so this could renew instead of going out for bid. Watch for the solicitation to confirm, and have your SAM registration and capability statement ready in case it posts. To stay competitive, contractors often target roughly $57,332 to $59,938 (about 8 to 12 percent under the incumbent's last award) paired with a credible transition plan.
POSSIBLE RECOMPETEMay renew its current option, so watch for it.
Janitorial recompete — Department of Veterans Affairs
Illinois
CARVELL CONSULTING, LLC holds this janitorial work (last awarded about $419,501); the contract ends around Aug 2026. The rebid may already be posted or is due very soon, so check SAM.gov now. Get your SAM registration current, build your capability statement, and introduce yourself to the agency now, before it opens.
The incumbent may still have an option year left, so this could renew instead of going out for bid. Watch for the solicitation to confirm, and have your SAM registration and capability statement ready in case it posts. To stay competitive, contractors often target roughly $369,161 to $385,941 (about 8 to 12 percent under the incumbent's last award) paired with a credible transition plan.
POSSIBLE RECOMPETEMay renew its current option, so watch for it.
Janitorial recompete — Forest Service
Illinois
PCI SERVICES INC holds this janitorial work (last awarded about $2,149,920); the contract ends around Sep 2026. The rebid may already be posted or is due very soon, so check SAM.gov now. Get your SAM registration current, build your capability statement, and introduce yourself to the agency now, before it opens.
The incumbent may still have an option year left, so this could renew instead of going out for bid. Watch for the solicitation to confirm, and have your SAM registration and capability statement ready in case it posts. To stay competitive, contractors often target roughly $1,891,930 to $1,977,926 (about 8 to 12 percent under the incumbent's last award) paired with a credible transition plan.
LIKELY RECOMPETENo option years left, the agency has to re-bid this.
Janitorial recompete — Department of the Army
Illinois
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS, INC holds this janitorial work (last awarded about $300,703); the contract ends around Sep 2026. The rebid may already be posted or is due very soon, so check SAM.gov now. Get your SAM registration current, build your capability statement, and introduce yourself to the agency now, before it opens.
No option years left on the current contract, so the agency has to re-compete this, it can't quietly renew with the incumbent. That makes it a genuine opening for a prepared bidder. To stay competitive, contractors often target roughly $264,619 to $276,647 (about 8 to 12 percent under the incumbent's last award) paired with a credible transition plan.
POSSIBLE RECOMPETEMay renew its current option, so watch for it.
Janitorial recompete — Federal Aviation Administration
Illinois
ECO-FRIENDLY CLEANING SPECIALIST, LLC holds this janitorial work (last awarded about $141,758); the contract ends around Sep 2026. The rebid may already be posted or is due very soon, so check SAM.gov now. Get your SAM registration current, build your capability statement, and introduce yourself to the agency now, before it opens.
The incumbent may still have an option year left, so this could renew instead of going out for bid. Watch for the solicitation to confirm, and have your SAM registration and capability statement ready in case it posts. To stay competitive, contractors often target roughly $124,747 to $130,418 (about 8 to 12 percent under the incumbent's last award) paired with a credible transition plan.
POSSIBLE RECOMPETEMay renew its current option, so watch for it.
Janitorial recompete — Federal Aviation Administration
Illinois
ADA S. MCKINLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. holds this janitorial work (last awarded about $929,240); the contract ends around Sep 2026. The rebid may already be posted or is due very soon, so check SAM.gov now. Get your SAM registration current, build your capability statement, and introduce yourself to the agency now, before it opens.
The incumbent may still have an option year left, so this could renew instead of going out for bid. Watch for the solicitation to confirm, and have your SAM registration and capability statement ready in case it posts. To stay competitive, contractors often target roughly $817,731 to $854,901 (about 8 to 12 percent under the incumbent's last award) paired with a credible transition plan.
NONPROFIT-HELDAbilityOne set-aside, usually closed to commercial bidders.
Janitorial recompete — Department of the Army
Illinois
COMMUNITY WORKSHOP AND TRAINING CENTER INC holds this janitorial work under the AbilityOne program, which sets the work aside for nonprofits that employ people with disabilities. The contract ends around Aug 2026, but set-aside work like this usually is not opened to commercial bidders, it gets reassigned inside the program. Confirm on SAM.gov before you spend any time on it.
Probably not worth chasing. This work is held by an AbilityOne nonprofit, and AbilityOne contracts are a mandatory set-aside, the agency has to keep buying from the nonprofit, so it usually will not open to commercial bidders even when it ends. Only pursue it if you confirm on SAM.gov that it is actually being competed.
NONPROFIT-HELDAbilityOne set-aside, usually closed to commercial bidders.
Janitorial recompete — Department of the Army
Illinois
JEWISH CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES holds this janitorial work under the AbilityOne program, which sets the work aside for nonprofits that employ people with disabilities. The contract ends around Aug 2026, but set-aside work like this usually is not opened to commercial bidders, it gets reassigned inside the program. Confirm on SAM.gov before you spend any time on it.
Probably not worth chasing. This work is held by an AbilityOne nonprofit, and AbilityOne contracts are a mandatory set-aside, the agency has to keep buying from the nonprofit, so it usually will not open to commercial bidders even when it ends. Only pursue it if you confirm on SAM.gov that it is actually being competed.
How to find and win federal cleaning contracts in Illinois
Federal agencies in Illinois regularly need cleaning and janitorial help for offices, clinics, courthouses, parks, and other facilities. These opportunities are posted on SAM.gov, the official U.S. government contracting system, and many are sized for small businesses. Illinois sits in the Midwest region, so crews that also cover nearby states often bid on this work too.
GovGigs checks SAM.gov every week, keeps the cleaning and janitorial opportunities that a small crew could realistically staff, and lists the open ones for Illinois above, each with its deadline and a direct link to the official notice where you bid.
An active SAM.gov registration. It's the free government site where businesses sign up to do federal work, and it can take a little time to set up.
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Your company registered under cleaning work and counting as a small business. Almost every small cleaning firm qualifies, since the government's size limits for cleaning are generous.
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A quick check on who can bid. Some jobs are set aside for certain businesses, like veteran-owned or women-owned, and each listing spells out who qualifies.
Listings are sourced from SAM.gov, the official U.S. government contracting system. Always confirm scope, dates, and eligibility on the official notice before bidding. Dollar values are frequently not published before award.