Janitorial Staff Job

Summary: Janitorial Staff are essential employees responsible for performing comprehensive janitorial services at specified USDA facilities in Frederick, Maryland, ensuring a clean, sanitized, and well-maintained environment. This role requires adherence to strict cleaning protocols, safety regulations, and government-mandated conduct standards.
Key Responsibilities: The Janitorial Staff must perform all necessary labor and tasks in accordance with the contract specifications.
Daily Cleaning Tasks:
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Waste Management:
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Collect and remove all refuse, trash, and garbage from office rooms, restrooms, conference rooms, classrooms, shipping/receiving rooms, lounges, and labs.
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Replace plastic trash bags in all wastebaskets.
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Utilize utility carts/rolling trash cans to transport trash throughout the building to outside dumpsters, never dragging trash bags.
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Do not store trash in the janitorial room.
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Floor Care (Tiled Areas):
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Sweep all tiled floor areas daily.
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Treat tiled floors with a wet mop to remove all dirt, dust, and litter.
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Remove heel marks and stains.
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Clean along edges, corners, behind doors, behind equipment, under tables, and under furniture.
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Floor Care (Carpet Areas):
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Vacuum classrooms, conference rooms, labs, shipping rooms, and hallways daily to remove all dirt, dust, and litter.
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Vacuum edges, corners, behind doors, and under furniture (e.g., desks) in carpeted areas.
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Vacuum rubber mats in shipping rooms and entry/exit ways daily.
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Spot clean carpets in all offices and corridors for stains or apparent signs of spills.
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Entrances and Exits:
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Clean and sanitize all entrance and exit areas, including door glass and metal surfaces, along with door frames on both sides.
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Remove dust and cobwebs from corners and walls.
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Check vestibules under furniture for cobwebs and dust.
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Conference Rooms & Common Areas:
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Clean glass tabletops in the Executive Conference Room in Building 2 daily, and any new glass tabletops acquired during the contract period.
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Clean and sanitize classrooms, labs, copy rooms, shipping rooms, and conference rooms daily.
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Clean and sanitize all desktops daily.
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Clean, scrub, sanitize, and polish all drinking fountains, ensuring they are free from streaks, stains, and spots.
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Clean and sanitize all tables and counters in lounges and kitchenettes.
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Sweep floors thoroughly and wet-mop in lounges and kitchenettes, including sanitizing edges and corners.
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Scrub and polish sinks and faucets daily in lounges and kitchenettes.
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Restrooms:
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Clean all restrooms in both buildings daily.
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Clean mirrors, commodes/urinals (inside and outside).
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Replace urinal cakes if needed.
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Clean shower stalls.
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Wipe down and sanitize all sink countertops.
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Clean and disinfect all toilet fixtures from top to bottom, maintaining traps free from odor.
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Damp wipe and sanitize washbasins, shelving, dispensers, and chrome fixtures daily.
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Clean all mirrors with a soft cloth daily.
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Sweep, wet mop, and sanitize floors, including edges and corners and behind toilets daily.
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Empty, clean, and sanitize paper towel waste receptacles.
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Fill towel, soap, and toilet paper dispensers as needed.
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Empty, clean, disinfect, and provide new plastic/paper liners for sanitary napkin receptacles (liners supplied by vendor).
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Refill sanitary product dispensers (products supplied by vendor, revenue goes to vendor).
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Wipe down and sanitize metal partitions between urinals in men's restrooms with disinfectant.
Weekly Cleaning Tasks:
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Empty and keep free of trash all outside cigarette receptacles located behind each building.
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Clean and sanitize windowsills in conference rooms/lounges.
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Clean and sanitize all outside surfaces of appliances (microwaves, toaster ovens, refrigerators, etc.).
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Clean and disinfect the shower room located in the restroom at 69 Thomas Johnson Drive.
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Damp wipe and sanitize chrome fixtures in the shower room.
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Do not use PDC (Plant Protection and Quarantine) paper towels when cleaning.
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Dust horizontal surfaces of file cabinets, tables, bookcases, windowsills of offices (upon notification to remove plants etc.), and other furniture.
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Carefully clean spots off walls, ensuring not to remove paint.
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Spray and buff all tile floors.
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Perform high dusting in both buildings (tops of doors, refrigerators, dry boards in conference rooms, file cabinets, etc.).
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Clean all ceiling vents (bathrooms, offices, conference rooms, classrooms, lounges).
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Sweep sidewalks adjacent to entrances and the outside area of the shipping/receiving area.
Prohibited Actions:
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Do not clean computer monitors as this can result in damage.
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Do not accept any instructions issued by any person other than the USDA Technical Point-of-Contact or the USDA Contracting Officer.
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No use of alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, or illegal substances on-site or during contract performance.
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No weapons carried on government property or during performance of the contract.
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Do not enter Government offices or use Government telephones unless authorized by the COR.
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Personnel must not be removed or diverted from the site without prior notification.
Required Qualifications & Attributes:
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Capability and Training: Must be capable employees, trained, and qualified in janitorial services.
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Approval: Must be approved by the USDA Technical Point-of-Contact before undertaking any duties or responsibilities related to this contract.
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Background Investigation: Required to undergo and maintain a Tier 1, Low Risk – Non-Sensitive background investigation with favorably adjudicated results prior to starting work and throughout the contract duration. The USDA will pay for the federal background investigation.
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Conduct & Appearance:
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Maintain standards of competency, conduct, appearance, and integrity satisfactory to the COR.
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Present a clean and neat appearance and wear a distinctive uniform for ready identification. The contractor must ensure every employee is in uniform prior to performing work.
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Be knowledgeable about and comply with rules and regulations governing conduct on property.
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Disciplinary Action: An employee may be relieved of all contract duties and responsibilities if deemed unqualified, unfit, careless, incompetent, unsuitable, or objectionable by the CO or COR.

Please email [email protected] if interested in this position

Requirements: We are looking for someone with cleaning experience. Must legally reside within a commutable distance to Frederick, MD. Must speak conversational English.

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