A new award notice offers a concrete example of the scale of federal hospital cleaning. On October 1, 2026, the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded Modesto Management LLC contract 36C25227P0015 for janitorial services at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Illinois. The official SAM.gov record states a total contract value of $7,094,184.
The verified award
- Buyer: Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 12.
- Supplier: Modesto Management LLC, listed in Oak Park, Illinois.
- Structure: firm-fixed-price, with a base period and one option year.
- Base period: December 1, 2026–November 30, 2027.
- Service code: NAICS 561720, janitorial services.
This is an awarded contract, not an open invitation to bid. The award date and the later performance start are different milestones.
What the value means
The notice describes the $7.09 million figure as the total contract value but does not break out base-year and option-year prices or funds obligated. Treat it as the stated potential total across the described contract, not guaranteed annual revenue or money already paid.
An option year is conditional. FAR 17.207 requires the contracting officer to make determinations about funding, continuing need and other conditions before exercising it. Do not divide the headline value into an assumed yearly paycheck.
Use it in your research
For a smaller cleaning business, the useful exercise is to record the buyer, location, service code, award date and performance period separately. SBA points businesses to SAM.gov and USAspending.gov for historical award research.
Then compare future solicitations with your actual crew capacity and travel area. This short award notice does not establish cleaning frequencies, square footage, staffing or why the winner was selected. Those details need the underlying solicitation and contract documents; a headline cannot supply them.
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