CITY OF SHREVEPORT-PURCHASING DIVISION P.O. BOX 31109 SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71130-1109*Suite 610, 505 TRAVIS SHREVEPORT, LA 71101-3042 Phone 318/673-5450 web site: www.shreveportla.gov Fax 318/673-5408 May 28, 2026 RFP 26-809 MUST BE RECEIVED NOT LATER THAN 3:00 P.M. (CST) ON: June 30, 2026 PROPOSAL TITLE: Janitorial Services NON-MANDATORY Site Visit-By Request Only Contact: Edith Walton at 318-673-7710 or at edith.walton@shreveportla.gov. You are invited to submit proposals in accordance with the requirements of this solicitation which are contained herein. In order for your proposal to be considered, it must be received in the Purchasing office not later than the date and time as listed above. Solicitation documents are posted on BidNetDirect. To view the general RFP information and receive notices by email, register with BidNetDirect. Registration is free. Solicitation documents are also available at www.shreveportla.gov/Solicitations. BidNetDirect shall be the official source of solicitation documents. It shall be the responder’s responsibility to make inquiry as to the addenda issued. All inquiries pertaining to this RFP shall reference RFP number as shown above. Paper proposals received by the Purchasing Office after the time specified will be documented and then returned to the Offeror unopened. Due to the possibility of negotiation with all Offerors, the identity of any Offeror or the contents of any proposal will not be public information until after the contract award is made. Paper proposals and modifications received in response to this Request for Proposals shall be time stamped upon receipt and secured in the Purchasing Division until the established due date. Attendance by the submitter on the established due date is unnecessary, because submittals will be opened at a later time in the presence of a procurement employee or selection committee member. The proposals must be signed in ink by an official authorized to bind the Offeror, and it shall contain a statement to the effect that the proposal is firm for a period of at least 120 days from the closing date for submission of proposals. Paper proposals must be submitted using the envelope format as provided in this solicitation document in a sealed opaque envelope/container showing the above proposal title, number, opening date, time of opening and appropriate license number(s) on the outside of the envelope or if a sealed container is used, then all this information shall be shown on the top of the container. The City does not accept faxed or emailed responses for formal solicitations. All submittals (see Part V, Submission Requirements) received in response to this Request for Proposals will be rated by the City’s Selection Committee, based upon the Evaluation Criteria as listed in Part IV. If the best Offeror is clearly identified from the point summary, there will not be a need for oral presentations. If not, then an oral presentation from a minimum of two (the highest rated) firms shall be required. This solicitation does not commit the City to award a contract, to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a proposal, or to procure or contract for the articles of goods or services. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals received as a result of this request, to waive informalities, to negotiate with all qualified Offerors, or to cancel in part or in its entirety this proposal, if it is in the best interest of the City to do so. City of Shreveport Renee Anderson, MBA, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP Purchasing Agent Important- If you consider the specifications as restrictive or have a problem with this document please contact the Purchasing Agent at least five days before the proposal opening at (318) 673-5457. 6/4/26 ($103.82)