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Harbor Cleaning · janitorial services in Virginia and Maryland · September 10, 2026
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Worked example · fictional data
Regional office cleaning request
Regional office cleaning request, notice fields
Recurring janitorial services for regional offices. Place of performance: left blank in the notice.
Janitorial · Virginia · NAICS 561720. Read the requirements next.
Responses due Sep 24 · 2 p.m. EasternRiverbend office custodial services, solicitation summary
Buyer: Federal Property Office. Recurring janitorial services at Riverbend Office, Richmond, Virginia. Responses due September 24, 2026, 2:00 p.m. Eastern. NAICS 561720.
Virginia matches. Elevator work is outside the confirmed services.
Lakeside elevator maintenance, scope of work
Provide elevator maintenance and repair services at the Lakeside federal facility in Virginia.
The profile governs the first pass. A matched notice still needs a review of the full solicitation and attachments.
| Notice | Why it's here | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Riverbend office custodial services · Virginia | service, state and NAICS 561720 match | Read the requirements; responses due Sep 24, 2 p.m. EDT |
| Regional office cleaning request | janitorial match; the notice doesn't say where the work is | Check the place of performance |
| Lakeside elevator maintenance · Virginia | not a match: elevator maintenance isn't a service you provide | No action |
Three different decisions
Matches your services and state
Recurring janitorial work at a federal office in Richmond under NAICS 561720. Read the solicitation before committing a day to the bid.
Facts and source for this situation
Riverbend office custodial services, solicitation summary
Buyer: Federal Property Office. Recurring janitorial services at Riverbend Office, Richmond, Virginia. Responses due September 24, 2026, 2:00 p.m. Eastern. NAICS 561720.
Not a match
The notice is in Virginia but asks for elevator maintenance, which isn't a service in your profile. It's listed so you can see it was considered and why it was set aside. If your services change, change the profile.
Facts and source for this situation
Lakeside elevator maintenance, scope of work
Provide elevator maintenance and repair services at the Lakeside federal facility in Virginia.
A field the notice left blank
The work is janitorial and the NAICS matches, but the notice doesn't say where the work is, so the state can't be checked. It stays on the list as "check the location" rather than being counted as a match.
Facts and source for this situation
Regional office cleaning request, notice fields
Recurring janitorial services for regional offices. Place of performance: left blank in the notice.
From search results to a prepared review
The recorded service, state and code beside the confirmed profile.
A missing place of performance stays a question, with the source field to check.
The service mismatch remains attached to the notice. Your team can see the basis of the exclusion.
A saved search helps find notices. BidRubric prepares this screening context. Your team still reads the controlling solicitation, attachments and eligibility requirements.
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