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Last reviewed: June 2026 · 22 articles · pricing, RFPs, retention

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WOSB and 8 Certification for Cleaning Companies WOSB and 8(a) for cleaning companies: eligibility, certify.SBA.gov steps, and when certifications change federal bid strategy.
Washington State Cleaning Contracts Washington WEBS cleaning solicitations—DES contracts, prevailing wage, and how state agencies buy janitorial services.
Virginia State Cleaning Contracts Virginia eVA cleaning solicitations: registration, SWaM goals, and how agencies structure custodial IFBs and RFPs.
VA Medical Center Cleaning Contracts: How to Win Access 172 medical centers using VA Handbook 7176 standards. Manage the 30–90 day screening lag and EPA disinfection protocols to win federal cleaning bids.
USPS Facility Cleaning RFP Guide USPS facility cleaning RFPs—supplier registration, route-based scopes, and how postal facilities evaluate janitorial bids.
Texas State Cleaning Contracts Texas SmartBuy and agency cleaning RFPs—HUB goals, ESBD notices, and proposal packaging that clears scoring.
Sourcewell Janitorial Cooperative Contract Guide Reduce janitorial procurement from 60–120 days to just 5–10 days via Sourcewell. NIGP data shows 50,000+ agencies can skip the standard competitive RFP process.
Small Business Set-Asides for Cleaning Contracts Federal agencies obligate more than $600 billion annually in government contracts, and small business programs mandate that a portion of every agency's.
Section 508 Compliance in Cleaning RFPs Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 794d) requires federal agencies to ensure that their electronic and information technology (EIT) is.
SDVOSB Certification for Cleaning Companies SDVOSB verification for cleaning companies: CVE steps, common denial reasons, and VA custodial preference rules.
SAM.gov UEI Registration for Cleaning Companies Avoid scams charging $500–$2,000 for free services. GSA estimates federal agencies spend over $3 billion annually on NAICS 561720. Secure your UEI at SAM.gov.
Writing the Technical Volume of a Cleaning Company RFP Technical volume template for cleaning RFPs—staffing matrices, QC plans, and transition schedules mapped to evaluation factors.
Building the Pricing Volume for a Cleaning Company RFP Cleaning RFP pricing volumes: wraparound costs agencies forget and how to show them without losing the bid.
Pennsylvania COSTARS Cleaning Contracts Pennsylvania COSTARS and DGS cleaning contracts—cooperative purchasing vs open RFPs and how BSCs get on the list.
Past Performance Narratives for Cleaning Company RFPs Use 3 years as the standard look-back period for past performance evaluation in federal cleaning contracts per FAR 15.305(a)(2). Distinguish your proposal.
Ohio State Cleaning Contracts: DAS Cooperative Procurement OhioBuys cleaning RFPs: registration, DAS term schedules, and how agencies buy janitorial services in 2026.
North Carolina State Cleaning Contracts North Carolina IPS cleaning solicitations—eProcurement registration, statewide terms, and agency custodial RFPs.
NIH Lab and Cleanroom Cleaning RFP Guide for BSCs NIH and federal lab cleaning RFPs: BSL constraints, after-hours protocols, and proposal evidence contracting officers score.
New York State Cleaning Contracts Bid on New York State Cleaning Contracts covering 71 counties. Meet the 30% MWBE utilization requirement to win OGS Group 79010 janitorial awards now.
NCPA Cooperative Purchasing for Cleaning Companies The National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA) is one of the largest cooperative purchasing organizations in the United States, with approximately.
NASPO ValuePoint Cleaning Contracts NASPO ValuePoint cleaning cooperatives—when BSCs can ride cooperative contracts versus bidding state RFPs directly.
Michigan State Cleaning Contracts Access $160M+ in annual custodial spending through DTMB. Secure Michigan State Cleaning Contracts using SIGMA and Bids+ for NAICS 561720 opportunities.
Illinois State Cleaning Contracts Illinois BidBuy cleaning RFPs—registration, prevailing wage, and how CMS and universities package custodial solicitations.
HUD Public Housing Cleaning RFPs HUD and housing-authority janitorial RFPs: Davis-Bacon triggers, unit-turn standards, and proposal structures that survive PHA scoring.
HUBZone Certification for Cleaning Companies HUBZone certification for cleaning companies—eligibility geography, SBA steps, and how the preference changes federal bid odds.
GSA Building Cleaning Contracts: RFP Guide for BSCs Bid on a share of 370 million square feet managed by GSA PBS. This guide details NAICS 561720 rules and the $4.93/hr SCA fringe benefit rate set by the DOL.
GSA Multiple Award Schedule for Cleaning Companies The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) — formerly the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) — is the federal government's primary long-term contract vehicle for.
FBI and DHS Secure Facility Cleaning FBI and DHS secure-facility cleaning bids need clearance paths, escort rules, and scope language commercial RFPs rarely include.
EZ-IQC: GSA Simplified Acquisition for Janitorial (561720) How EZ-IQC simplified acquisition works for NAICS 561720 janitorial bids - when it fits and what contractors must prepare.
Equalis Group Cooperative Contract for Cleaning Companies Equalis Group is a cooperative purchasing organization serving approximately 75,000+ member agencies, with a distinctive focus on healthcare-adjacent.
DoD Base Cleaning RFPs: NAICS 561720, Prevailing Wage DoD base cleaning under NAICS 561720: clearances, wage determinations, and how base contracting offices structure custodial RFPs.
Colorado State Cleaning Contracts Colorado janitorial RFPs run through ColoradoVSS and CoProcure—how BSCs find notices, register, and price state custodial work.
California State Cleaning Contracts: CalProcure Guide Access $9.4B California state government annual contract spending. Use DGS procurement systems while ensuring CARB VOC compliance for every cleaning bid.
Arizona State Cleaning Contracts Secure a portion of the $120M+ annual Arizona state spend by registering on AZProcure and obtaining ADOA certifications like VIBE to gain bidding preference.
Retail cleaning rates in New York City, set by contract rather than by store format NYC retail cleaning runs $0.14 to $0.26 per sq ft/month, a $0.19 midpoint. The reach of the 32BJ SEIU master agreement across commercial buildings, not store fo
Retail cleaning rates in Los Angeles, closer to organized labor than the QSR side of the market LA retail cleaning runs $0.12 to $0.23 per sq ft/month, a $0.17 midpoint. SEIU-USWW’s presence in large commercial buildings gives retail a more direct link to
Restaurant and QSR cleaning rates in New York City, floored by the 32BJ master agreement NYC restaurant cleaning runs $0.38 to $0.70 per sq ft/month, the top of this series. The 32BJ SEIU master agreement, not the $16.50 city minimum, is what effect
Restaurant and QSR cleaning rates in Los Angeles, and the premium skilled kitchen labor commands Los Angeles restaurant cleaning runs $0.34 to $0.62 per sq ft/month. Against California’s $16.50 state minimum, the $18.62 janitor median shows what organized a
Medical office cleaning rates in New York City, and what 32BJ building coverage does to the labor line Manhattan clinic rate bands by suite size, a $20.60 BLS median against a $28.84 burdened hour, and how 32BJ building coverage and freight-elevator access…
Medical office cleaning rates in Los Angeles, with Medical Waste Management Act compliance costed in Los Angeles clinic rates by suite size, an $18.62 BLS median and $26.07 burdened hour, and what generator registration, hauler tracking, and segregation…
K-12 school cleaning rates in New York City, in a market where wages are negotiated rather than bid NYC school cleaning runs $0.21 to $0.33 per sq ft/month. Across the roughly 1,300 buildings under the Realty Advisory Board’s 32BJ contract, wages are set by ag
K-12 school cleaning rates in Los Angeles, from a 65,000 square foot charter worked bid LA school cleaning runs $0.19 to $0.32 per sq ft/month. A 65,000 sq ft charter high school bidding the gym-and-multipurpose tier lands at $0.27, on a $16.50 sta
Industrial and warehouse cleaning rates in New York City, on a $29.15 all-in hour New York City warehouse space prices near $0.12/sq ft/month, 28% above national. Burden the $20.60 janitor median 40 to 45% for tax, insurance and supervision…
Industrial and warehouse cleaning rates in Los Angeles, from the port complex to the Inland Empire Distribution space near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach prices $0.07 to $0.13 per sq ft/month, a $0.09 midpoint. The $18.62 janitor median loads to…
Gym cleaning rates in New York City, and what the $0.30 mid-rate actually buys New York City clubs price near $0.30/sq ft/month, the top of this series. That rate buys seven-day nightly service, twice-daily restroom restocking and cardio…
Gym cleaning rates in Los Angeles, anchored by a living-wage rule most clubs never sign Los Angeles clubs price near $0.27/sq ft/month on a $26.08 burdened hour. The city’s Living Wage Ordinance covers contractors doing business with the city, but…
Government and civic cleaning rates in New York City, where open-market rate cards do not apply New York City civic buildings price near $0.26/sq ft/month, 30% above the national mid-rate. Most published NYC cleaning guidance describes an open labor…
Government and civic cleaning rates in Los Angeles, after the courts confirmed prevailing wage coverage Los Angeles civic buildings price near $0.23/sq ft/month. A 51,000 sq ft civic center takes about 14 labor-hours a visit at ISSA 447’s 3,600 sq ft/hr civic…
Daycare cleaning rates in New York City, on a $28.84 burdened hour New York City childcare centers price near $0.33/sq ft/month, the highest in this series. A $20.60 janitor median loads to $28.84 an hour, and ISSA 447 allows…
Daycare cleaning rates in Los Angeles, built on a 2,800 square foot per hour production rate Los Angeles childcare centers price near $0.30/sq ft/month, 15% above national. ISSA 447 rates childcare space at 2,800 sq ft per labor-hour rather than the…
Class B office cleaning rates in New York City, and what a 32BJ building costs before overhead A 48,000 sq ft NYC Class B plate needs roughly 13.7 crew-hours nightly. Under a 32BJ RAB contract the reported $29.47/hr average, not the $20.60 survey median,…
Class B office cleaning rates in Los Angeles, and the county line that changes the wage floor A 42,000 sq ft Valley Class B plate needs about 12 crew-hours nightly at ISSA 447. On an $18.62 janitor median, the bid then turns on whether the building sits…
Class A office cleaning rates in New York City, where the 32BJ contract sets the hour before you bid NYC Class A buildings price $0.22 to $0.31 per sq ft/month because 32BJ contract terms drive fully burdened labor to $44 to $51 an hour, a floor no open-market…
Class A office cleaning rates in Los Angeles, and why the city and county wage floors are different numbers LA Class A towers price $0.21 to $0.32 per sq ft/month on an $18.62 janitor median. A tower inside city limits pays the $17.87 Los Angeles minimum; one block…
Florida State Cleaning Contracts Florida state cleaning contracts via MyFloridaMarketPlace—ITB vs RFP patterns and what agencies expect in custodial proposals.
Minnesota State Cleaning Contracts Minnesota SWIFT janitorial solicitations: vendor registration, cooperative options, and how agencies score cleaning bids.
US Army Corps of Engineers Cleaning Contracts USACE cleaning contracts: how Corps districts buy custodial work, wage rules, and proposal pitfalls on military sites.
Janitorial Contract Break-Even Calculation Framework Calculate the break-even point for a janitorial contract using loaded labor, production rates, supplies, overhead, and realistic service assumptions.
Janitorial Account Profitability Analysis Methodology Analyze janitorial account profitability by separating labor, supplies, overhead, scope creep, and client revenue to identify accounts that drain.
How to Win Federal Janitorial Contracts The federal government is the largest single purchaser of janitorial services in the United States. According to SAM.gov FPDS data for FY2024, federal.
Self-Storage Facility Cleaning Cost Facility operators pay $0.17–$0.30/sf/yr for service while unit-turn labor adds $1,500–$4,000 annually to the base contract using ISSA 447 production rates.
Government Building Cleaning Cost per Square Foot Review government building cleaning costs per square foot, with bid factors for public areas, security access, service hours, and contract scope.
Public Library Cleaning Cost Public library cleaning cost ranges from $0.58 to $0.98 per square foot per year based on GSA and IREM benchmarks. Budget for nightly service and a day porter.
Airport Terminal Cleaning Cost Large hub airport cleaning costs reach $4.20 per square foot as labor scales with passenger throughput rather than the GSA Facilities Management footprint.
Church and Religious Facility Cost Church cleaning bids range from $12,000 to $24,000 for a once-weekly service on a 28,000 sf campus based on ISSA industry surveys using 2024–2025 data.
Car Dealership Cleaning Cost Standard franchise facilities face annual cleaning costs of $0.95–$1.40/sf/yr based on ISSA 447 labor productivity benchmarks for automotive retail zones.
Bank Branch Cleaning Cost A standard bank branch cleaning contract costs $0.95–$1.40/sf/yr per BOMA benchmarks while loaded labor for non-union metro markets runs $24.00–$29.00/hr.
Pharma Cleanroom Cleaning Cost per Square Foot Compare pharma cleanroom cleaning costs per square foot by cleanroom class, service frequency, documentation needs, and scope of work.
Warehouse and Distribution Cost Support zones generate 60–70 percent of total cleaning cost in a 500,000 sf facility where operators must manage OSHA 29 CFR 1910.22 compliance logs.
Manufacturing Plant Cleaning Cost per Square Foot Estimate manufacturing plant cleaning costs per square foot based on production conditions, floor care, shift coverage, waste handling, and labor.
Fitness Club Cleaning Cost per Square Foot Estimate fitness club cleaning costs per square foot, including locker rooms, equipment zones, restrooms, peak traffic, and service frequency.
Restaurant Cleaning Cost per Square Foot Learn restaurant cleaning costs per square foot for quick-service and full-service locations, including kitchen, dining room, floor care, and.
Higher Education Cleaning Cost per Square Foot Explore higher education cleaning costs per square foot, including classrooms, residence halls, common areas, seasonal schedules, and bid assumptions.
K-12 School Cleaning Cost K-12 custodial bids run $0.68–$1.28/sf. Gym floor care, summer deep-clean, and cafeteria scope drive the spread at RFP — here's what moves the number.
Medical Office Cleaning Cost per Square Foot Understand medical office cleaning costs per square foot, with pricing inputs for exam rooms, waiting areas, service frequency, and labor planning.
Office Cleaning Pricing: Square Foot vs. Cost-Plus Compare square-foot and cost-plus office cleaning pricing to see how each model handles labor changes, scope shifts, transparency, and margin.
Vendor-Managed Cleaning at JLL, CBRE, Cushman Building service contractors lose major JLL portfolios when failing to budget for the $5,000 performance bond per building required by the MSA.
Corporate Office Cleaning RFP Template A 400,000 sf Class A RFP with a two-page scope drew $47,000/month spread across 8 bids. Scope requirements that make price comparisons actually comparable.
Industrial Plant Cleaning RFP and Bid Template Use an industrial plant cleaning RFP template to scope production areas, shifts, floor care, access constraints, safety needs, and pricing inputs.
Shopping Center Bids Get Underbid Twice: Missed Scope, Then Missed Labor at 25% to 35% Burden Use a shopping center cleaning bid template to define anchor tenant boundaries, common areas, parking scope, coordination needs, and pricing.
Loaded Overnight Hours Run $24.75 to $34.40: Pricing a Multi-Location Fitness Club Cleaning RFP A 12-location fitness RFP at uniform $/sf loses money on 4 sites by month six. Labor-density mapping and the multi-site structure that prevents it.
Grocery Store Janitorial RFP and Bid Template Use a grocery store janitorial RFP template to price deli, bakery, restrooms, floor care, entryways, and the scope details that drive labor.
University Custodial RFP and Bid Template Plan a university custodial RFP with a bid template covering academic buildings, residence halls, events, service levels, and transition planning.
Healthcare EVS RFP: Template and Walkthrough Hospital EVS RFPs run 90–120 days. Stated vs cleanable sf gap is 15–25% — the pre-bid walk that prevents mispricing and the criteria that rank BSCs.
Carpet Extraction Cycles: Frequency, Method, and Labor Plan carpet extraction frequency and labor by traffic class so interim and restorative cycles stay bidable for BSCs. Verify details for your facility.
Microfiber Laundering Cycles and Lifespan Benchmarks How many wash cycles commercial microfiber typically lasts, what kills performance early, and how to set laundry SOPs. Verify details for your facility.
Floor care program frequency by substrate and facility type: a planning benchmark Reducing VCT maintenance frequency at a 200,000-square-foot facility often costs more than 14 weeks of routine visits when stripping becomes necessary per ISSA.
Janitorial RFP response structure: how to build a winning submission Adopt the janitorial RFP response structure for NAICS 561720 to avoid being one of the Seven firms eliminated in the first review pass for being incomplete.
Cleaning Bid Markup: Labor and Chemical Pricing Calculate labor and chemical markup for a commercial cleaning bid, then turn loaded costs, overhead, and target margin into a defensible price.
SAM.gov and GovWin navigation for NAICS 561720 janitorial bids Federal NAICS 561720 spending topped $17B in FY2023. The UEI, CAGE, and GovWin workflow most operators abandon midway — and how to complete it correctly.
Commercial Cleaning Site Walkthrough Checklist Use this commercial cleaning site walkthrough checklist to uncover scope, access, traffic, fixtures, floor care, and labor variables before bidding.
Account rescue diagnostic: signals, root causes, and interventions for at-risk BSC accounts Operators must address the structural labor volatility in NAICS 561720 that causes service quality to drop 30 days before most internal systems surface the gap.
Cold call, cold email, and pop-ins for BSC prospecting: a channel comparison and implementation guide A BSC operator risks a $51,744 penalty per email under the FTC CAN-SPAM Act when prospecting the 49,000 establishments in the NAICS 561720 sector.
Healthcare, office, and industrial BSC pitches: differentiating your proposal by facility type Pitching a healthcare facility without using OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030 protocols signals a lack of competence that disqualifies a commercial cleaning pitch.
Janitorial Complaint Handling: Scripts and Escalation Tiers Tiered janitorial complaint scripts and documentation standards so site leads resolve issues fast without losing the account.
Property Manager and REIT RFP Sourcing Guide Find janitorial RFP opportunities with property managers and REITs by understanding vendor qualification, sourcing channels, timing, and outreach.
Landing your first commercial cleaning account without a portfolio New firms win accounts by using the ISSA CIMS framework alongside NCCI Class Code 9014 documentation to prove operational competence without a client portfolio.
Restroom service frequency benchmarks by traffic class: how BSCs determine visit frequency and defend the decision Selecting the wrong restroom service frequency creates a $2,730 to $2,990 annual labor cost difference per restroom based on ISSA workloading and BLS data.
BSC account churn: benchmarks, measurement methodology, and the data gap BSC account churn forces a $1.2M operator to replace $240k in revenue annually. Apply BLS JOLTS data and 2026 labor trends to benchmark your retention rates.
30/60/90-day account onboarding playbook for building service contractors Most BSC account losses concentrate in the first 90 days. Crew staffing, compliance setup, and client-expectation milestones that prevent early cancellation.
Commercial Cleaning Price Per Square Foot Commercial cleaning price per square foot by facility type for 2026: office, medical, retail, and industrial ranges, with the production-rate math and free…
Janitor and building cleaner wages by metro, and what the $7.87 spread does to a multi-city bid BLS OEWS medians for 12 major metros set against the $17.27 national figure. The $7.87 spread from Miami to San Francisco moves a bid before overhead.
Bid math: break-even calculation framework for janitorial contracts Bids that lose money at year two are priced on base wage, not loaded rate. Fully loaded labor, overhead allocation, and the break-even formula that holds.
Per-Clean vs. Hourly Pricing for Commercial Cleaning Compare per-clean, hourly, and flat-rate pricing for commercial cleaning contracts, including risk, margin control, client fit, and quoting examples.
How to Respond to a Janitorial RFP Write a stronger janitorial RFP response with a clear proposal structure, scope assumptions, pricing narrative, proof points, and review checklist.
Commercial Cleaning Scope of Work and Contract Clauses Write a commercial cleaning scope of work that sets service expectations, documents exclusions, and uses contract clauses that reduce renewal disputes.
Commercial Cleaning Bid Pricing and Labor Cost Model Build a commercial cleaning bid pricing model with loaded labor, production rates, supplies, overhead, and margin assumptions that hold up in practice.
Commercial Cleaning Bid Benchmarks by Facility Type Compare commercial cleaning bid benchmarks by facility type and use price-per-square-foot ranges without overlooking labor, scope, and service levels.

Pricing & benchmarks

Cleaning Bid Benchmarks by Facility Type: How to Know If You're Overpriced, Underpriced, or Just Competing Wrong Price-per-square-foot ranges by facility type, why benchmarks miss the load, and what to compare instead
Commercial Cleaning Bid Pricing: Building a Labor-Cost Model That Doesn't Undercut Your Margin Direct labor, burden, supervision, supply, and overhead — how to build a model that survives a 3% wage move

Production rates & load

ISSA Cleaning Times and Production Rates: How to Use the 447 Standard Correctly and Where It Breaks Down Reading 447, applying it to bids, and the situations where it under- or over-estimates the actual labor required

RFPs & scope of work

Responding to a Janitorial RFP: How to Structure a Proposal That Wins on Value, Not Just Price Cover letter, technical approach, scope mapping, and the differentiators that move evaluators
Writing a Scope of Work for Commercial Cleaning Contracts: The Clauses That Protect You and the Language That Creates Disputes Frequency tables, exclusions, change-order language, and the ambiguous phrasing that loses you the argument later

Account retention

Commercial Cleaning Account Retention: The Evidence-Based Reporting System That Prevents Surprise Contract Losses Inspection programs, QC reports, and the customer-facing artifacts that keep accounts past the 18-month churn point

Pricing models & bid math

Per-clean, hourly, and flat-rate pricing models for commercial cleaning contracts A building service contractor bidding a 15,000-square-foot medical office has three pricing structures to choose from, and the choice determines not just what the invoice says but who absorbs the financial risk when t...
Bid math: break-even calculation framework for janitorial contracts A janitorial bid that looks profitable at signing can lose money by month three, and the arithmetic is almost always the same: the operator priced labor at the base wage instead of the fully loaded rate, did not alloc...
Labor and chemical markup math: building a defensible bid rate from cost to price Most janitorial bids that lose money in year two were priced correctly on paper.
Commercial cleaning price per square foot: 2026 benchmarks by facility type A commercial office building and a medical clinic of identical square footage can carry a $0.08-per-square-foot gap in cleaning cost — not because of market conditions, but because the clinic takes twice as long to cl...

RFP response & proposal strategy

Janitorial RFP response structure: how to build a winning submission A regional property management company issued an RFP for janitorial services across 12 commercial buildings in 2024.
Healthcare, office, and industrial BSC pitches: differentiating your proposal by facility type A BSC that submits the same proposal to a hospital, a 20,000-square-foot suburban office building, and a light manufacturing facility — with only the square footage and the price changed — is not competing.
Site walkthrough checklist: questions to ask before bidding a commercial cleaning account The most expensive mistake in commercial cleaning bids happens before a single number is entered into a spreadsheet.

Lead sourcing & new business

Landing your first commercial cleaning account without a portfolio The commercial cleaning market added approximately 3,900 net new employer establishments under NAICS 561720 between the 2017 and 2022 economic censuses, per the Census Bureau's 2022 Statistics of U.S.
Cold call, cold email, and pop-ins for BSC prospecting: a channel comparison and implementation guide The commercial cleaning market's fragmentation is both the problem and the opportunity for BSC prospecting.
Property manager and REIT RFP sourcing for building service contractors A property management company that manages 40 commercial buildings does not issue 40 cleaning contracts.
SAM.gov and GovWin navigation for NAICS 561720 janitorial bids The federal government spent over $17 billion on building services and facilities maintenance in fiscal year 2023, per USASpending.gov data for NAICS 561720 and related codes.

Account onboarding, retention & rescue

30/60/90-day account onboarding playbook for building service contractors A new account's most dangerous 90 days are not when the contract expires — they are the first 90 days of service.
Account profitability auditor methodology for building service contractors Most building service contractors know their total company revenue and their approximate net margin.
BSC account churn: benchmarks, measurement methodology, and the data gap Most building service contractors track revenue.
Account rescue diagnostic: signals, root causes, and interventions for at-risk BSC accounts A facility manager who sends a complaint email at 7:42 a.m.
Janitorial complaint handling: scripts, escalation tiers, and documentation standards An unresolved complaint from a facility manager who controls six buildings is not a service problem — it is a pipeline problem.

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