Bulk Hospital Laundry Services
The Defense health Agency (DHA) Contracting Operations Division (J4); CO-NCR is issuing this PRE SOLICITATION NOTICE to alert potential Offerors of the Government's intent to solicit for the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital's (FBCH); and, the DiLorenzo Tri-Care Health Clinic's (DTHC), (Pentagon Building, Washington, DC) Department of Logistics; IAW the stringent requirements set forth in a Performance Work Statement (PWS); which includes and generally conforms to the standards of the Joint Commission (of the American Hospital Association); and, The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 812332 - Industrial Launderers (serving hospitals/medical clinics that own and provide themselves, their inventory of hospital/clinic linen). This requirement specifically rejects the use or concept of Linen Rental. This PRE SOLICITATION NOTICE is being issued to alert those firms who responded to the Request for Information (RFI) on this requirement, on the Government's intent to issue a solicitation seeking Offerors' responses IAW FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures to receive Offeror responses from the local trade area (the National Capital Region (NCR)); who can meet the requirement as generally described here. The scale of the work required is: (approximately 103,500 lbs. net bulk laundry cleaned per month; approximately 5,175 - 5,600 lbs. net bulk hospital laundry cleaned per day at FBCH); and, (approximately 2,925 - 3,100 lbs. net bulk laundry cleaned per month at DiLorenzo Tri Care Clinic Pentagon). The Government's required schedule for this work is: For FBCH: Monday tu Friday five (5) days. (Friday pickup withstanding; Friday's soiled pickup is to be returned the next following delivery day, Monday morning), pick-up of soiled bulk laundry is done, concomitant with the return delivery (the next delivery day following) of the entire inventory, of the bulk hospital laundry picked-up (the previous pick-up day); cleaned, sanitized, packaged and bundled. The pick-up/delivery window is: restricted to: Monday - Friday, (thirty (30) minutes, from 05:00 - 05:30, only), at the FBCH loading dock. The FBCH is located on a restricted-access US Government military reservation, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Pick-up and delivery are not required on Thanksgiving Day and Cistmas Day. For DiLorenzo Clinic: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. (Friday pickup withstanding; Friday's soiled pickup is to be returned the next following delivery day, Monday morning), pick-up of soiled bulk laundry is done, concomitant with the return delivery (the next delivery day following) of the entire inventory, of the bulk hospital laundry picked-up (the previous pick-up day); cleaned, sanitized, packaged and bundled. The DiLorenzo pick-up/delivery window is: restricted to: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, (one (1) hour, from 10:30 - 11:30, only) at the Pentagon Reservation designated loading dock. The DiLorenzo Clinic is located on a restricted-access US Government military reservation, the Pentagon Building, Washington DC. Pick-up and delivery are not required on Thanksgiving Day and Cistmas Day. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for NAICS Code: 812332 - Industrial Launderers, is $38.5 million. When the notice is issued all interested firms are encouraged to respond. Questions or inquiries about this notice (by electronic mail only) may be made by contacting Robert C. Shepherd (the point of contact for this action) at, Robert.c.shepherd.civ@amail.mil. Telephone or facsimile inquiries are not acceptable. Additional Information - THE ABILITYONE PROGRAM. Bulk Hospital Laundry Cleaning Services at the Fort Belvoir military reservation; and its subordinate Clinic(s); the DiLorenzo Health Clinic, at the Pentagon, Washington, DC, are on the "Procurement List" of the U.S. AbilityOne Commission (41 U.S.C. chapter 85; and, 41 CFR Chapter 51; which implements the AbilityOne program. The Commission has granted a "Purchase Exception" permitting the purchase of these services from commercial sources for 3 years beginning April 1, 2018 tough March 31, 2021. The Commission has determined that the Fort Belvoir Military Reservation and its subordinate clinic(s) will remain on the Federal Procurement List; and that all Offeror respondents to this Pre-Solicitation Notice shall be advised that these services and this location REMAIN, subject to the AbilityOne Program and the Procurement List. The Contracting Office Address is: Defense health Agency (DHA) Contracting Operations Division (J4) CO-NCR, 7700 Arlington Blvd. Suite 5108 Falls Church, VA 22042-5101.. HT001418R0009 Defense Health Agency
8/22/18, 12:49 PM Bulk Hospital Laundry Services
Added: Jun 20, 2018 9:20 am The Defense health Agency (DHA) Contracting Operations Division (J4); CO-NCR is issuing this Requests for Information (RFI) to receive in writing the responses of commercial sources; regarding their capabilities; potential subcontractors; pick-up/delivery capabilities; and, commercial market conditions in the National Capital Region (NCR), to meet the Bulk Hospital Laundry services' requirement of the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital's (FBCH); and, the DiLorenzo Tri-Care Health Clinic's (DTHC), (Pentagon Building, Washington, DC) Department of Logistics. The scale and scope of this requirement, is as discussed below.This RFI is being used to gather information to help make decisions on future steps of CO NCR, in meeting this requirement. Information describing this requirement is subject to change and is not binding on the Government.The requirement is for bulk hospital laundry pickup; cleaning; sanitizing; packaging and return to FBCH, and the DiLorenzo Clinic of the Government's hospital/clinic linen; IAW the stringent requirements set forth in a Performance Work Statement (PWS); which includes and generally conforms to the standards of the Joint Commission (of the American Hospital Association); and, The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 812332 - Industrial Launderers (serving hospitals/medical clinics that own and provide themselves, their inventory of hospital/clinic linen). This requirement specifically does not use; nor contemplates, the use of Linen Rental.The scale of the work required is: (approximately 103,500 lbs. net bulk laundry cleaned per month; approximately 5,175 - 5,600 lbs. net bulk hospital laundry cleaned per day at FBCH); and, (approximately 2,925 - 3,100 lbs. net bulk laundry cleaned per month at DiLorenzo Tri Care Clinic Pentagon). The Government's required schedule for this work is:For FBCH: Monday tu Friday five (5) days. (Friday pickup withstanding; Friday's soiled pickup is to be returned the next following delivery day, Monday morning), pick-up of soiled bulk laundry is done, concomitant with the return delivery (the next delivery day following) of the entire inventory, of the bulk hospital laundry picked-up (the previous pick-up day); cleaned, sanitized, packaged and bundled. The pick-up/delivery window is: restricted to: Monday - Friday, (thirty (30) minutes, from 05:00 - 05:30, only), at the FBCH loading dock. The FBCH is located on a restricted-access US Government military reservation, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Pick-up and delivery are not required on Thanksgiving Day and Cistmas Day.For DiLorenzo Clinic: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. (Friday pickup withstanding; Friday's soiled pickup is to be returned the next following delivery day, Monday morning), pick-up of soiled bulk laundry is done, concomitant with the return delivery (the next delivery day following) of the entire inventory, of the bulk hospital laundry picked-up (the previous pick-up day); cleaned, sanitized, packaged and bundled. The DiLorenzo pick-up/delivery window is: restricted to: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, (one (1) hour, from 10:30 - 11:30, only) at the Pentagon Reservation designated loading dock. The DiLorenzo Clinic is located on a restricted-access US Government military reservation, the Pentagon Building, Washington DC. Pick-up and delivery are not required on Thanksgiving Day and Cistmas Day.Should a procurement action be initiated it will be conducted in accordance with FAR 12.603 under streamlined solicitation procedures for Commercial Items.The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for NAICS Code: 812332 - Industrial Launderers, is $38.5 million. All responsible sources may submit a response to this RFI. A determination by the Government to not compete this requirement will be based on responses to this notice and this decision will be solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether, to conduct a competitive procurement. A solicitation will not be published. All interested firms may identify their interest regarding this RFI, by responding in writing to the Government's point of contact. All responses to the RFI must be received by no later than 10:00 EDT, 25 June 2018. Telephone or facsimile inquiries are not acceptable in response to this RFI. The point of contact for this action is Robert C. Shepherd at Robert.c.shepherd.civ@mail.mil. The Contracting Office Address is: Defense health Agency (DHA) Contracting Operations Division (J4) CO-NCR, 7700 Arlington Blvd. Suite 5108 Falls Church, VA 22042-5101 HT001418R0009 Defense Health Agency
6/20/18, 9:20 AM