Healthcare Environmental Cleaning
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is seeking specialized Healthcare Environmental Cleaning (HEC) services for its Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) across the United States and outlying areas. The contractor will be responsible for the entire scope of HEC operations, including management activities, cleaning and disinfecting activities, trash and waste removal, and linen services. The services must conform to the highest standards of quality, comply with all applicable certification requirements, and meet rigorous medical industry standards for maintaining an aseptic space.
List of services to be provided:
Healthcare Environmental Cleaning (HEC) services
Management activities such as planning, scheduling, cost accounting, report preparation and submission, establishing and maintaining records, quality control and performance management
Cleaning and disinfecting activities
Trash, recyclable materials and regulated medical waste collection
Soiled linens removal and linen supplies distribution/restocking
Other related HEC services in accordance with the contract.
HT940823R0003 Defense Health Agency
5/15/23, 1:56 PM Healthcare Environmental Cleaning
PROGRAM BACKGROUND: The Defense Health Agency (DHA) supports the delivery of integrated, cost effective, and high quality health services to military beneficiaries of the Military Health System (MHS). Patient care services are provided in military clinics, hospitals, and medical centers. The DHA, encompassing Air Force, Army and Navy Medical Services, hereafter called “Government,” has a requirement to acquire high quality Healthcare Environmental Cleaning (HEC) services. The prime Contractor’s staff, including all their teaming partners, sub-contractors, and corporate level staff, are needed to perform and provide on-site management as well as cleaning and disinfecting for Department of Defense (DoD) Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) located in the 50 United States and its territories. HT9408-22-RFI-0145 None 7/5/22, 10:00 AM Healthcare Environmental Cleaning
This Special Notice from the Defense Health Agency provides information regarding anticipated amendments to task order proposal requests under the agency's Healthcare Environmental Cleaning multiple award contracts. The Defense Health Agency issued the Special Notice on October 6, 2023 following the filing of a pre-award bid protest regarding the agency's evaluation methodology for the Healthcare Environmental Cleaning solicitation.
The Special Notice details that after awarding the Healthcare Environmental Cleaning contracts, the Defense Health Agency intends to amend the task order proposal requests to include seniority lists for three medical facilities. This will allow contract holders responding to the relevant task order proposal requests to submit revised pricing proposals which will be evaluated for awarding the corresponding task orders. Additionally, future task order proposal packages for Healthcare Environmental Cleaning fair opportunity competitions will include seniority lists when practicable to permit accurate pricing. The Special Notice provides advance information on anticipated amendments but does not modify the terms of the underlying solicitation.
Defense Health Agency
10/6/23, 3:57 PM Healthcare Environmental Cleaning
The Special Notice is related to a healthcare environmental cleaning contract opportunity published by the Defense Health Agency (DHA). The notice provides the names and addresses of the apparently successful offerors for the DHA Enterprise HEC under Solicitation No. HT940823R0003, which was set aside for small business participation.
The purpose of this notice is to inform the offerors that the government will not consider subsequent revisions of their proposals, and that no response is required unless a basis exists to challenge the size status or small business status of an apparently successful offeror. The contract opportunity is set aside for small businesses, and the due date for this Special Notice is May 17, 2024. The notice does not provide any additional details about the contract requirements or the DHA Enterprise HEC program.
Defense Health Agency
5/10/24, 5:25 PM Healthcare Environmental Cleaning - DHA Enterprise Requirement
This special notice is to inform industry that the DHA intends to issue the Healthcare Environmental Cleaning Request for Proposals in May 2023. A brief outline of the requirement is below. The Defense Health Agency (DHA or Agency) supports the delivery of integrated, cost effective, and high quality health services to military beneficiaries of the Military Health System (MHS). Patient care services are provided in a variety of settings within the MHS, including military clinics, hospitals, and medical centers, which are collectively referred to as Military Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs). The DHA Enterprise requires highly specialized Healthcare Environmental Cleaning (HEC) services, conforming to the highest standards of quality and complying strictly with all applicable certification requirements and with rigorous and exacting medical industry standards for maintaining an aseptic space for the administration of healthcare ranging from clinical to surgical. The Federal Procurement Data System Product and Service Code (PSC) for such specialized, aseptic “Healthcare Environmental Cleaning” services is PSC Code Q901. An ability to meet run-of-the-mill “janitorial” or “custodial” services standards, PSC Code S201, would not be sufficient to satisfy the complex, extensive, and in most cases mission-essential requirements of the DHA Enterprise HEC. The Agency anticipates awarding approximately 15 – 25 Multiple Award Contract (MAC) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for Healthcare Environmental Cleaning (HEC), each covering the United States and outlying areas (see “United States,” “outlying areas” in FAR 2.101). Subsequent Task Orders (TOs) for specific regions or locations will be issued by DHA contracting offices (e.g. Central Markets, Northeastern Markets, Southeastern Markets, Southern Markets, and Western Markets). This requirement is 100% Small Business Set-Aside under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 561720 (small business size standard of $22M), Healthcare Environmental Cleaning, and as stated above PSC Code Q901. Requirements for HEC services at locations currently identified on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled as of the date of publication of the solicitation will continue to be procured tough AbilityOne in accordance with applicable regulations. HT940823R0003 Defense Health Agency
5/5/23, 7:36 AM