2_Specifications 2158929 RML Laundry.docx

Project Title: RML Laundry Services

Identification of the agency and contracting activity

DHHS, NIH, NIAID, OOM

Address of the requesting lab/office: 903 S 4th St, Hamilton, MT

Description of the project and supplies required to meet the agency’s needs The Office of Operations Management OOM) at Rocky Mountain Laboratories supports the scientific infrastructure that sustains the biomedical research performed at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories including the management of campus-wide resources for the research laboratories and facilities, plays a key role in master planning for the campus and serves as the Institute liaison with the Office of Research Facilities in planning for new buildings, road sidewalks, utilities and landscaping, performs space management analyses and recommends reassignments and expansions, provides oversight and quality assurance for campus support contracts and develops and analyses management policies and directives which apply to RML operations.

Description of the supplies or services to be purchased:

OOM Logistics Support has a requirement for laundry services to support scientific research. RML has no onsite laundry capabilities and needs listed laundry services to perform day to day lab activities safely.

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, management, supervision, materials, equipment and transportation necessary to provide commercial laundry services. Commercials shall include laundering of laboratory and animal unit clothing and other items used at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) located at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, Montana.

Notes:

1. The delivery driver and passenger (if any) must have valid State Issued ID and pass a background check in order to obtain a visitor badge to enter the NIH/RML Campus and Facilities.

2. If delivery driver has to drive outside of radius of 30 miles from NIH/RML Campus, please include a contingency plan for laundry pick-up/delivery for possible road closures due to weather conditions in Western Montana.