Amendment01_FA44526Q0030_Signed.pdf
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This is Amendment 0001 to a Request for Quotation (RFQ) FA445226Q0030 for Gear Laundry Services issued by the Department of the Air Force, 763D Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The amendment, dated 20 July 2026, modifies the original RFQ issued 13 July 2026 by changing the intended contract vehicle from a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order to a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) and clarifying the ordering process. The quotation submission deadline has been extended from 21 July 2026 to 29 July 2026 at 1000 am CDT. Offerors are required to acknowledge receipt of this amendment with their quotation submission.
The amendment addresses 24 contractor questions regarding laundry service requirements for Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JLIST) coats, pants, and sleeping bags. Key requirements include: pricing per item rather than by weight; ordinary laundering only with no specialized decontamination; return of cleaned items in bulk storage totes in the same manner as received; adherence to manufacturer care instructions including permanent press wash with warm water using mild non-phosphate detergent and tumble dry on low not exceeding 120 degrees; and no special certifications or hazardous material handling capabilities required. Items will arrive non-contaminated with no chemicals present. JLIST coats and pants typically weigh 2-3 pounds each, sleeping bags average 3 pounds each (8.7 pounds total), and storage/transport packs weigh approximately 1 pound. Equipment will be packaged in tri-wall containers or large rolling laundry bins for pickup. This represents a new service requirement with no incumbent contractor.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
763D ENTERPRISE SOURCING SQUADRON
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE ILLINOIS
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20 July 2026
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
FROM: 763d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (ESS)/PKS SUBJECT: Amendment 0001 to Request for Quotation (RFQ) FA445226Q0030, Gear Laundry Services REFERENCE: Request for Quotation (RFQ) FA445226Q0030, Gear Laundry Services, dated 13 July 2026
1. This memorandum constitutes Amendment 0001 to the referenced RFQ. The purpose of this amendment is to answer contractor questions and change the intended contract vehicle from a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order to a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) and to clarify the ordering process.
2. The following changes are hereby made to the RFQ:
3. The due date has changed from 21 July 2026 to 29 July 2026 at 1000 am CDT.
4. Questions and Answers:
1 In attachment 1 the quantities are listed as not to exceed______, is that the total for the whole year or for the monthly pickup?
No longer applies, please see Amendment 0001
2 Is there a minimum amount amount to be turned in/invoiced each month to make it worth while to make pickup and deliveries?
No longer applies, please see Amendment 0001
3 Can you provide the approximate weight and photographs of each type of item to be laundered?
JSList coats and pants typically weigh between 2-3 lbs depending on size. Sleeping bags will average about 3 lbs each (8.7 lb total weight) If the storage/transport pack needs laundering, those weigh approx. 1 lb.
4 How should the cleaned items be packaged and returned—for example, bundled, individually bagged, placed on hangers, or prepared in another specified manner?
Returned in the same way they were received by the vendor.
Simply in bulk storage totes.
5 Can you confirm the estimated monthly quantity of items to be serviced under this requirement?
No longer applies, please see Amendment 0001
6 Was this requirement previously performed by an incumbent contractor? If so, please provide the previous contract number, if available.
No
7 To confirm, the quote should be priced per item not weight.
Correct, see the amended price list.
8 Can the government please clarify whether the Not to Exceed (NTE) quantities within the pricing schedule are representative of per year or per month quantities?
No longer applies, please see Amendment 0001
9 What types of training or activities will personnel perform while wearing the JLIST coats and pants?
On-the-Job training as required to include all Air Force job specific responsibilities.
10 Could the garments be exposed to any training substances or contaminants, including:
• CS or tear gas
• OC or pepper spray
• Training smoke or smoke-generating chemicals
• Chemical-agent simulants
• Decontamination chemicals
• Oils, fuel, dirt, mud, bodily fluids, or other materials
• Any live chemical, biological, radiological, or hazardous substances
No
11 Will all garments be considered non-contaminated training equipment when provided to the contractor, or could the contractor receive garments requiring hazardous-material handling or decontamination?
All non-contaminated
12 Are there manufacturer care instructions or Government-approved procedures for washing and drying the JLIST garments?
Per care instruction label: Do not use starch, chlorine bleach.
Permanent Press with warm water. Use mild non-phosphate laundry detergent. Tumble dry on low not to exceed 120 degrees, remove immediately from dryer.
13 Are specific detergents, cleaning chemicals, water temperatures, wash cycles, or drying temperatures required?
Per care instruction label: Do not use starch, chlorine bleach.
Permanent Press with warm water. Use mild non-phosphate laundry detergent. Tumble dry on low not to exceed 120 degrees, remove immediately from dryer.
14 Are there any prohibited products or procedures, such as bleach, fabric softener, commercial solvents, high heat, dry cleaning, or other treatments that could damage the garments’ protective properties?
Per care instruction label: Do not use starch, chlorine bleach.
Permanent Press with warm water. Use mild non-phosphate laundry detergent. Tumble dry on low not to exceed 120 degrees, remove immediately from dryer.
15 Must the laundry contractor possess any special certification, equipment, ventilation, personal protective equipment, wastewater controls, or hazardous-material handling capability?
No
16 Will the Government provide Safety Data Sheets or information identifying any training agents or substances that could be present on the garments?
There will be no training agents or substances
17 Is the contractor expected only to perform ordinary laundering, or is specialized decontamination required?
Ordinary
18 A “Not to Exceed” number is given for each item. This NTE number is for a quantity of 1. Is the quantity for every pick up (10 business days) or is the quantity for every pay period (1 Month)?
No longer applies, please see Amendment 0001
19 Will the sleeping bag included all 3 that come in the Stuff Sack System?
Sleeping bags will be separated into individual pieces
20 Will the back pack cases for the sleeping bags also be included?
No
21 Will the sleeping bags also have chemicals on them that need to be cleaned?
No
22 what type of chemicals are used with the equipment?
None
23 How will the equipment be packaged for pickup?
JSLIST Suits will be separated and stored in tri-wall containers.
Sleeping bag systems will be broken down to individual pieces in placed in tri-wall containers.
The last time we had it done, the vendor transferred the items into large rolling laundry bins.
24 Is there an incumbent to this work or is this a new service?
New service requirement.
5. All other terms, conditions, and requirements of the original RFQ remain in full force and effect.
6. Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment with their quotation submission.
AMBER CLIMACO
Contracting Officer
| 2026-07-20T13:41:24-0500 | |
| CLIMACO.AMBER.1402993983 |
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