SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FBCH BULK LAUNDRY CLEANING SERVICES (9 March 22).pdf

BULK LAUNDRY RFI

For

NCR-CD MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. It is intended for gathering commercial market information and planning purposes only. No solicitation is available. Information describing this requirement is subject to change and is not binding on the Government.

This requirement specifically does not use; nor contemplates, the use of Linen Rental or Linen Exchange Services.

Capability Statement

Interested parties may (at their sole discretion) construct a 1 – 2 page “Capability Statement”, to succinctly establish and state their organization’s competency, experience and potential, relevant to this RFI.

The Defense Health Agency’s Contracting Activity (DHA-CA), National Capital Region – Contracting Division (NCR-CD is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to receive Commercial Vendor responses regarding their general Bulk Laundry Service capabilities to meet the Bulk Laundry services requirement of the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (FBCH), Virginia; and the Pentagon’s, DiLorenzo Tri-Care Health Clinic (DTHC), Washington, DC, access restricted locations.

The NCR-CD has a requirement for Bulk Hospital laundry services, to include; pickup, cleaning;

sanitizing; bundling, packaging and return delivery to FBCH, and the DTHC locations, in an accordance (IAW) stringent cleaning standards, condition requirements, and schedules set forth by the acquiring locations. Additionally; the relevant standards of the Joint Commission of Hospital Accreditation, the American Hospital Association, and The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 812332 - Industrial Launderers (serving hospitals/medical clinics) would apply. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for NAICS Code: 812332 - is $38.5 million. The Product Service Code (PSC) is S209

Interested Parties’ capability response must identify and include their main processing and dispatch facility address that is located within forty (40) miles radius from the FBCH zip code 22060 to be considered an interested party. Google Maps will and should be utilized to make that determination.

The Governments ESTIMATED BULK SCALE of the work required is approximately 70,833.3 lbs. net bulk laundry cleaned per month;(approximately 3,542 – 3,896 lbs. net bulk hospital laundry cleaned per day at FBCH); and, (approximately 2,917 - 3,208 lbs. net bulk laundry cleaned per month at DTHC). The amounts stated here are broad estimates. Interested sources should assume that unforeseen emergency or contingency operations may increase these amounts up to 25%. The breakout for Fort Belvoir is per day but the breakout for DTHC says per month…

The Government's required SCHEDULE OF SERVICES for FBCH:

Pick-up/delivery is required Monday thru Friday, each day, at the FBCH loading dock and is to be executed between 05:00am - 05:30am, ONLY. The FBCH is located on a restricted-access US Government military reservation, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Daily Pick-up of soiled bulk laundry is executed in conjunction with the return delivery of the prior day’s collection. The entire inventory of soiled laundry picked-up, shall be cleaned, sanitized, packaged, bundled and returned the next morning. Friday’s pick-up of soiled laundry shall be returned cleaned Monday morning. Pick-up and delivery are not required on Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.

The Government's required SCHEDULE OF SERVICES for DTHC:

Pick-up/delivery is required Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at the DTHC Pentagon Reservation designated loading dock and is to be executed between 10:30am - 11:30am, ONLY. The DiLorenzo Clinic is located on a restricted-access US Government military reservation. Pick-up of soiled bulk laundry on MON, WED, and FRI is executed in conjunction with the return delivery of the prior laundry collection. The entire inventory of soiled laundry picked-up, shall be cleaned, sanitized, packaged, bundled and returned the next corresponding delivery morning. Friday’s pick-up of soiled laundry shall be returned cleaned on Monday morning. Pick-up and delivery are not required on Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.

Information received will be considered part of the Governments market research and used for the purpose of determining the most advantageous procurement method. All interested parties may identify their interest regarding this RFI, by following the instructions and responding to the Government's point of contact listed in SAM.GOV, no later than the designated time.

Additional Information - THE ABILITYONE PROGRAM.

Bulk Hospital Laundry Cleaning Services at the FBCH military reservation; and its subordinate Clinic(s); the DTHC, at the Pentagon, 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 is considering the granting of a "Purchase Exception" permitting the Government to purchase these services, from commercial sources for 3 years, beginning March 31, 2022 through March 30, 2025.

The Commission has determined that the FBCH Military Reservation and its subordinate Clinic(s) will remain on the Federal Procurement List; and that all interested vendors be notified that this service and location REMAIN, subject to the authority of AbilityOne Program and the Procurement List.

Places of Contract Performance (Pickup, Delivery & weighing in and out of laundry):

Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (FBCH) 9300 DeWitt Loop Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060

United States

DiLorenzo Tri-Care Health Clinic (DTHC), Pentagon Building, Washington, DC 20310 United States.