Sources Sought Notice - Fort Meade Laundry Dry cleaning_.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. This is a Sources Sought Notice and should not be construed as a solicitation announcement. The submission of this information is for planning purposes only. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any services, nor is it the intent of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) – Fort Belvoir, Virginia to award a contract based on this Request for Information (RFI) or otherwise pay for the information sought. The Government is seeking responses to this Sources Sought Notice from all interested businesses capable of providing the requirement. Small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) business development programs, HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, (SDVOSB) woman- owned small business (WOSB), small, disadvantaged business (SDB), economically disadvantaged women owned small business (EDWOSB) are highly encouraged to identify capabilities in meeting the requirements.

MICC – Fort Belvoir is seeking preliminary market research information from capable and reliable sources to gain knowledge of potential qualified business sources capable of a contractor for the Army’s Installations L&DC Program which provides the laundry and dry-cleaning of government owned items IAW environmental, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and other applicable regulations and policies listed in paragraph 5 of this PWS. This process includes drop-off and pick-up at customer designated location(s). The laundry services include accountability, wash, dry, and package specified items IAW Attachment 6, List of Items to meet organizational health and sanitation requirements. Dry-Cleaning services include accountability and cleaning, packaging of items IAW Attachment 6, List of Items.

This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to the sources sought notice.

The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice.

Any information provided in response to the sources sought will not be returned to the responder. Each potential source is also requested to provide the contract number(s), dollar value(s) and brief description of work previously or currently being performed, which specifically demonstrates the contractor’s ability to successfully satisfy the requirements of the Technical Services. Firms shall also provide point of contact information where available for the efforts cited above.

Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code(s) is 812320, Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice.

The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code is: 812320.

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solutions. Also contact the MICC Alternate Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or 520-944-7373, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Notice.

Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

2. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, UEI number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

4. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

5. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

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6. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns.

7. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.

The capability packages for this source sought are not a proposal, but rather statements regarding the company’s existing experience in relation to the areas specified above.

No solicitation mailing list will be compiled. No phone calls will be accepted.

Capability packages shall not exceed five (5) pages.