SSN - Laundry Services.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Agency: Washington Headquarters Services/Acquisition Directorate

Title: Laundry Services

Location: Raven Rock Mountain Complex

A. Administrative Information: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR QUOTE. This source sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice will not be returned. Vendors will not be notified of the result of this review. It is the intent of Washington Headquarters Services/Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD) to use this sources sought for market research purposes only.

The Government shall not reimburse the costs of preparing responses to this request for information. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this sources sought notice. The Government reserve the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation.

The Department of Defense (DoD), WHS/AD is performing market research to determine the availability, interest, and capability of potential vendors under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 812320 - Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin- Operated) with a Small Business Size Standard of $8 Million.

B. Objective: WHS/AD anticipates procuring laundry services for Raven Rock Mountain Complex located in Fairfield, PA for a five year contract regarding the cleaning of linen and like items.

C. Requirement: To qualify for submitting a capability statement in response to this notice, all vendors shall be:

1. Capable to account for, wash, dry and package of specified items (blankets, pillows, sheets, mattress covers, bedspreads etc.) to meet organizational health and sanitation requirement.

2. Small businesses only.

All interested capable small business concerns are encouraged to respond to this notice. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, any competitive procurement that may result will be conducted as a small business set-aside.

Note: Failure to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) database for the associated NAICS code may render your firm ineligible for any competitive procurement that may result.

D. Scope of Laundry Services:

1. The Contractor shall pick up soiled items and drop-off cleaned items from/to the Logistics Readiness Center (LRC), 9200 Amber Drive, Ft. Detrick, MD 21702. Pick-up/Drop-off days of week to be determined.

2. Laundered items shall be returned within 5 business days of pick-up. The drop-off and pick-up days are included in the return timeframe. (For example: If soiled items are picked up at noon on Tuesday; then, laundered items shall be returned on Friday.)

3. The Contractor shall thoroughly clean items to industry and health standards, inventory and properly package items for delivery.

4. The Contractor shall notify, via email or phone, the COR or selected POC when items are ready for pick-up at the LRC.

5. The contractor shall provide and inventory sheet identifying packaged items and well as indicated poundage.

6. When a federal holiday falls on a pick-up/delivery day the Contractor shall pick-up or deliver laundry on the next business day.

7. In the event that weather or other bona fide emergency conditions prevent performance of scheduled pickups or deliveries, the COR will provide a revised schedule as soon as practical. The contractor shall perform to the revised schedule, upon notification, to the same standard as the normal schedule.

8. The Contractor is responsible for total management during the performance of this contract. The administration of the contract requires maximum coordination and cooperation between the Government and the Contractor.

9. The Contractor is required to provide personnel that are properly licensed to operate the vehicles used in the pick-up and delivery of items outlined in this contract and to obey all rules and regulations regarding entrance and conduct on Ft. Detrick.

E. Responses. Please respond to the following points in your capability statements:

1. Company Name and Address.

2. Company Point of Contact, Phone number and email.

3. DUNS and CAGE Code Number.

4. Indicate if your company is currently holding one or more General Services Administration (GSA) schedules. If so, please provide schedule numbers and contract numbers of similar effort.

5. Recommended/suggested NAICS codes for this effort.

6. Primary NAICS Codes associated with Company.

7. Identify contracts your company has been awarded under NAICS 812320.

8. Specific examples of prior efforts similar to the requirement for past performance assessment, please include:

a) contract type (FFP, CPFF, etc.),

b) contract award amount,

c) contract number,

d) period of performance, and

e) Government Point of Contract name and email address.

9. Business Size and Classification (Small Business, 8(a) Small Business, HubZone Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Business.).

10. Description of your company’s capability to provide the above mentioned technical requirement.

11. Vendors shall provide input and best practices regarding the contract type and the services.

Questions: Vendors may email questions to the following contracting staff before closing of this notice.

Due Date/Time: All capability responses to this notice shall be emailed to the following contracting staff before Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 1:00pm (local).

Allison J. Polizzi Senior Contracting Specialist Acquisition Directorate | Washington Headquarters Services | Department of Defense Email: Allison.j.polizzi.civ@mail.mil

Stephenie W. Charlot Contracting & Grants Officer Acquisition Directorate | Washington Headquarters Services | Department of Defense Email: stephenie.w.charlot.civ@mail.mil