24-R-5011 - Solicitation QA d.1-23-24.pdf

SOLICITATION W15QKN-24-R-5011

LAUNDRY SERVICES – FORT DEVENS, MA

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q1: What is the name of the current Contractor for this contract?

A1: The incumbent Contractor is Bubble It, Inc.

Q2: Will there be a scheduled site-visit for this opportunity?

A2: Yes, however the me-period to request a Site Visit ended on 22 January 2024. Please see item#

6 in the ‘Instruc ons to Offerors’ sec on of the Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Q3: What will be the an cipated award date for this contract?

A3: The an cipated award date for this requirement is es mated to be February 1, 2024, however that date is subject to change.

Q4: What is the current monthly or total annual awarded amount for this contract?

A4: The prior contract for Laundry Services at Fort Devens, MA was awarded at $254,894.00

(inclusive of op ons).

Q5: Have funds been appropriated for this opportunity?

A5: This requirement is subject to the availability of funds.

Q6: Is this an exis ng contract?

A6: There is a current contract in place, and this is a requirement follow-on to be issued a new contract.

Q7: On the PWS sec on called ‘es mated workload data’, the quan es are listed for the linen items to be cleaned and not for the ‘OCIE items’, ‘culinary uniforms’, ‘table linens’ and ‘dry-cleaning’ sec ons. For the sec ons that do not have quan es that is listed above, are they not being cleaned along with any sec ons without quan ty amount?

A7: Please see the Solicita on pos ng on SAM.gov (under Solicita on No ce ID number W15QKN- 24-R-5011) beginning on page 8 for CLIN descrip on and addi onal quan es. This requirement includes quan es for pillowcases, sheets and blankets.

Q8: When is the start date?

A8: See response to Ques on# 3.

Q9: How many days per week would you need the linens to be picked up and delivered?

A9: Please see the PWS paragraph 2.3, ‘Place of Performance and Business Hours’.

Q10: How many of them in total, if it’s per week?

A10: Last year the Requirement Ac vity had 5 pickups and deliveries.

February 2023

Pillowcases 258 Blankets 144 Sheets 500

May 2023 Blankets 154

July 2023 Pillowcases 340 Blankets 451 Sheets 503

Aug 2023 Pillowcases 501 Blankets 390 Sheets 1179

Sept 2023 Pillowcases 501 Blankets 390 Sheets 1091

Q11: Would payment be weekly or monthly?

A11: Payment is made a er the Contractor submits and invoice into the Wide-Area Work Flow

(WAWF) system.

Q12: When bidding for this contract, are there any disqualifying factors for businesses that do not share the same NAICS code?

A12: Yes, the NAICS code specified in the Solicita on must be in a vendor’s profile for doing business and verified in SAM.gov under the vendor’s Unique En ty Iden fier (UEI) or the Cage Code.

Q13: Also, aside from the comple on of background checks for the prime Contractor and sub-

Contractors, are there any specific qualifica ons needed to establish eligibility to bid for this lis ng?

A13: Yes, please review the ‘Instruc ons to Offerors’ sec on on page 3 of the Solicita on as well as the Addendum to Clause 52.212-2 on page 57 for Evalua on Criteria used to establish basis for award.