Amendment to solicitation W912JF-08-R-0004

1. To change Pickup of all Laundry Items will be at the Professional Education Center to read: Pickup of all Laundry items will be at buildings 1404, 2500 and 3500. These building are located on the Campus of the Professional Education Center located at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, AR.

2. To change the Past Performance sub-factors from: Customer Satisfaction, Quality Control, Organization and Timeliness TO: Quality Control, Management Effectiveness, Technical Qualification/Experience and Timeliness.

3. The relative importance of the sub-factors are equal to each other.

4. To change the NAICS codes from: 812320 and 812332 TO: 812331. The small business size standard for NAICS code is $14 Million.

5. A pre-proposal Conference will be held on 4 September 2008, beginning at 10:00am at the USP&FO for Arkansas, annex bldg 7102 conference room, camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, AR 72199-9600. This conference is designed to allow potential offerors to ask any questions, or voice any concerns they may have concerning the preparation of their proposals.

This amendment is issued to include in the announcement the following information: (1) This requirement is Set-Aside totally for Small Business Participation and to add an additional NAICS code of 812332.

The Small Business Size Standard for NAICS 812320 is $4.5 Million and for NAICS 812332 is $13.0 Million

To change the RESPDATE from: 081208 TO: 091108

This modification is issued to delete the following subfactors under Past Performance as evaluation factors: (1) Responsiveness; (2) Subcontracts and Management; (3) Pricing Structure; (4) and Safety and Environment.

The National Guard Professional Education Center located at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas has a requirement for the following services: (1)Rental of Bath Towels, Wash Cloths, Hand Towels and Bath Mats; (2) Rental of Uniforms for Housekeeping, Custodial and Transportation personnel without laundry and; (3) Rental of Uniforms for Maintenance personnel that will require laundry services. The anticipated contract will have a Base Year with four (4) Option years. Pickup of all laundry items will be at the Professional Education Center. The Service Contract Act will apply to this procurement with the Department of Labor Wage Rates applying. Evaluation factors will consist of Past Performance and Price with Past Performance more important than Price. Past Performance shall be evaluated on the basis of the following subfactors with all subfactors being of equal importance: 1. Customer Satisifaction; 2. Organization; 3. Quality; 4. Timeliness; 5. Responsiveness; 6. Subcontracts and Management; 7. Pricing Structure; 8. Safety and Environment. Pricing proposals will be separate from Past Performance Proposals. A Pre-Solicitation conference will be held July 31, 2008 at 10:00AM at Camp Joseph T. Robinson. Bldg 7102, North Little Rock, AR. All interested vendors should try and attend this conference as information concerning this requirement will be given. Solicitation will be issued on/or about 11 August 2008. All proposals will be due on/or around 11 September 2008 with issuance of a Notice to Proceed and award date on/or around 1 October 2008. For a copy of the solicitation please e-mail request to: tim.pighee@ar.ngb.army.mil or fax a request to 501-212-4419. If requesting by fax please contact me at 501-212-4401 so that I can be standing by the fax machine to ensure tht I receive the request in a timely manner. Failure to call before faxing may result in me not receiving the request.