EMS Uniform & Laundry Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 is soliciting proposals for EMS Uniform & Laundry Services at the El Paso Veterans Administration Health Care System. The contractor will be responsible for providing and maintaining work uniforms for Emergency Management System Personnel, including an initial uniform issue of 11 sets per employee working a 5-day week. The solicitation requires comprehensive uniform management, including weekly pickup of soiled uniforms, laundering, and delivery of clean uniforms with specific requirements for logo patches, repairs, and replacements. Offers will be evaluated based on technical capability, price, and past performance, with a 90-day price hold period. The proposal submission deadline is March 21, 2025, at 1:00 PM CDT, requiring careful attention to all specified requirements and submission guidelines.

This contract opportunity is exclusively set aside for Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), with a total estimated value of $47 million. The contract will span a base year from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, with four additional one-year option periods potentially extending through March 31, 2030. Uniform specifications include various types of shirts and pants for both men and women, such as long-sleeve shirts, cargo work pants, chino shirts, denim shirts, and flexible waistband pants in colors like light blue, navy, and denim. The place of performance is located in El Paso, TX 79930, and the procurement falls under the Industrial Launderers NAICS category (812332) and Housekeeping-Laundry/Drycleaning PSC category (S209). Potential offerors should carefully review the detailed requirements and ensure full compliance with the solicitation's specifications.