Laundry cleaning for mat service for VAMC and cbocs

The Department of Veteran Affairs Facilities within the Veterans Intergrated Service Network (VISN 7) is soliciting bids for the industrial laundering and maintenance, inventory services for door MATS for the Dorn Veterans Medical Center (VAMC). This is a non- emergency requirement to provide initial inventory of mats in styles, sizes and quantities; and ongoing cleaning, maintenance and replacement services for Columbia VAMC, and Community Based Out-Patient Centers (CBOC) located in Columbia, SC..Performance must begin on or about 15 September 2009. The Government expects to award based on low cost technically acceptable basis, to a single contractor a Firm Fixed Priced contract. To be considered technically acceptable all offerors must receive a satisfactory rating for all factors in accordance with FAR Clause 52.212-2. The requirement will be advertised in fedbizopps as a 100% Unrestricted Open Market. NAICS code for this requisition is 812332 with a small business size of $14 million. This contract includes a base year (date of award through 15 September 2009- 14 September 2010), plus four (4) one year renewal options that may be exercised at the discretion of the Government. The solicitation RFP VA-247-09-RP-0313 will be available on or about August 25, 2009. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments. Only offers from those firms regularly established in the business of providing Industrial Laundry Services will be considered. Subcontracting will not be allowed. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. Any and all questions regarding this solicitation, after its posted, must be in writing on company letterhead and must include telephone number, fax number and point of contact to the Network Contracting Activity (509/10N7NLO), Augusta VAMC, Attn: Robin Jones, Contract Specialist, Bldg 110, Room 2E120, 1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GA 30904 or faxed to Robin Jones @ (478) 274-5578, e-mail: robin.jones2@va.gov .