Laundry & dry cleaning services and troop collection point operations in germany

1. INTRODUCTION:

The Army Contracting Command, 409th Contracting Support Brigade (CSB) Europe - Theater Contracting Center (TCC) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for to provide Laundry and Dry Cleaning services throughout Germany. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

Germany-wide

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

60 months

DISCLAIMER

"THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)" TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT."

2. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

The contractor would operate government furnished Troop Collection Points (TCPs) on U.S. Army installations throughout Germany. The TCPs would require weekly operation of 5 days. The Contractor would receive, account for, process, and transport all items between the TCPs and the Contractor's laundering and dry cleaning facilities for cleaning, redistributing laundered items, and keeping records. The turnaround time for laundry to be collected, laundered and returned to the collection point would be three (3) working days.

The Contractor would provide all management, supervision, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, and transportation to perform all phases of laundry and dry cleaning services and TCP operations. TCPs are U.S. Government-owned, Contractor-operated (GOCO) facilities located in areas of troop concentration. At the TCPs, the Contractor would accept unit clothing from authorized patrons, consolidate daily receipts for delivery to the contractor's laundry facilities and reissue finished work back to owning units. All phases of laundering and dry cleaning operations would be conducted at the Contractor-owned, Contractor operated (COCO) facilities that would be fully equipped with equipment of such design and operational features to specifically handle Army linen, military tactical gear and uniforms, medical and dental items, and other related items. The facilities would be staffed and managed/supervised by personnel fully knowledgeable of what equipment, wash procedures, drying procedures, et cetera are required to meet the unique requirements for processing military items, unless otherwise specified within. No portion of the laundering and dry cleaning operations would be performed in U.S. Government facilities.

An example of the estimated items to be laundered and quantities for each item are included below:

ITEM NAME ESTIMATED QUANTITY
Quantity Per Year
1 Estimated number of items laundered EA 151,500
2 Estimated number of items dry cleaned EA 1,000
3 Estimated number of IOTV parts EA 45,000

Estimated workload per year is 196,500 pieces (pcs) spread between Southeast (SE) and Southwest (SW) Germany, to include, but not all-inclusive:

Bed Sheets estimated yearly quantity = 28,000 pcs
Pillowcases estimated yearly quantity = 14,000 pcs
Dental Coat estimated yearly quantity = 21,500 pcs
Wool Blanket estimated yearly quantity = 14,500 pcs
Tablecloth estimated yearly quantity = 10,500 pcs
Uniform Trouser estimated yearly quantity = 10,500 pcs
Uniform Coat estimated yearly quantity = 11,400 pcs
Bath Towel estimated yearly quantity = 7,300 pcs
Aprons estimated yearly quantity = 3,600 pcs
Tactical Vest, Right Side Carrier estimated yearly quantity = 3,000 pcs
Tactical Vest, Left Side Carrier estimated yearly quantity = 3,000 pcs
Tactical Vest, Right Deltoid Carrier estimated yearly quantity = 3,000 pcs
Tactical Vest, Left Deltoid Carrier estimated yearly quantity = 3,000 pcs
Tactical Vest, Back Yoke Assembly estimated yearly quantity = 3,000 pcs
Tactical Vest, Front Back Yoke Assembly estimated yearly quantity = 3,000 pcs
Face Mask estimated yearly quantity = 1420 pcs
Pillow estimated yearly quantity = 1401 pcs
Afghan Burka estimated yearly quantity = 600 pcs
Afghan Hat estimated yearly quantity = 800 pcs
Flags (dry Cleaning) estimated yearly quantity = 100 pcs
Curtains estimated yearly quantity = 600 pcs
Mattress Cover estimated yearly quantity = 1,000 pcs
Sleeping Bag estimated yearly quantity = 100 pcs
Altar Cloth (dry Cleaning) estimated yearly quantity = 200 pcs

The TCP Locations are listed as either SE or SW Germany and are listed below:

SE Germany:

US Army Garrison Ansbach
Troop Collection Point Katterbach
Heliport, Bldg. 5835
91522 Katterbach

US Army Garrison Bavaria
Troop Collection Point Hohenfels
Lager Poellnricht, Bldg. 323
92366 Hohenfels

US Army Garrison Bavaria
Troop Collection Point Vilseck
Rose Barracks, Bldg. 224
92249 Vilseck

US Army Garrison Stuttgart
Troop Collection Point Stuttgart
Panzer Kaserne, Bldg. 2981
71032 Boeblingen

SW Germany:

US Army Garrison Baumholder
Troop Collection Point Baumholder
Smith Barracks, Bldg. 8329
55774 Baumholder

US Army Garrison Rhineland-Pfalz
Troop Collection Point Kaiserslautern
Rhine Ordinance Barracks, Bldg. 326
67657 Kaiserslautern

US Army Garrison Wiesbaden
Troop Collection Point Wiesbaden
Erbenheim Airfield, Bldg. 1039
65205 Wiesbaden

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than five (5) pages in length. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 18 February 2019. All responses to this Sources Sought shall be emailed to John Sarver, Contract Specialist; john.j.sarver.civ@mail.mil and Luke Maloney, Contracting Officer, luke.m.maloney.civ@mail.mil. The responses shall contain the following information:

a. Your organization name, address, and contact information (title, email and telephone number of a designated point of contact)
b. CAGE Code and DUNS Number

The response must address the following items:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4.) Can your company manage the requirements listed above for all of Germany, which include both SE Germany and SW Germany?

5.) Can your company manage only one region of Germany, either the SE or SW region relative to the requirements listed above?

Please feel free to add any additional information that the Government needs to consider as a solution to fulfill this requirement. Your responses may be used to further evaluate and/or refine our requirement.

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.

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