Laundry service

The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Region is soliciting laundry services for the Alaska Fire Service Cache located at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Services include pickup, cleaning, sanitization, folding, and delivery of wildland firefighting equipment and protective gear on a call-when-needed basis. All cleaning must adhere to National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) standards, with specialized requirements for Nomex garments, Cordura items, sleeping bags, tents, and personal flotation devices, as detailed in the solicitation attachments. The contract will be awarded to the lowest priced, technically acceptable vendor using a Firm-Fixed Price structure, with evaluation based on unit pricing, total pricing, capability to meet cleaning standards, and submission of a comprehensive Quality Control Plan addressing sanitizing procedures and laundry methods. Offerors must submit proposals by March 20, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time via email to blm_ak_procurement@blm.gov, and all vendors must be registered as active entities in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to the closing date.

This procurement is set aside exclusively for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) as a 100 percent small business set-aside. The contract period runs from April 1, 2026, through April 1, 2031, with cleaned items required to be returned within seven workdays of pickup unless otherwise agreed upon through individual Blanket Purchase Agreement call orders. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation materials. The solicitation number is 140L0226Q0003, and interested contractors should direct questions to Michael Stewart at 907-356-5774 or Cory Cornell, the contracting officer, at blm_ak_afs_procurement@blm.gov. Services will be performed at the Alaska Fire Service Cache at Fort Wainwright, with the government contact being Freddie E. Dierenfield, Cache Manager, located at Building 1544 Gaffney Road, Fort Wainwright, AK 99703.