Laundry Services Aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

The United States Marine Corps, through the Marine Corps Installations Pacific Regional Contracting Office, is soliciting quotes for laundry services at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan under solicitation number M67400-26-Q0005. The contractor must provide comprehensive laundry services including pickup, delivery, processing, and documentation of linens and bedding items from unaccompanied housing locations, with services conforming to Japan's Laundry Business Law and Sanitation Law standards. Key qualifications include maintaining at least one licensed laundry specialist per five employees, obtaining base passes for employees, registering vehicles with the Joint Services Vehicle Registration Office, and maintaining Japanese Compulsory Insurance with minimum coverage of YEN30,000,000 for both property damage and bodily injury. Evaluation will be based on three criteria: Technical merit (business licenses and service performance approach), Past Performance, and Price, with non-price factors weighted as significantly more important than price. The deadline for submitting questions is March 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM Japan Standard Time, with proposals due March 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM Japan Standard Time.

This solicitation is set aside for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), specifically Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB). No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The base contract period runs from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with four one-year option periods and a possible six-month extension through September 30, 2031, with pricing on a firm fixed-price basis that must include all transportation costs to MCAS Iwakuni. The government estimates approximately 13,400 individual laundry items annually across the contract period, including blankets, comforters, sheets, pillowcases, and pillows in various sizes. Performance standards require 90 percent stain-free delivery, 90 percent on-time delivery, and 95 percent quantity accuracy, with weekly pickup and delivery cycles scheduled for Tuesdays at Bachelor Housing Barracks Building 1420, located at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.