Modification to Previous Notice - Posting of Amendment 0008 to Solicitation W81K04-11-R-0006, Healthcare Housekeeping Services.

The purpose of this modification to a previous notice is to inform interested vendors of the posting of Amendment 0007 for subject solicitation W81K04-11-R-0006. The government will accept further questions and answers for the subject solicitation by exception only. The solicitation due date remains unchanged at June 6, 2011 at 9:00 am, CST.

The purpose of this modification to previous notice is to inform interested vendors of Amendment 0005 to subject solicitation, W81K04-11-R-0006. The amendment updates the soliciation with changes to the RFP. Amendment 0005 is posted as separate attachment to this notice.

The purpose of this modification to a previous notice is to inform potential offerors of Amendment 0004 to subject solicitation. Due to computer system error, Amendment 0003 was not released; Amendment 0004 is the next amendment after Amendment 0002 that was released on 16 May 2011. As referenced in the Amendment, Attachment 6, Questions and Answers, 20 May 2011 is uploaded as a separate attachment to Amendment 0004.

The purpose of this modification to the previous notice is to inform interested vendors of Amendment 0002, Solicitation W81K04-11-R-0006, was posted to FedBizOpps. Also posted Questions and Answers, 16 May 2011, for the subject solicitation. The proposal due date of June 6, 2011 at 9:00 am (CST) remains unchanged.

The purpose of this modification to the previous notice is to inform offerors of the Amendment 0001 to Solicitation W81K04-11-R-0006. As a result of this amendment, the solicitation due date is extended from May 31, 2011 at 12:00 pm to June 6, 2011 at 9:00 am CST.

The purpose of this modification to the previous notice for the site visit at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, KY is to inform registered participants of the time and date for the site visit. Registered participants are required to meet at Building "A", Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, KY, at 7:30 am, 3 May 2011,

Directions From Nashville or Clarksville:
I-24 West to Exit 86. Turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp. Follow 41A until you get to Fort Campbell, located on your right. Enter through Gate 4 if you do not have proper credentials.

Directions From Hopkinsville:
I-24 East to Exit 86. Turn right at the bottom of the exit ramp. Follow 41A until you get to Fort Campbell, located on your right. Enter through Gate 4 if you do not have proper credentials.

Registered participants will enter through Gate 4 to sign in and receive visitors passes. A valid driver's license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance (for car rentals, rental agreement is also required) are required.

After leaving the registration office, proceed to the first traffic light and turn left at the light (Bastogne Avenue), drive down (past Bank of America on the right) and the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital entrance will be on the right.

Turn right off Bastogne Avenue and onto hospital property. Turn left at Joel Drive the intersection) and proceed to the designated parking area outlined in the attached parking drawing. Enter through "A" building entrance.

Registered participants will meet at the main hospital ("A" Building). A Government representative will meet registered participants at the entrance, and distribute visitor badges and direct participants to the meeting room.

The Government will provide transportation for the site visit.

POC for Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Site Visit:

Ronnie K. Statum, CHESP
ASST Hospital Housekeeping Officer
Telephone - 270-956-0494

Directions From Nashville or Clarksville:
I-24 West to Exit 86. Turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp. Follow 41A until you get to Fort Campbell, located on your right. Enter through Gate 4 if you do not have proper credentials.

Directions From Hopkinsville:
I-24 East to Exit 86. Turn right at the bottom of the exit ramp. Follow 41A until you get to Fort Campbell, located on your right. Enter through Gate 4 if you do not have proper credentials.

Registered participants will enter through Gate 4 to sign in and receive visitors passes. A valid driver's license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance (for car rentals, rental agreement is also required) are required.

After leaving the registration office, proceed to the first traffic light and turn left at the light (Bastogne Avenue), drive down (past Bank of America on the right) and the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital entrance will be on the right.

Turn right off Bastogne Avenue and onto hospital property. Turn left at Joel Drive the intersection) and proceed to the designated parking area outlined in the attached parking drawing. Enter through "A" building entrance.

Registered participants will meet at the main hospital ("A" Building). A Government representative will meet registered participants at the entrance, and distribute visitor badges and direct participants to the meeting room.

The Government will provide transportation for the site visit.

POC for Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Site Visit:

Ronnie K. Statum, CHESP
ASST Hospital Housekeeping Officer
Telephone - 270-956-0494

The purpose of this modification to the previous Presolicitation notice is to provide interested vendors and registered participants the information for the site visit on April 29, 2011 at Fort Jackson, SC. The site visit for healthcare housekeeping services at Moncrief Army Community Hospital (MACH) will start at 8:30 am, in Victory Conference Room, Rm 3-116, MACH, Fort Jackson, SC. The itinerary is a separate attachment identified as "MACH, Fort Jackson, SC" under the solicitation link of this announcement.

The purpose of the modification to the previous presolicitation notice is to provide registered participants the Preproposal Conference Agenda to include location of conference and DDEAMC Site Visit Information. The Preproposal Conference Agenda, DDEAMC Site Visit Information, and Preproposal Slides are attachments to the Solicitation. Please see ASFI website link below.

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP)/Solicitation to provide Healthcare Housekeeping Services for multiple Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) in the United States Army Southern Regional Medical Command (SRMC). The collective MTFs located on four (4) military installations in the SRMC, to include local communities surrounding the four (4) military installations, require healthcare housekeeping services in all direct- and non-direct patient care and health-care related settings. The four (4) principal MTFs on the four (4) installations are as follows: Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC), Fort Gordon, GA; Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH), Fort Campbell, KY; Moncrief Army Community Hospital (MACH), Fort Jackson, SC; and,Fox Army Health Clinic (FAHC), Redstone Arsenal, AL. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this solicitation is 561720. This solicitation will be awarded using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation criteria. This requirement will be competitive 8(a) Small Business Development Program set-aside for an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract Line Items (CLINs). The basic contract will be for a base period of 12-months with provisions for four (4) 12-month option periods which, cumulatively, will not exceed sixty (60) months. Individual task orders will clearly describe MTF-specific healthcare housekeeping services to be performed. The Contractor shall perform non-personal, healthcare housekeeping services to the principal MTFs located on the above-referenced installations and multiple MTFs in each principle MTFs' health service area to include surrounding local communities. Services include healthcare housekeeping services; collection and distribution of linen within the health service area to a MTF-specified site for inventory and exchange of linen; collection, consolidation, packaging, labeling, and preparation of regulated medical waste (RMW) for hazardous transport; collection of general solid waste (trash) for waste disposal pick-up; collection and transport of recyclable materials within a health service area to a MTF-specified site for recyclable materials pick-up; and, exterior building services (e.g., windows, doors, and walkways) such as window cleaning and snow removal. For this effort, the aggregate square feet estimated quantity is 2,369,410. The square feet for each principal MTF are varied; however, the aggregate for all MTFs currently receiving services under the existing contract is 1,830,376. The current per principal MTF (includes MTFs in their health service area) is as follows: Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC), Fort Gordon, GA - 827,205 square feet; Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH), Fort Campbell, KY -551,913 square feet; Moncrief Army Community Hospital (MACH), Fort Jackson, SC - 344,959 square feet, and,Fox Army Health Clinic (FAHC), Redstone Arsenal, AL - 106,299 square feet.
A Pre-proposal conference will convene at 8:00 am on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, Fort Gordon, GA at a location TBD with a follow-on site visit for DDEAMC beginning after the preproposal conference. The pre-proposal conference duration is anticipated from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, which will consist of briefings from the Contracting Officer and each MTF Contracting Officer Representative. The start time and location for the DDEAMC site visit on April 27, 2011 is TBD. The site visits for MACH, Fort Jackson, SC and BACH, Fort Campbell, KY are April 29, 2011 (MACH) and May 3 -4, 2011 (BACH) respectively. The start time and meeting locations are TBD for MACH, Fort Jackson, SC and BACH, Fort Campbell, KY. The site visit for FAHC, Redstone Arsenal, AL is TBD. It is recommended to download the solicitation prior to attending the pre-proposal conference. Please submit questions in writing not later than April 22, 2011 to kathleen.henderson@amedd.army.mil. Interested vendors must pre-register with Kathleen Henderson by e-mail at kathleen.henderson@amedd.army.mil not later than 4:00 pm Central Standard Time, April 20, 2011 and provide the following information for representatives attending: Name, company name, e-mail address, phone number, dates attending, and event (e.g., site-visit, pre-proposal conference, or both). Prospective offerors are encouraged to attend both the pre-proposal conference and the site visits. The site visits involve extensive walking through multiple buildings, and participants are advised to wear appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes to be safe and comfortable. Please indicate any special needs to Kathleen Henderson when requesting registration to ensure proper accommodations may be arranged.

The purpose of this modification to the previous presolicitation notice is to inform interested vendors of the Special Notice posting (Draft RFP) on March 31, 2011 under Solicitation Number W81K0411R0006. The Special Notice posting required the removal of the dashes from the previously identified Solicitation Number, W81K04-11-R-0006. The Special Notice posting for W81K0411R0006 is the same requirement under Presolicitation Notice for W81K04-11-R-0006.

The purpose of this modification to the presolicitation notice is to correct the class code. The correct class code is "S - Utilities and Housekeeping Services".

The purpose of this modification to the previous presolicitation notice is to inform interested vendors that the draft performance work statement was not included in the presolicitation notice but is available upon request. Please contact Kathleen Henderson via email @ kathleen.henderson@amedd.army.mil to request a copy of the draft performance work statement.

This pre-solicitation synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. The Center for Health Care Contracting (CHCC) intends to procure the necessary Healthcare Housekeeping Services in support of four (4) principal military treatment facilities' (MTFs) healthcare systems' on four (4) military installations in the Southern Regional Medical Command (SRMC). The support is inclusive of the collective MTFs located within the health service area (HSA) of each principal MTF. Healthcare housekeeping services may be required in any area under the jurisdiction of a principal MTF Commander. The estimated total raw square feet (RSF) to be cleaned for all four (4) principal MTFs, to include the collective MTFs in the HSA of each principal MTF, is currently 1,807,616 raw square feet (RSF) with a total projected estimate of 2,219,414 RSF per option year. The four (4) principal MTFs, to include the collective MTFs located in the HSA of each principal MTF, on four (4) military installations in the SRMC are as follows:

(1) Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC), Fort Gordon, GA;
(2) Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH), Fort Campbell, KY;
(3) Moncrief Army Community Hospital (MACH), Fort Jackson, SC; and,
(4) Fox Army Health Clinic (FAHC), Redstone Arsenal, AL.

The aggregate RSF estimate for each principal MTF are varied; however, the aggregate RSF for the four (4) principal MTFs, to include the collective MTFs in the HSA of each principal MTF, currently receiving services under the existing contracts are 1,807,616 RSF. The RSF per principal MTF is as follows:

DDEAMC, Fort Gordon, GA - 779,564 RSF
BACH, Fort Campbell, KY - 579,460 RSF
MACH, Fort Jackson, SC - 344,959 RSF
FAHC, Redstone Arsenal, AL - 103,633 RSF

The healthcare housekeeping services shall be performed in four (4) principal MTF healthcare systems' and the collective MTFs in the health service area of each principal MTF. Individual task orders shall clearly describe MTF-specific healthcare housekeeping requirements and services to be performed. Services may include, but not limited to, hospital (aseptic and non-aseptic) housekeeping services; collection and distribution of linen within the HSA to a principal MTF-specified site for inventory and exchange of linen; collection, consolidation, packaging, labeling, and preparation of regulated medical waste (RMW) for hazardous transport; collection of general solid waste (trash) for waste disposal pick-up; collection and transport of recyclable materials within the HSA to a principal MTF-specified site for recyclable materials pick-up; and, exterior building services (e.g., windows, doors, and walkways) such as window cleaning and snow removal.

This procurement will be awarded under the authority of FAR Subpart 19.8, Contracting with the Small Business Administration (the 8(a) Program) and in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 637, Small Business Act. An indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) commercial contract is contemplated for the issuance of task orders using Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract line items (CLINs). The IDIQ basic contract period of performance is anticipated as five (5) years with an effective date of 15 Aug 2011 for transition, and performance start date of 1 Oct 2011 for services. The IDIQ basic contract will include contract line items (CLINS) for a 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods.

The performance work statement (PWS) will define the services required, performance standards, performance thresholds (minimum acceptable level of services), methods of surveillance, and contractor performance incentives to achieve varying levels of quality performance.

The CHCC anticipates the solicitation/request for proposal (RFP) will be available approximately 30 days from the date of this notice and the closing date is anticipated as 30 - 45 days from the release of the solicitation. A pre-proposal conference and site visits are anticipated approximately ten (10) days after solicitation release. The draft Performance Work Statement is included in this presolicitation notice for industry comment and feedback. This requirement will be awarded using the procedures set forth under FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation.