S209--Linen/Laundry Services - Cincinnati VA Medical Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 issued Amendment 0005 to solicitation 36C25026Q0924 for linen and laundry services at Cincinnati VA Medical Center, with quote deadline September 23, 2026, at 1:30 PM EST. The amendment updates contract clauses, introduces new evaluation factors including veterans preference criteria under VAAR 852.215-70 and 852.215-71, revises quote preparation instructions, and clarifies the basis for award.

Quotations are evaluated comparatively across five factors: Administrative (satisfactory/unsatisfactory), Technical (meets/does not meet), Price (net present value at 6% discount rate), Past Performance (meets/does not meet/neutral based on CPARS ratings or client references from the past four years), and Veterans Preference. Service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses receive full credit under Veterans Preference; veteran-owned small businesses receive partial credit; non-veteran offerors proposing certified SDVOSB or VOSB subcontractors receive some consideration.

Vendors must submit separate Administrative and Technical volumes as PDF or Word, a completed Excel price-cost schedule, and past performance documentation (either three individual Past Performance Questionnaires or one combined references PDF). Administrative submissions must include cover page with SAM UEI, amendment concurrence acknowledgment (signed SF-1449 or completed Appendix C Concurrence Table), insurance certificates, facility separation and disinfection certification, current scales certification, and facility information. Technical submissions must address regulatory compliance, clean/soiled linen separation, quality control and contingency planning, facility list with contact information, project deployment schedule with implementation milestones, and technical support procedures with escalation protocols and response times. Email responses are limited to 30 megabytes and must be sent to Joshua.Kovar@VA.gov; late responses due to email delivery failures or threat scanning delays are not the VA's responsibility.