Shop Towel Rental and Service

Project Title: Shop Towel Rental and Services

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Fort Carson (MICC-FC) has indentified a project requirement for shop towel rental and services. This Announcement is neither a Solicitation nor a Request for Proposal and does not obligate the Government to any contract award. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to determine the interest and capability of potential firms relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 812332 Industrial Launderers. The Small Business Size Standard is $38.5 million. The Government will use responses to the sources sought synopsis to make an appropriate acquisition decision about soliciting this project.

Project Information:
In an effort to properly manage shop towels and eliminate their management and disposal as a hazardous waste, the Fort Carson Directorate of Public Works (DPW) desires to obtain the services of a local contractor whereby shop towels will be provided for use on a rental basis, and exchanged weekly for laundering in a facility meeting all local, state and federal regulatory requirements. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform shop towels rental and services to Fort Carson, Colorado. Services include vendor delivery of an initial quantity of 40,000 new, unused, shop towels to Fort Carson, Colorado, within 10 business days following award and/or notice to proceed by the government to begin this service. The contractor shall pick-up approximately 7,500 used shop towels on a weekly basis on a 1 for 1 exchange of cleaned shop towels for each used shop towel picked up. For additional information please see the attached performance work statement (PWS). In responding to this sources sought, please provide the following:

1. Interest and capability to provide the services as described above, including percentage to be self-performed and sub-contracted;
2. Company profile to include your DUNS number, cage code, and a statement regarding your current business status (small/large), if a small business identify whether or not your classification includes a specific classification. (i.e.-certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB), or certified HubZone)
3. Experience performing efforts of a similar in size and scope including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract values, a Government point of contract with current telephone, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the construction described herein;
4. Company information to include name, physical address, phone number and email address.

The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred by respondents regarding any responses to this notice. Respondents should not submit any proprietary information when responding to this notice. Respondents should also note that the Government will not return any information submitted in response to this notice.
All information must be submitted to the point of contract below, via the listed email address no later than 25 March 2015, 4:00 PM Mountain Time. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Responses to this notice are limited to five (5) pages, single sided, size 12 font and shall be e-mailed to Ms. Talia E. DiLuzio, Contract Specialist, at talia.e.diluzio.civ@mail.mil.

The release date of any synopsis or solicitation (if one is to be done) is not known at this time. The solicitation, if issued, will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) web site at http://www.fbo.gov . Interested offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. All contractors MUST be registered in the Systems for Award Management database or their proposal will not be considered. Contractors can obtain further information on the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov. Prospective offerors who would like their company name included on the Bidders Mailing List may do so on the FBO website under quote mark Interested Vendor's List quote mark . It is still the vendor's responsibility to check the website for any announcements. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or multiple contracts nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any bid/proposal preparation costs. This Sources Sought Synopsis is issued for maximizing competition. Should anything in the requirement be construed as limiting competition, please feel free to contact the MICC Advocate for Competition at dean.m.carsello.civ@mail.mil. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from this FedBizOpps notice. Finally, please provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and your rationale.