V999--Laundry Delivery Drivers
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C25723Q1315
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 484110 General Freight Trucking, Local
- Place of performance
- Doris Miller VA Medical Center 4800 Medical Drive
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 17 is seeking offers from service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses to provide laundry delivery driver services for the Central Texas VA Health Care System. Offerors must have trucks and drivers available to transport sterile and bio-hazard laundry loads between the Doris Miller VA Medical Center in Waco, the Kerrville VA Medical Center, and the Dallas VA Medical Center in accordance with the performance work statement. The solicitation will be evaluated using a best value determination and all questions must be submitted by August 29, 2023, with proposals due by September 13, 2023.
The requirement is set aside 100% for SDVOSBs and has a NAICS code of 484110 with a small business size standard of $34 million. Offerors must have a minimum of two drivers and two diesel trucks available to haul VA trailers daily for 90 days with one 90-day option period. Drivers will be responsible for pre- and post-trip inspections but will not handle linens, which will be loaded and secured by laundry facilities. Performance will take place between the specified VA medical centers in Texas.
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Laundry Delivery Driver
Questions
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Page 5: Start and Stop time for both locations. How are we to handle unforeseen delay s that result in late arrivals? i.e. weather, traffic, etc.
Notify the Transportation Supervisor or the Laundry Plant Manager.
Page 5: How often do they anticipate Emergency Saturday Deliveries?
When road conditions are untravellable due to inclement weather i.e.; Icey roads
Page 5: Pass-Through and Air Pressure System: Does this apply to the drivers? If we are only performing drop and hook operations than the driver should not be touching the linens in any way?
Correct, the drivers will not touch any linen or laundry carts.
Page 6: Initial training plan submittal: Is this to be included in the RFP or submitted after award? We need to have this submitted after award and contractor will need government training before operating VA trailers.
5. Page 8: Quality Control Program: Is this to be included in the RFP or submitted after award?
Needs to be submitted with RFQ.
Page 10: All of section 10: How does this apply to the driver? Are the drivers expected to count every piece of linen to verify inventory?
No, the drivers will receive the load ticket from the laundry facilities which in return will the number of linens that is being transferred.
Page 12: Weight verification: Who is responsible for providing the driver with the Weight verification? Will this be done on a per cart basis? Do the delivery tickets need to be in a certain format?
The laundry facilities, each cart will be weighed, and the laundry facilities has their own formatted tickets (load ticket).
Page 12: Verification of Delivery Ticket: Who will provide the quality control checklist? What are the driver responsibilities in the process?
The load ticket will be verified at the time of delivery.
Page 12 Linen Carts: Will the carts be on Wheels? How will the VA ensure that the carts do not move while the load is in transit? Yes, all carts will have wheels and the laundry facilities will load and secure the carts on the trailers before transit.
Page 14: Other Conditions: When are the required documents to be submitted to the VA Transportation Supervisor?
After the award process.
Will the drivers be required to touch the Linens at any time? No
Who will be responsible for maintenance of the Trailer, pre and post trip inspection? The driver will be responsible. For the pre and post inspection and report any and all deficiencies to the Transportation Supervisor.
13. Are security seals required for the trailers? If so, who will provide them? No, they are not required.
Update #1 ·
This is a Request for Quote (RFQ). The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. This RFQ is set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). This requirement will be evaluated as Best Value.
All respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. Interested SDVOSB must be listed as verified on the Vendor Small Business Certification (VetCert) database located at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov in order to receive contract awards under the Veterans First Contracting Program.
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 484110, with a small business size standard of $34 Million.
Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, is soliciting offers for: Laundry Delivery Drivers for the Central Texas VA Health Care System in accordance with the Statement of Work.
All questions related to this acquisition shall be submitted via email to Maria Orosco-Hofmann, Contract Specialist, at Maria.Hofmann@va.gov. All questions are to be received no later than 11:00 AM CDT 08/22/2023.
Offeror shall submit offers directly via email to Maria Orosco-Hofmann, Contract Specialist, at Maria.Hofmann@va.gov Subject line of e-mail shall be Quote - 36C25723Q1315 - Laundry Delivery Drivers by 4:00 PM CDT 09/01/2023.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C25723Q1315 0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C25723Q1315.pdf | ||
| 36C25723Q1315_1.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| V999--Mod exercise Option 1 12/28/2023 to 03/27/2024 - CTX - Laundry Delivery Drivers | Award Notice | |
| V999--Laundry Delivery Drivers | Solicitation |
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