W084--Sources Sought / RFI for: Martinsburg WV VA Medical Center Work Uniform Rental and Laundry Services

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
36C24525Q0646
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
812332 Industrial Launderers
Place of performance
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Martinsburg, West Virginia 25405, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 5 is conducting market research to identify vendors capable of providing work uniform rental and laundry services for the Martinsburg VA Medical Center in West Virginia. The procurement involves supplying OSHA and NFPA 70E compliant uniforms with specialized arc flash protection for approximately 85 employees across multiple facility management shops, including electrical, plumbing, boiler, and maintenance operations. Contractors must provide flame-resistant uniforms with protection levels ranging from Level I to Level II arc flash rating, depending on the specific work environment and electrical hazard exposure. Interested vendors must submit comprehensive responses by 4:00 PM Eastern Time on July 25, 2025, including business information, socio-economic status, capability statements, previous experience with similar services, available contract vehicles, and certifications required for the Martinsburg location. The government will evaluate responses based on demonstrated capability, experience with Veterans Health Administration or similar facilities, and the ability to meet performance requirements while complying with subcontracting limitations.

This opportunity does not include any set-aside designations and is being conducted under full and open competition, though the results of this market research will inform the final acquisition strategy which may include small business or veteran-owned small business set-asides. No incumbent contractors or current service providers are mentioned in the solicitation documents. While no specific contract value is disclosed, the scope involves providing 11 uniforms per employee across 9 different shop areas, totaling nearly 935 uniforms requiring specialized flame-resistant materials and arc flash protection capabilities. The projected performance period spans one year from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with four potential twelve-month option years that could extend the total contract duration to five years. The contractor will be responsible for weekly laundry services, uniform maintenance and replacement, inventory tracking, and quality assurance throughout the contract period.

Notice text

Summary:

Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 5, is issuing this request for information/sources sought notice in order to identify vendors that are interested in and capable of providing Work Uniform Rental and Laundry Services for the Martinsburg VA Medical Center (VAMC).

Description of Work:

The Contractor shall provide work uniform rental and laundry service for identified employees in the Facilities Management Service at the Veteran s Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) campus in Martinsburg, WV. Uniforms that are Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliant with respect to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E are flash level two protection are needed for workers on a daily basis. As part of their work assignments, these personnel may expectedly come in contact with live, electronically energized parts. Estimated uniform amounts are as follows:

Shop

Est# Employees

# uniforms

Arc Flash Rating (Level I/ Level II/None)

Electric Shop

8

11

Level II

AC Shop

4

11

Level II

Plumbing Shop

11

11

Level II

Chiller Plant

6

11

Level II

Boiler Plant

5

11

Level II

Water Plant

4

11

Level II

Carpentry Shop

13

11

Level I

Ground Shop

7

11

None

Transportation

21

11

None

2nd Shift Maint. Shop

6

11

Level II

Period of Performance: The base period of performance is projected to be 10/1/2025-9/30/2026, with potential for 4 option years.

See attached Draft Statement of Work for additional details.

Interested & Capable Responses:

NCO 5 is seeking responses from entities that are interested in this procurement and consider themselves to have the resources, capabilities, and qualifications necessary to provide the services required for Work Uniform Rental and Laundry Services for the Martinsburg VAMC.

Please respond to this RFI/Sources Sought 36C24525Q0646 with your:

Business name (including Unique Entity ID (SAM.gov))

Business type, socio-economic status (e.g., Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), etc.), and

Person of contact (including telephone number & email address).

Capability statement and summary of previous experience providing these types of services for the Veterans Health Administration or other similar facilities.

Available contract vehicles (GSA FSS, etc.) for use by Department of VA (include applicable NAICS)

Brief Summary of categories of services that your company can/cannot provide.

Certification(s) / Licenses for meeting the local requirements to provide these services at the Martinsburg VAMC and associated CBOCs (if applicable)

Confirmation that your organization has the capability & expertise to meet the performance requirements while complying with applicable limitations in subcontracting by responding to the questions below with your response:

Do you intend to self-perform this effort?

If you are located outside the immediate area, how will you self-perform?

Or, do you intend to subcontract work under this contract?

If you intend to subcontract work under this contract, how will you ensure compliance with the limitations on subcontracting?

Response Instructions:

Responses must be submitted by 4:00 PM (ET) July 25th, 2025. Responses to the information requested above must be submitted via email to darren.morris2@va.gov. Please include 36C24525Q0646 in the email subject to ensure that messages aren t overlooked.

This request for information/sources sought notice is for planning purposes ONLY and does not constitute a solicitation, responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The results of this market research will assist in the development of (1) the requirement, and (2) the acquisition strategy (e.g., SDVOSB/SDVOSB set-aside, small business set-aside, full and open competition, etc.). VA assumes no responsibility for any costs incurred as a result of a vendor s preparation of responses submitted as a result of this notice.

Darren Morris

Contracting Officer

VHA, NCO 5

Darren.morris2@va.gov

Files

File Type Posted
MWV SOW Uniform Rental and Laundry Services_DRAFT.pdf PDF
36C24525Q0646.docx DOCX document

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