SWVC Personal Laundry Services

The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is soliciting bids for Personal Laundry Services to support the Southwestern Veterans Center located at 7060 Highland Drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving Allegheny County. The procurement encompasses laundering and delivery of personal clothing items including shirts, trousers, blouses, dresses, socks, and undergarments for facility residents. The selected contractor must provide pickup and delivery services three times weekly on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with service beginning no earlier than 8:00 a.m., and must supply all necessary equipment including laundry carts, hangers, bins, and cleaning supplies. Deliverables include clean clothing properly hung on plastic hangers, organized by resident room number on fully covered racks or bins, and delivered in proper condition to the facility. Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of five years' experience in personal laundry services and provide valid certification or similar documentation at the time of bid submission. The contractor assumes full responsibility for any lost or damaged items during the cleaning process and must provide written guidelines for resident reimbursement procedures, maintain monthly sanitation logs documenting truck and cart disinfection, and comply with all Federal, State, and Local Standards and Regulations. The contract award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible quote, with an intended contract term of one year plus four one-year renewal options commencing upon execution. The bid submission deadline is March 26, 2026.

This solicitation is designated as a Small Business Reserve procurement, which restricts eligibility exclusively to vendors registered with the Pennsylvania Department of General Services as Small or Disadvantaged Businesses. Contractor employees must adhere to all facility security procedures, including sign-in at the main entrance, badge acquisition, and compliance with all facility policies. The contractor must resolve any non-compliance issues within forty-eight hours of notification by the Department. The DMVA reserves the right to conduct final inspections, add like services, adjust service quantities, and extend the contract term for up to ninety days under identical terms and conditions. No incumbent vendor or budget value range has been specified in the available procurement documentation.