SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Sources sought synopsis for laundry, transportation and respirator cleaning services
- Notice Date
- 2/7/2002
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- P.O. Box 550, MS A7-80Richland WA, 99352
- ZIP Code
- 99352
- Solicitation Number
- DOE-SNOTE-020207-001
- Description
- The Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office is seeking sources for 1) transportation services (TS) for radioactive personnel protective equipment (PPE), non-regulated clothing, and respirator face pieces, 2) respirator face piece cleaning, decontamination, testing, and repairing services, and 3) wet wash laundry services for non-regulated clothing. This announcement constitutes an official Sources Sought synopsis. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. The transportation service will require the coordination of TS for pick up and delivery of PPE, non-regulated clothing and respirator face pieces for the Hanford Site Closed Loop System (CLS) users. This coordination will be between the cleaning vendor(s)and the Hanford Site CLS users. The contractor shall maintain a customer service desk to aid Hanford Site users and the cleaning vendor(s) in resolving conflicts, coordinating special deliveries and pickup requests or any other issues. Some of the CLS have one delivery point and several pick up points. The contractor shall be responsible for transporting PPE to and from approximately 18 closed loop systems. Weekly pickup and delivery is needed for all except one location. The CLS Tank Farms East requires two pick-ups and deliveries each week. The Contractor shall pickup and deliver, PPE shipments between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. local time. The contractor shall provide and be responsible for the vehicles used to transport contaminated and non-contaminated PPE. It shall be the contractor?s responsibility to ensure that the vehicles used are appropriate for safely transporting these items. The contractor shall provide the necessary containers/ equipment to transport the laundry to and from the facilities in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. TS drivers will be required to have a security clearance. Trucks will be radio logically released. The respirator face piece cleaning service requires the contractor to decontaminate, clean, test, inspect, repair (as required), disinfect, and bag all respirator face pieces for each CLS. The CLS owns the respirator face pieces and is responsible for replacements, additional inventory or inventory reductions. Some of the CLS have one delivery point and several pick up points. Respirator face piece services shall be in accordance with Occupational, Safety, and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements 29 CFR 1910.134, and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Z88.2. All necessary repairs shall be made to keep each respirator face piece in a usable condition. After final inspection and being disinfected, the respirator face piece shall be sealed in individual plastic bags. The bag needs to be 10 mil. in thickness as a minimum. These bags will need to be placed in a cardboard box for storage and shipment. The third component is the laundry services for the Hanford site which requires wet wash laundry services for non-regulated clothing. The non-regulated clothing items consist of blue, gray, green, orange, brown coveralls, laboratory coats, throw rugs, mop heads, towel rags and bath towels. This service will require the processing of several CLS, each to be processed separately to prevent mixing of the various loops. The CLS owns the clothing and is responsible for replacements, additional inventory or inventory reductions. The NAIC for the transportation service is 484110; size standard $21.5 mil. The NAIC for the respirator face piece cleaning service and the laundry service is 812332; size standard $12 mil. This acquisition will be a Performance-Based Service Contract, which we will structure around "what" is required as opposed to "how" the contractor should do the work. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government at this time; it is the Government's intent to award a one-year basic contract with four one-year option periods. The successful offeror will be selected based on a Best Value Decision, w ith the intent of utilizing Price/Performance Tradeoff procedures. This is not a request for proposals and no solicitation is available at this time. Interested contractors that can demonstrate the ability to provide one or all of the described services, are invited to submit information as to their capabilities and any other pertinent data to the address above, to be received no later than 15 days from date of this notice. In order to assess set-aside possibilities, interested parties are invited to respond by submitting a letter identifying your business as; 1) small business (SB), 2) 8(a), 3) HUBZone small business, 4) small disadvantaged business (SDB), 5) woman-owned small business (WOSB), or 6) service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB). The Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.
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