SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- Textile Pickup and Delivery Services
- Notice Date
- 9/30/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Contracting Officer, (04A-H), 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206
- ZIP Code
- 15206
- Solicitation Number
- 646-13-05
- Response Due
- 10/27/2003
- Archive Date
- 11/26/2003
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact - John Regan, Contracting Officer, (412) 365-5440, Contracting Officer - John Regan, Contracting Officer, (412) 365-5440
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to John Regan
(john.regan2@med.va.gov)
- Description
- Contractor is to provide delivery services to transport clean textiles from the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS), 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 to the following locations: (1) James E. Van Zandt Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2907 Pleasant Valley Road, Altoona, PA 16602; (2) Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 111 East End Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711; (3) Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1400 Black Horse Hill Road, Coatesville, PA 19320; and (4) Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1700 S. Lincoln Avenue, Lebanon, PA 17042; and return soiled textiles for processing to the VAPHS making three (3)loops per week for a twelve (12) month period of November 1, 2003 - October 31, 2004. The Contractor will be responsible to deliver and exchange approximately 2,500 pounds of clean textiles to Altoona, approximately 7,500 pounds of clean textiles to Wilkes-Barre, approximately 10,000 pounds of clean textiles to Coatesville and approximately 7,500 pounds of clean textiles to Lebanon; and return approximately 27,500 pounds of soiled textiles to the VAPHS. The Contractor must furnish legally licensed semi truck drivers competent in over the road driving and maneuvering of tractor-trailer trucks. The Contractor is responsible for furnishing at least three (3) tractors and six (6)covered trailers (45 foot length) suitable for textile deliveries. The trailers must be capable of accomodating sanitizing procedures in accordance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. One trailer will be placed at Wilkes-Barre, one at Coatesville, and one at Lebanon. The driver will drop one trailer and hook up or exchange another trailer at these locations. Altoona will require a tailgate delivery. The semi tractor-trailer truck drivers must meet all Federal, State and local legal requirements. A certificate from the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC) stating that the contractor is a common carrier is required for performance of this contract and must be obtained prior to the November 1, 2003 start date. Hard copy and electronic copy versions of the solicitation will be available on or about October 17, 2003. Electronic solicitations may be obtained free at the following URLs: http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/ or at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Offeror sh;ould contact va.bos.admin@mail.va.gov regarding any problems downloading the solicitation from the website. Any amendments to this solicitation will also be available at the URL addresses. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments, and they are strongly encourgage to complete the Solicitation Mailing List on the website. Request for hard copy solicitations must be in writing to J. E. Regan (04A1-H), VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 and accompanied by a non-refundable check for $5.00 made out to the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. No telephone request will be accepted. Estimated quotation due date is October 27, 2003 (C.O.B). Numbered Note 1 applies. This procurement is being conducted under the FAR Subpart 13.5 test program. The agency will conduct the procurement according to FAR Parts 12 and 13. The requirement of FAR Part 12 apply subject to the order of precedence provided at 12.102(c)and includes the use of provisions and clauses in FAR Subpart 12.3. The simplified acquisition procedures of FAR Part 13 apply. All responsible sources may submit an offer which may be considered by the agency if timely received. This procurement is subject to the availability of funds.
- Web Link
-
RFQ 646-13-05
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=646-13-05)
- Record
- SN00444725-W 20031002/030930213115 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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