SOLICITATION NOTICE
84 -- Laundry/Linen Service
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2008
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 812331
— Linen Supply
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- 08DWEL000012
- Point of Contact
- Hicks, Charles,, Phone: 3014437077
- E-Mail Address
-
charles.hicks@psc.hhs.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- General Guidance:The exclusive purpose of Sources Sought announcements in FedBizOpps is to comply with FAR and HHS policy requiring periodic market research to determine if there are small businesses available and capable of performing the work in the requirement effectively. As is noted below in the "model", it is critically important that potential respondents not be given the impression that the required experiences and capabilities to effectively perform the work appear to be overly restrictive, thereby discouraging responses from otherwise capable companies. Not having a great many years of experience in performing the type of work required does not mean that the company is incapable of effectively prosecuting the required tasks. Not having a great breadth of experience at the level required in the contract does not mean that small businesses cannot develop or acquire it, and the language in the "model" leaves an opening for respondents to indicate how they would attain that capability. In general, the requirements in the Sources Sought notice ought not be or appear to be unnecessarily restrictive such that capable and qualified small business consider the requirements unattainable. The Department needs to encourage responses from small businesses, not discourage their response. FEDERAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES Laundry/Linen Service Washington, DC INTRODUCTION This SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE is to determine the availability of potential small businesses (e.g., 8(a), service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, and women-owned small business) that can provide: Laundry/Linen Service The information from this market research will help Federal Occupational Health Services plan their acquisition strategy. Please be sure to indicate if you have a GSA schedule contract, a contract on GSA 8(a) STARS, or a contract on GSA VETS GWAC. THIS IS STRICTLY MARKET RESEARCH. FEDERAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL NOT ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MARKET RESEARCH. BACKGROUND The Division of Federal Occupational Health (FOH) provides occupational health (OH) consultation, and stimulates the development of improved OH and safety programs throughout the Federal Government. FOH defines OH form the Federal Government perspective as: a comprehensive approach to improving the health and safety of the Federal work force. Through various clinical, environmental, educational, and risk-based prevention programs, OH services can increase the productivity, and decrease the Government's liability and health care costs. FOH's mission is to be the benchmark for Federal OH programs. FOH is a one hundred percent reimbursable activity; i.e., it receives no directly appropriated funds, and its entire cost of operations is defrayed by the income it earns from services provided to Federal agencies, at cost, under Economy Act interagency agreements. It operates in an entrepreneurial business environment, competing with other public and private sector organizations for the Government's business. It markets its services and consultation to customers based on a value and quality of product, and is accountable to its customers for performance. FOH has three product lines: Clinical Services and Consultation, Environmental Health, and Employee Assistance Programs. FOH offers two categories of clinical services: (1) Basic Occupational Health Center Services (BOHCS) at fixed locations in federal facilities to provide walk-in, first response care for on-the-job injuries and illnesses, plus preventive care, health education, limited physician-order services, and (2) Special Clinical Services such as medical surveillance examinations, clearance for exercise, medical employability reviews, and occupational medicine consultation--either in conjunction with a BOHCS or at other locations. As part of the Clinical Services product line, FOH, provides comprehensive wellness/fitness services to customer agencies nationwide. These services include: daily operation and management of wellness/fitness centers, wellness programming, fitness programming, fitness testing, online health promotion, health risk appraisals, and facility design. RESPONSE INFORMATION In order to respond to this notice, contractors must be able to clearly convey its experience and/or ability to perform the following tasks identified: 1.Pick up and delivery required daily on Monday - Friday, excluding all federal holidays, no later than 11 AM. 2.Laundered towels and scrubs shall be folded and delivered the same days as pick up. 3.** Provide laundry and rental service for large bath towels (24x48) and Scrub tops and pants. Estimated usage is 600 towels per week and 75 scrubs tops and 75 scrub pants per week. All items provided by the vendor. 4.Maintain at least 200 total scrubs per day available on the shelves for the members (about 20 for each size of shirts and pants. Maintain a minimum inventory of 600 towels on site at all times. Each response should include the following Business Information: a.DUNS. b.Company Name. c.Company Address. d.Current GSA Schedules appropriate to this Sources Sought. e.Do you have a Government approved accounting system? If so, please identify the agency that approved the system. f.Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, veteran owned, etc.) as validated via the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). All offerors must register on the CCR located at http://www.ccr.gov/index.asp g.Company Point of Contact, Phone and Email address Teaming Arrangements: All teaming arrangements should also include the above-cited information and certifications for each entity on the proposed team. Teaming arrangements are encouraged. h.PAST PERFORMANCE: The Offeror shall identify three (3) contracts/delivery orders with the Federal Government and/or commercial customers that demonstrate recent and relevant past performance. Recent is defined as within the last three years. Relevant is defined as work similar in complexity and magnitude of the work described in this Statement of Work. The Government may also consider information obtained through other sources. Past performance information will be utilized to determine the quality of the contractor's past performance as it relates to the probability of success of the required effort. This is an on going requests for sources sought. Capability statements will not be returned. The maximum number of pages for submission is 5 pages. GENERAL INFORMATION This Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and should not be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this Notice. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this evaluation. Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. As previously stated, the Government will not entertain questions regarding this Market Research; however, general questions may be forwarded to the following: Contracts Specialist: Charles R. Hicks Email Address: Charles.Hicks@psc.hhs.gov Contracting Officer: Jacqueline R. Jones Email Address: JJones@psc.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NASA-HQ Fitness Center, 300 East Street, SW., Washington, District of Columbia, 20546, United States
- Zip Code: 20546
- Zip Code: 20546
- Record
- SN01622912-W 20080726/080724224703-c7492797e821e62f8f662164cd0fd579 (fbodaily.com)
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