SOURCES SOUGHT
S -- Sources Sought for Healthcare Housekeeping Services
- Notice Date
- 1/21/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 561720
— Janitorial Services
- Contracting Office
- Center for Health Care Contracting, ATTN: MCAA C BLDG 4197, 2107 17TH Street, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-5015
- ZIP Code
- 78234-5015
- Solicitation Number
- W81K04WAMC
- Response Due
- 2/7/2011
- Archive Date
- 4/8/2011
- Point of Contact
- Kathleen D. Henderson, 210-295-4346
- E-Mail Address
-
Center for Health Care Contracting
(kathleen.henderson@amedd.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Sources Sought notice is for informational and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Solicitation and is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request that will be considered for contract award. The information from this market research is for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. This is strictly market research and the Government will not entertain questions concerning this market research. The intent of this notice is to determine the availability of qualified commercial, small business sources technically capable of providing healthcare housekeeping services in support of military treatment facilities (MTFs) located on Fort Bragg, NC to include Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) and the multiple MTFs in the health service area of WAMC. The Center for Health Care Contracting (CHCC) has a requirement for the continuation of healthcare housekeeping services in support of WAMC and multiple military treatment facilities (MTFs) in the health service area of WAMC. MTFs are medical facilities operated by the military and vary in capabilities in partnership with healthcare providers, medical educators, and medical researchers. For this effort, MTFs is a collective term of 35 integrated medical, dental, veterinary, and other medical department healthcare and healthcare-related facilities and buildings located on Fort Bragg, NC. The raw square feet (RSF) applicable to healthcare housekeeping services are varied for each MTF; as such, the current aggregate raw square feet (RSF) of all MTFs are 1,146,000 RSF. Healthcare housekeeping services are required for the period of 1 October 2011 through 30 September 2016. Description of Services: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, tools, materials, management, and supervision (except for those items specified as government-furnished property, supplies, equipment and services) necessary to perform non-personal, healthcare housekeeping services to WAMC and the multiple MTFs in the health service area of WAMC located on Fort Bragg, NC. Healthcare housekeeping services are inclusive of hospital housekeeping (aseptic and non-aseptic), control and exchange of linen, collection and removal of regulated medical waste (RMW), collection and removal of general waste (trash), collection and removal of recycle, and exterior building services (e.g., windows, doors, walkways, parking lots) such as window cleaning and snow removal. The Contractor shall provide healthcare housekeeping services consistent with the most modern and scientific methods of environmental service practices and techniques to include the highest level of sanitary procedures. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 561720 and the small business size standard is $16.5 million dollars. The respondents must demonstrate their capability in the following items. Please note that failure to specifically demonstrate capability to provide the required services in your response to this market survey may affect the Government's review of your ability to perform these services. The response shall be in sufficient detail as to allow the Government the ability to assess the capability of your firm. The following items must be addressed as part of the interested parties' capability statements: 1. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program. [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other ________________________ 2. The capability statement shall clearly demonstrate capability to obtain ISSA Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) not later than 30 days prior to contract start date (1 October 2011). 3. The capability statement shall clearly demonstrate capability of participation in the OSHA Challenge not later than three (3) months after contract start date (1 January 2012) (see http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/vpp/mobile_workforce.html) for information on OSHA Challenge Program). 4. The capability statement shall clearly demonstrate experience in a tertiary research medical complex or campus of at least 800,000 square feet with a minimum of 35 associated, outlying medical facilities within the past 24 out of 36 months. 5. The capability statement shall include the details of how a proposed partnership with another company (if applicable) will be organized, and what each company's responsibilities are within the partnership. 6. The capability statement shall clearly demonstrate that the firm has qualified personnel (particularly onsite and corporate back-up management personnel) who would be available for assignment to this project, and that they have the ability to effectively manage multiple MTFs hospital healthcare/hospital environmental programs. 7. The capability statement shall present a reference list of the five most recent clients that fall within the type, bed size and square footage requirements referenced above. The references must include: a.Name b.Address c.Contact telephone number d.Contact person e.Number of inpatient beds Interested parties' response shall include any other specific and relevant information related to this requirement that will enable the Government to determine the capabilities of the company to perform the specialized services described in this sources sought. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government will not award a contract based upon responses to this announcement. The Government shall not assume any costs for preparing or submitting any information in response to the market survey or the Government's use of the information. Any proprietary information should be clearly identified as "proprietary information". Interested parties must send written capability responses by 7 February 2011, 12:00 pm (CST) to Ms. Kathleen Henderson, Contract Specialist at kathleen.henderson@amedd.army.mil For any questions please contact Ms. Kathleen Henderson at 210-295-4346.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/MEDCOM/DADA10/W81K04WAMC/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Center for Health Care Contracting ATTN: MCAA C BLDG 4197, 2107 17TH Street Fort Sam Houston TX
- Zip Code: 78234-5015
- Zip Code: 78234-5015
- Record
- SN02364637-W 20110123/110121234235-a93fdd0529705c7766706a9adcc52e14 (fbodaily.com)
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