SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- Laundry Services for Rocky Mountain Laboratories
- Notice Date
- 1/10/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 812332
— Industrial Launderers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, MSC 4811, Bethesda, Maryland, 20817
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- RML-RFQ-5_14004
- Archive Date
- 2/11/2014
- Point of Contact
- Barbara D Horrell, Phone: 406-363-9489, Lynda Kieres, Phone: 406-363-9210
- E-Mail Address
-
horrellb@niaid.nih.gov, lkieres@niaid.nih.gov
(horrellb@niaid.nih.gov, lkieres@niaid.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being issued as a request for quotation. Submit offers to RML-RFQ-5-14004. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72 dated 01/01/2014. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 812332 and the small business size is $35.5m. SCHEDULE: The Rocky Mountain Laboratories Office of Operations Management/Office of Research Services Section has a requirement for commercial laundering services for Government furnished work clothes and entryway rugs. The period of performance for this contract will consist of one (1) twelve month base period and four (4) twelve month option years. Quotes must include pricing for the base year and the 4 additional option years. FOB point shall be Destination, Hamilton, MT. Inside delivery shall be within 10 days after receipt of order (ARO). Delivery location is Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, MT 59840. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, management, supervision, materials, equipment and transportation necessary to provide the following commercial laundry services. Commercial laundering services shall include controlled and monitored chemical dispensing systems. Washing equipment shall be of the programmable type to allow for commercial formulas to be set according to type of garment and fabric being laundered. Formulas and chemical injection systems shall be checked and calibrated on a monthly basis, and records kept showing accuracy of each system. All laundering services shall be in accordance with standard industry practices, to include washing and pressing of laboratory coats, uniform tops and bottoms and washing of coveralls, sweatshirts, dust mops, laundry bags, and hand and bath towels, etc. The contractor shall also provide various colors and sizes of Nitrile rubber matting rugs for all entry areas of the following buildings on the Rocky Mountain Laboratories campus: 1, 3, 5, 6, A, 12, 13, 13B, 22, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32. Rugs shall not be vinyl rubber matting. Rugs shall be changed on a bi-weekly basis. Colors shall be approved by the Government Project Officer. The contractor shall also replace and/or repair missing or loose laboratory coat buttons. All dirty laundry items are normally autoclaved in laundry bags and are stored prior to pick-up. Each laundry bag is tagged with the name and/or building from which they came. After laundry services are completed, all laundered items are to be returned to their designated area in sealed bundles and tagged with the name and/or building for which they area designated with the exception of laboratory coats and uniforms which shall be pressed and retuned on hangers. Laundered items shall be delivered to three buildings on the Rocky Mountain Laboratories campus - 13, 25, and the loading dock in building 29. The contractor shall be liable for the return of the number and kind of articles furnished for laundering. Upon completion of commercial laundering, the contractor shall provide a delivery ticket for all items laundered and the quantities of each item to the Receiving staff in Building 29. Pick-up of soiled items and delivery of clean items shall be provided once per week during normal working hours with the exception of Federal Holidays. Normal hours of operation are 8:00am to 4:00pm Monday through Friday. Items to be serviced include, but are not limited to the following: Item/Category Estimated Yearly Quantity Sweatshirts 125 Laboratory Coats 2500 Coveralls 3200 Laundry Bags 1500 Hand Towels 500 Bath Towels 5500 Dust Mops 400 Uniform Tops 1400 Uniform bottoms 1400 Rugs 1000 Scrub Pants 2300 Scrub Shirts 2300 T-Shirts 250 Maint. Uniform Shirts 1000 Maint. Uniform Pants 1000 The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: (B)(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation (www.sam.gov); FAR52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52-212.5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items; FAR 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jan 2011); FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; FAR52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; FAR52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR52-222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR52.555-36 Affirmative Action for workers with Disabilities; FAR52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving; FAR52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall have posted their FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items at website http://www.sam.gov. Award will be based on the capability of the item offered to meet the above stated salient characteristics, price, past performance, delivery, warranty, and the best value to the government. Offers may be mailed to Barbara Horrell at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, Mt 59840, faxed to the POC indicated above fax - 406-363-9288, or e-mailed at horrellb@niaid.nih.gov. Offers must be submitted not later than 4:30 PM (MST) 01/27/2014. Copies of the above-referenced clauses are available from https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ or upon request, either by telephone or fax. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 S 4th St, Hamilton, Montana, 59840, United States
- Zip Code: 59840
- Zip Code: 59840
- Record
- SN03265405-W 20140112/140110235826-afaf8a1f7bd18d9fcc845b43234ea459 (fbodaily.com)
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