SOURCES SOUGHT
S -- Hospital Laundry Servics
- Notice Date
- 10/5/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 812331
— Linen Supply
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Phoenix Area Office, 40 N Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, 85004-4424
- ZIP Code
- 85004-4424
- Solicitation Number
- 16-247-SOL-00001
- Point of Contact
- Ronald Scott Pringle, Phone: 602-364-5024
- E-Mail Address
-
ronald.pringle@ihs.gov
(ronald.pringle@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Indian Health Service, Phoenix Area Office is conducting pre-solicitation market research for an upcoming Laundry Service for its Desert Visions Youth Wellness Center (DVYWC), located in Sacaton, Arizona. This Sources Sought Notice and Request for Information is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any services. Reponses to this Sources Sought Notice and Request for Information shall not serve as proposals, bids, or offers, which could be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Indian Health Service will not accept unsolicited proposals, bids or offers related to the subject of this Sources Sought. The responder must clearly identify any information it considers sensitive or proprietary. All information received in response to this Sources Sought Notice and Request for Information marketed quote mark Proprietary quote mark will be handled according. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice and Request for Information will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated and incurred by responding to this Sources Sought Notice and Request for Information. The Government reserves the right to determine how it should process as a result of this notice. The Contractor shall provide qualified personnel, supplies, materials and equipment necessary to provide LINEN RENTAL SERVICES in accordance with the linen requirements listed below, as may be required to meet the needs of the HIS, Desert Vision Youth Wellness Center (DVYWC) located at 198 South Skill Center Road, Sacaton, Arizona. A.2 All items shall be laundered in accordance with the Standards as established by the American Institute of Laundering and the Joint Commission. The performance specifications include, but are not limited to the following: A. Laundry sorting areas shall be separate from processing and packing areas. B. Special controls shall be used in the transportation of linen to ensure delivery of contamination-free linen to the youth center and storage areas. 1. Clean linen shall be wrapped in impervious bags or similar protection at the processing site and shall remain wrapped until it is ready for use; 2. Laundry carts for transportation between the youth center and the laundry shall be provided by the contractor. All carts used for pick- up and delivery of linen to the hospital shall be cleaned with a germicide prior to transp01iing clean linen. Separate containers shall be used for transporting clean and soiled linen within the contractor's facility. 3. All vehicles used to transport soiled linen to the laundry shall be thoroughly cleaned using a germicide before being used to transport each load of clean linen to the youth center. C. All linen shall be inspected by the Contractor at the laundry site; the linen shall be dry, free from spots, stains, holes, rips, lint, hair and other foreign matter. Ai.1y items delivered as clean, which are found to be unserviceable shall be returned to the contractor, who shall issue full rental credit for each item.· D, Quality of work, for laundering shall be accomplished in accordance with accepted standards of the American Institute of Laundering and the Joint Commission and the satisfaction of the Government. E, Management of laundry plant facilities and linen services must be in compliance with the Joint Commission, Occupation Safety and Health Administration, and all other federal, state, and local regulations relating to linen services. A.3 PACKING -Shall be in accordance with Joint Commission and Federal regulations. A. Clean linen shall be wrapped in impervious bags or similar protection at the processing site and shall remain wrapped until it is ready for use. B. Linen shall be delivered to the hospital linen room presorted by size and type of item and packaged in bundles of uniform count. Count in each package to be determined by mutual agreement between the Contractor and the Government. A production sheet shall accompany each delivery ticket with the current date. It also should indicate any shortage or changes. The number of items listed shall be accurate upon delivery. Heavy items, such as sheets, shall be bundled by tens. All light items shall be blll1dled by twenties. Inspection of delivery items shall be made the Facility Manager Department upon each. Delivery. A.,5 Prior to award and periodically during the term of the contract, the Contractor's plant shall be available for inspection by representatives of the US Indian Health Service. The Contractor's equipment and facilities must comply with JCAHO standards for the satisfactory performance of the se1vices to be required under this contract. Such equipment and facility shall be subject to inspection by the Contracting Officer or his/her designee. · A.6 The articles furnished by the Contract6r shall be inspected to determine that they meet the requirements of the contract and other necessary standards. The quality of articles furnished hereunder must be maintained. Articles showing permanent stains or signs of wear, fraying tears, etc., must be withdrawn and new material supplies at no additional cost to the Government. Nomenclature Frequency White Apron Weekly Bio Bags Weekly Bath Blanket Weekly Mattres Pag Weekly Bath Towel Weekly Bag Stand Weekly Micro Fiber Towel Weekly Mat 4x6 Bi-Weekly 24" Dust Mop Weekly Wet Mop Weekly 3x5 Scraper Mat Weekly Plastic Cart Weekly Pillow Case Weekly Sheet Flat Weekly Fitted Sheet Weekly Blue Bar Towels Weekly White Bar Towels Weekly Massage Towel Weekly Blanket Weekly Wash cloth Weekly Tissue Case As Needed
- Web Link
-
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/IHS/IHS-PHOENIX/16-247-SOL-00001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Desert Visions Youth Wellness Center, 198 S. Skill Center Road, Sacaton, AZ, United States
- Record
- SN03913919-W 20151007/151005234303-56fbc591b6df0d2e0fa1c693b3bcb491 (fbodaily.com)
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