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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 11, 2017 FBO #5559
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S -- Laundry Services for the Department of Veterans Affairs: Greater Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Loma Linda - Attachment

Notice Date

2/9/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

812332 — Industrial Launderers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 22;4811 Airport Plaza Drive;Suite 600;Long Beach CA 90815
 

ZIP Code

90815
 

Solicitation Number

VA26217Q0420
 

Response Due

2/15/2017
 

Archive Date

4/16/2017
 

Point of Contact

Don.Weerasinghe@va.gov
 

E-Mail Address

don.weerasinghe@va.gov
(don.weerasinghe@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. 1. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Business Capability, including Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB) interested and capable of performing the work. 2. The NAICS for this requirement is 812332, Industrial Launderers 3. Interested and capable Contractors should respond to this notice not later than February 15, 2017 by providing the following via email only to Don Weerasinghe at Don.Weerasinghe@va.gov. (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email of primary point of contact (e) DUNS number (f) Type of small business, if applicable, (e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business(SDVOSB), Veteran-owned small business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB-Zone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business). (g) A capability statement that addresses the organization s qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor specifically for the work described in paragraph 5 below. Respondents are also encouraged to provide specific examples (e.g. contract number, point of contact information) of the Contractor s experience providing the same or similar services to that described in paragraph 5 below. 4. SDVOSB/VOSB respondents. (a) If respondent is VOSB or SDVOSB, respondent is encouraged to provide proof of www.vetbiz.gov certification. In addition, SDVOSB/VOSB Contractors are asked to acknowledge that they understand the limitations on sub-contracting pursuant to FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Sub-Contracting, which will be included in the impending solicitation. Further SDVOSB/VOSB contractors are asked to respond that they are capable of providing the requested services keeping within the parameters of this clause. (b) Small businesses, including SDVOSB/VOSBS are also advised that per 13 CFR, § 125.6 the prime contractor's limitations on subcontracting are as follows: (1) General. In order to be awarded a full or partial small business set-aside contract with a value greater than $150,000, an 8(a) contract, an SDVO SBC contract, a HUBZone contract, a WOSB or EDWOSB contract pursuant to part 127 of this chapter, a small business concern must agree that: (2) In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not similarly situated. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requires a contractor to provide a physical plant and laundry services for healthcare related linen and other items to the following VA Healthcare Systems: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS), VA Long Beach Healthcare System (VALBHS), and VA Loma Linda Healthcare System (VALLHS). Services shall be provided in accordance with the practices and guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The following additional information is provided: a. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, management, supplies, facilities, including transportation of linen to and from the contractor-owned/contractor-operated bulk laundry facility to accomplish the required linen cleaning service for complete medical center laundry services. b. The Contractor shall provide physical separation, through the presence of a barrier wall and the use of pass-through equipment, required to maintain positive air pressure in the clean section relative to a negative air pressure in the soiled section. In no case shall clean and soiled linen share the same physical space. The laundry plant layout/design shall incorporate a design for asepsis whereby clean linen neither comes into contact with soiled linens nor shares the same physical space, thus avoiding cross-contamination and/or reintroduction of bacteria once processed. After processing, laundered articles shall be in serviceable and sanitary condition, meeting established quality and performance requirement standards as outlined in this PWS and in accordance with CDC and OSHA standards. 6. Please note that if VA s pending market research establishes that two or more VOSB or SDVOSB, who are certified in VA s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) site https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/, can perform the services, this requirement will be set aside per 38 U.S.C. §8127.   7. All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov. Registration must include Representations and Certifications. --End of Sources Sought Announcement--
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/LBVANBC/VAMD/VA26217Q0420/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA262-17-Q-0420 VA262-17-Q-0420.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3266471&FileName=VA262-17-Q-0420-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3266471&FileName=VA262-17-Q-0420-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Record

SN04397054-W 20170211/170209234308-c134998426a69d7ccecd9c915e79aad8 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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