SOURCES SOUGHT
S -- Laundry Service and Replacement Linen Memphis VAMC, Memphis, TN
- Notice Date
- 6/20/2017
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 812331
— Linen Supply
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 9;1639 Medical Center Parkway;Suite 400;Murfreesboro TN 37129
- ZIP Code
- 37129
- Solicitation Number
- VA24917Q0824
- Response Due
- 6/23/2017
- Archive Date
- 8/22/2017
- Point of Contact
- david.milner@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Veteran-Owned Small Business
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NCO 9 Network Contracting Office is conducting market research through this Sources Sought notice to seek Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (SDVOSBC) or Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (VOSBC) businesses that can accomplish laundry and linen services which consists of furnishing the physical laundry plant (at an off-site location), all labor, supervision, management, management support, supplies, communized linen and textile items, ancillary equipment, vehicles and materials necessary for accomplishment of complete laundry/linen services. The location of the service is for the Memphis VA Medical Center, 1030 Jefferson Ave, Memphis, TN 38104. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code contemplated for this acquisition is 812331 Linen Supply, Small Business Size Standard: $32.5M. The VA is contemplating making this requirement a base year with four option year contract. DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES: This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and, it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided. Failure to submit information in sufficient detail may result in considering a company as not a viable source and may influence competition and set-aside decisions. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriated for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. However, responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation. Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: (1) determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists, (2) determine if commercial items suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements, and (3) determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service or supply. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action. SAM: Interested parties should register in the System for Award Management (SAM) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. The SAM can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220. VA VENDOR INFORMATION PAGE (VetBiz): Interested SDVOSBC and VOSBC parties should be registered in the VA Vendor Information Page (VetBiz) https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION: Companies having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought notice including commercial market information and company information. Companies may respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to david.milner@va.gov. The subject line must read: Memphis Laundry and Linen Service. Responses must be submitted no later than June 23, 2017at 9:00am, ET with the following information/documentation: 1. Company Name and DUNS Number. 2. Point of Contact and Phone Number. 3. Business Size applicable to the NAICS Code 812331: a. Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (SDVOSBC); b. Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (VOSBC). The status will be verified VA Vendor Information Page. 4. If you believe another NAICS is more suitable for the elevator inspection requirement, please include the code. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE/ WORK STATEMENT Laundry and linen services which consists of furnishing the physical laundry plant (at an off-site location), all labor, supervision, management, management support, supplies, communized linen and textile items, ancillary equipment, vehicles and materials necessary for accomplishment of complete laundry/linen services. The Contractor shall accept for processing all soiled linens, uniforms, patient clothing, mops, etc. After processing all items are to be finished and delivered to the Medical Center. This includes scheduled visits to each facility to conduct linen utilization reviews, inventories, establishing and revising linen quotas, providing in-service and an on-line linen ordering system (electronically). All workmanship shall be in accordance with practices/guidelines established by the National Association of Institutional Linen Management (NAILM), International Fabricare Institute (IFI), Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) and accepted industry standards. All work shall be performed under sanitary conditions as specified by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC). Physical separation, through the presence of a barrier wall and the use of pass-through equipment is 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 should 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. Plants in which the work is done shall be open to inspection of sanitary conditions by Government representatives. After processing, laundered articles shall be in serviceable and sanitary condition, meeting established quality and performance requirement standards The Contractor shall assign an on-site manager at their laundry processing plant who shall be physically present during prescribed work hours and be certified by Association for Linen Management. The Contractor shall have a Quality Control program to assure that the requirements of the contract are provided as specified The estimated total pounds of standard and non-standard items is 1.3 million pounds per year of clean linen. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (20-JUN-2017); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/NaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24917Q0824/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Memphis VA Medical Center;1030 Jefferson Ave;Memphis, TN
- Zip Code: 38104
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 38104
- Record
- SN04550699-F 20170622/170620234259 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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