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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF APRIL 10, 2019 FBO #6347
SOURCES SOUGHT

S -- Textile Laundry (Hospital Linen) Service

Notice Date

4/8/2019
 

Notice Type

Synopsis
 

NAICS

812320 — Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;NCO22-Gilbert Network Contracting;3601 S. 6th Avenue;Tucson AZ 85723
 

ZIP Code

85723
 

Solicitation Number

36C25819Q0190
 

Response Due

4/12/2019
 

Archive Date

7/11/2019
 

Point of Contact

Contract Specialist
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a Sources Sought Announcement Only. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below in italic. The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), located at 3601 South 6th Avenue Tucson, AZ 85723. (SAVAHCS). Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, management, supplies, bulk delivery carts, and transportation of all linen. Contractor will be required to provide linen services on a daily schedule Monday - Friday. The SAVAHCS is required to provide 24-hour support operations essential to patient care and contractor services turn-around shall be performed accordingly to support the SAVAHCS operations. All services are to be performed in accordance with standard industry practices and quality control measures. Services shall include pick-up and delivery of items by contractor personnel. These services are in support of patient care programs. All workmanship shall be in accordance with practices established by the Association of Linen Management (ALM) www.almnet.org, Dry-cleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI) www.ifi.org (formally International Fabricare Institute), and accepted industry standards. It is intended that services shall include all processes necessary for the laundering of the articles even though every step involved is not specifically mentioned. All work shall be performed under sanitary conditions as specified by Joint Commission (JC). 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. * 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 Laundry Plant layout/design should incorporate a design for asepsis where by clean linen does not come into contact with soiled linens nor share the same physical space, thus avoiding cross-contamination or reintroduction of bacteria once processed. Important Information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to the sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set aside. However, if response by Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 812320 ($5.5 Million). Notice to Potential Offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and complete Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail, mail, or ground carrier to: Southern AZ VA HealthCare System, 3601 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85743 or by e-mail to Arcelia.medina@va.gov. All information submissions to be marked Attn: Arcelia Medina Contract Specialist, and should be received no later than 1600 AZ time on the due date found on page 1 of this Sources Sought Notice. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (08-APR-2019); 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

Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/TuVAMC/VASAHCS/36C25819Q0190/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS);3601 South 6th Avenue;Tucson, Arizona

Zip Code: 85723

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05274357-F 20190410/190408230020 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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