DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, P&C (90C),,,, BUILDING 12, ROOM 1A-195, 4800 MEMORIAL DRIVE, WACO, TX 76711

S -- LAUNDRY SERVICE A-76 SOL IFB 685-30-95 DUE 083095 POC Contact Point, RICHARD VERRET, (817)752-6581x6373, Contracting Officer, JOE ROBERTS, (817)752-6581x6374, Additional Contact, KAY ROBERTSON, (817)752-6581x6367 The V. A. Central Texas Medical Center is seeking Commercial Owned Commercially Operated (COCO) sources interested in providing laundry and dry cleaning services for approximately 4,300,000 annual pounds of medical center linen, patient clothing, and employee uniforms. Separate pick-up and delivery to be furnished to Integrated Clinical Facilities Temple, Waco, and Marlin, Texas. This includes holidays as necessary with surgical linen requiring a one day turn around time and all other linen requiring a two day turn around time. Processing records to be maintained by the contactor as required. Chemicals and formulas used subject to review and approval by the VA Medical Center. Contractor to furnish certificate of professional trade membership and to furnish textile testing on a quarterly basis. Contractor to comply with all Veteran Affairs' and JCAHO infection control and sanitation requirements particularly positive/negative airflow from clean to soiled areas and to VA sanitation standards in handling and transporting linen. Contractor facilities must have a complete physical separation of soiled and clean linen processing areas. Passing through loading and unloading of washers is required. Commercially Owned Comercially Operated (COCO) contractor facilities shall be subject to a formal VA inspection prior to award. Contractor shall comply with all state laws pertaining to the transport of soiled and contaminated linen. This synopsis published to determine availability of commercial laundry service (COCO) for a requirements contract of one year with four option years. Formal solicitation for services will be issued only in the event that one or more responsible, qualified commercially owned commercially operated firms respond affirmatively to this notice. Responses to the solicitation shall be subject to Government Cost Comparison to determine economic feasibility of accomplishing work in house or by contract. Contract award will depend upon the outcome of cost comparison under the review of Circular A-76. Firms having the capability tp perform the required work are invited to submit a statement of interest to this notice within 30 calendar days of publication in the CBD. Such requests SHOULD INCLUDE a description of the firm's facilities, equipment, management, personnel, and previous experience in performing work of this or a similar nature. Please indicate if able to perform COCO and size of business. This is the first of three possible notices issued to identify commercial sources interested in performing this service. THIS IS NOT A FORMAL SOLICITATION. THERE ARE NO SOLICITATIONS AVAILABLE FOR ISSUE AT THIS TIME. RESPONSES MUST BE IN WRITING. (0207)

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