VA CENTRAL TEXAS INTERGRATED MEDICAL FACILITIES, P&C (90C),,, BUILDING 146E, 1901 SOUTH 1ST STREET, TEMPLE, TX 76504

S -- LAUNDRY SERVICE A-76 SOL IFB 674-6-96 DUE 022996 POC Contact Point, RICHARD VERRET, (817)778-4811x4205, Contracting Officer, Kathy Shelton, (817)771-4505 The V.A. Central Texas Medical Center is seeking a Commercially Owned Commercially Operated(COCO) company to provide 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 contractor 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 Commercially 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. The VA intends to award a requirements type contract of one base year with four option years. The lowest responsible bidder 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 review of Circular A-76. Issue date is December 22, 1995. Bid opening will be Feburary 29, 1996 at 2:00 P.M. in Bidg 146E conference room, V.A. Central Texas Intergrated Medical Facility, 1901 South 1st Street Temple, Texas 76504. Request for solicitation package must be in writing, no FAX request will be accepted. All requests for olicitations must be accompanied with a non-refundable $50.00 Cashier Check, Certified Check or Money Order made payable to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs. (0335)

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