Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office, 400 Railroad Ave, Boulder City, NV 89005-2422

S -- RENTAL OF WORK CLOTHES FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 HOOVER DAM EMPLOYEES SOL 1425-98-SQ-30-00003 DUE 111497 POC Leslie Leavitt,, 702-293-8642, FAX 702-293-8050 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, LLeavitt@lc.usbr.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this noticee. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; QUOTES are being requested and a written solicitation WILL NOT be issued. Solicitation 1425-98-SQ-30-00003 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-01. This solicitation is issued under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) for Small Business-Small Purchase Set-Aside (100%). Standard Industrial Classification is 7218 and the Business Size Standard is 10.5 million. The Bureau of Reclamation has a firm fixed price requirement per coverall (approximately 250 coveralls per week). Please provide quotes for FY98, FY99 and FY2000. STATEMENT OF WORK: 1. Vendor to furnish all labor, materials, and transportation necessary to provide and maintain rental work clothes for APPROXIMATELY90 Hoover Dam female and male employees, based on a four (4) day work week. 2. Work clothes shall be Postman Blue, 7 1/2 oz. Twill coveralls, long and short-sleeves (approximately 50/50 mix in sleeve length). 3. Rental cost is based on the total inventory of work clothes each month. Rental cost on clothes returned and permanently removed from the inventory will be deducted from the government account. 4. Cost of repairs to normal damaged work clothes will be borne by the vendor. If repair is not feasible, replacement work clothes will be provided by vendor at no additional cost to the government. Period of Performance shall be provided from 01 January 1998 through 30 September 1998. The government may exercise the Option Clause (52.217-9). VENDOR PROVIDED ITEMS 1. Vendor to make arrangements to properly fit each current and new employee to size of coveralls as necessary. 2. Vendor to provide the number of changes per employee per week, and a specific number of various sizes to be used as extras, according tolist to be provided by the government. 3. Vendor to provide pick-up of soiled, and delivery of clean work clothes on a weekly basis and/or when requested, at no additional cost to the government. 4. Invoice soil ticket will be checked by vendor and government representative at pick-up of soiled, and delivery of clean work clothes to verify proper count. Work clothes not returned within 2 weeks from the date of pick-up will be identified in writing to the vendor and is considered unacceptable under the contract agreement. 5. Pick-up and deliveries will be made weekly, during the regular work hours of 6:30am -- 3:30pm, Monday through Thursday, except holidays observed at government facilities. A specific day of the week will be agreed upon between the vendor and government representative at the beginning of the contract. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS/SERVICES 1. Initial list of work clothes needed, including employee name, number of changes, sleeve length request, and sizes. Also, number and sizes of extras. 2. Racks for hanging cleaned work clothes upon delivery. 3. Containers for soiled work clothes to be picked up. 4. Government representative to assist vendor with pick-up and delivery. 5. All changes such as additional employees, permanent removals, and/or size changes will be provided in writing by the Contracting Officer. Location of Service: Hoover Dam, Boulder City, NV 89005. The vendor will not take change requests from Hoover Dam employees. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to place calls and/or issue changes against this order. (0302)

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