Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Regional Contracts Dept, Attn: Bid Officer/Code 210A94, 937 N. Harbor Drive, Suite 212, San Diego, CA 92132-0212

S -- LAUNDRY AND STEAM FINISHING SERVICES FOR THE NAVY MEDICAL CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CA. SOL N00244-99-R-0196 POC Patrice Melanson, Contracting Officer (619)532-2559 E-MAIL: Patrice_E_Melanson@sd.fisc.navy.mil, Patrice_E_Melanson@sd.fisc.navy.mil. The Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, San Diego, intends to solicit and award a firm fixed price contract to provide laundry and steam finishing services, including sort, fold, and plastic wrap, for the Navy Medical Center, San Diego, CA. Services shall include twice daily pick up and delivery, seven days per week, including holidays. Approximately 6,000 to 7,000 pounds per day for a base year with options for 3 additional years under Request For Proposals N00244-99-R-0196. Award is anticipated on approximately 01 October 1999. Potential awardee must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database to be eligible for award. Vendors can register via the CCR home page (http://www.ccr.edi.disa.mil/) or via DLIS (http://www.ccr.dlsc.dla.mil). Offerors should note that this procurement, though competitive, is listed for award to a participating non-profit agency selected by the National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NISH) under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act. However, NISH hasissued a limited purchase exception which authorizes award to an otherwise successful offeror in the event that its total proposed price is lower than the participating non-profit agency's price by an amount greater than 10 percent. This exception shall be reflected in the evaluation for award. The solicitation will be available to interested parties via the FISC-SD web site (http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil) at the time of issuance. Offerors who download the RFP must monitor the web site for potential changes to the RFP. Posted 05/24/99 (W-SN335046). (0144)

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