Directorate Of Contracting, US Army Garrison, Hawaii, ATTN: APVG-GKL, Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5025

S -- PRIVATIZATION OF QUARTERMASTER LAUNDRY AT SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII POC Contract Specialist Amy Morita (808) 438-6535 ext 189; Contracting Officer Christine Mendes 438-6535 ext 201 The Government is pursuing the privatization of the U.S. Army-owned Quartermaster Laundry Facility (includes a Boiler Plant) at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. This Market Survey is to identify sources interested in the ownership of the facility and providing laundry services to the Army on the island of Oahu. The laundry facility area is 37,000 SF. The boiler plant is approximately 1,200 SF. The total services/pieces processed Oct98 through May99: Tripler Army Medical Center 692,006, organizational linen 112,809, over the counter individual pieces 71,370, and intra-service linen 262. Service turnaround times: (1) hospital laundry 24 hours, (2) organizational laundry 72 hours; (3) intra-service linen 72 hours; and (4) over the counter individual pieces may be 24 or 72 hours. Included under organizational laundry is a daily occurrence of direct exchange of bedding (bedspreads, pillows, pillowcases, sheets, and blankets). Equipment consists of 18 dryers (installed 1990-1999), 14 washer/extractors (installed 1986-1999), 30 pants/trouser/shirt pressers (installed 1986-1999), 3 marking machines (installed 1997), 8 flatwork machines (installed 1987-1998), 4 tying machines (installed 1994-1995), 4 sewing machines (installed 1990-1996), 119 laundry carts, 3 conveyor systems, scale, and other miscellaneous equipment. The Boiler/Steam System includes: 2 Cleaver-Brooks CB655-350, 350-HP, 150-psi boilers; 3 Aurora 50-gpm feedwater pumps; 1 Pennsylvania, 75-HP air compressor; 2 Aurora 37-gpm condensate return pumps; 2 Magna Tank 3310-gal hot water generators; one 20,000-gal underground fuel tank with associated pumps and equipment; miscellaneous pumps, tanks, distribution lines, return lines, traps, recorders and equipment associated with a steam plant. The metering for the electrical power is not working and needs to be redone to meter the power coming in from two sources. There is no metering for the water/sewer service. A meter has to be installed for the water, and a percentage of the water consumption will be billed for the sewer service. Solicitation for additional business from other military installations on the island of Oahu is allowed. The contract for laundry services will last for a period of five years. This Notice is for informational purposes only; it is not a request for proposals nor should it be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any efforts expended in responding to this "sources sought" announcement. This Notice is being issued to determine the interest and feasibility of proceeding with a formal request for proposal in order to minimize costs to potentially interested sources and the Government. If there is insufficient, credible interest, it is unlikely that a formal solicitation will be issued. Interested sources with the technical and financial capability to operate and maintain the existing Quartermaster Laundry should respond by providing documentation to demonstrate their capability to provide the service. The response should include the following: (1) technical and management services at Schofield Barracks, expertise/knowledge; (2) any recent and/or current experience in the operation and maintenance of a laundry facility similar to the Schofield Barracks systems; (3) financial ability to operate and maintain the laundry facility and to finance upgrades. The Government does not intend to issue a conveyance document based on this announcement, or otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents are required to furnish their documentation to the Fort Shafter Directorate of Contracting no later than November 26, 1999. Posted 10/22/99 (W-SN394287). (0295)

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