S -- DRY CLEANING LAUNDRY, ALTERATIONS AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR THE UNIFORM CLOTHING OF THE DEFENSE PROTECTIVE SERVICE OFFICERS LOCATED AT THE PENTAGON BUILDING

Notice Date

October 30, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of Defense, OSD/WHS, Real Estate and Facilities Directorate, Facilities Contract Office, Room 5A523 Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155

ZIP Code

20301-1155

Solicitation Number

MDA94601T0002

Response Due

November 10, 2000

Point of Contact

Contract Specialist: Ms. Dorothy Mills (703) 695-5184; Contracting Officer: Ms. Alvina Woodson (703) 695-4905

Description

(i)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 notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) This Solicitation MDA946-01-T-0002 is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). (iii) This Solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Volume 65, No. 144, dated 26 July 2000. (iv) The applicable Standard Industrial Code is 7212, the corresponding size standard it $5.0M. The Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program does not cover this procurement. (v) A list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure: CLIN 0001: Dry Cleaning and Pressing; CLIN 0001AA: Coat (Uniform Blouse-Polyester & Wool Blend), QTY 20; CLIN 0001AB: Trouser (Polyester & Wool Blend), QTY 7,500; CLIN 0001AC: Tie, Color-navy blue, QTY 150; CLIN 0001AD: Jacket (nylon length), QTY 325; CLIN 0001AE: Water repellent treatment (jacket), QTY 325; CLIN 0001AF: Sweaters, QTY 425; CLIN 0002: Laundry (Cotton & Polyester); CLIN 0002AA: Trousers (Utility), QTY 125; CLIN 0002B: Shirts (Utility); QTY 125; CLIN 0002AC: Shirts (Polyester & Cotton), QTY 33,725; CLIN 0002D: Battle dress uniforms (BDUs)(Set), QTY 1,500; CLIN 0003: Repairs; CLIN 0003AA: Trouser Pocket, QTY 100; CLIN 0003AB: Trouser Zipper, QTY 25; CLIN 0003AC: Jacket Zipper, QTY 25; CLIN 0003AD: Crotch and Seat Tears, QTY 50; CLIN 0004: Alterations; CLIN 0004AA: Shorten Length of Trousers, QTY 20; CLIN 0004AB: Sew on Patch, QTY 200; CLIN 0004AC: Remove Patch, QTY 130; CLIN 0004AD: Let Out or Take in Trouser Waist, QTY 20. (vi)DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: Statement of Work, Background: The Department of Defense (DOD), Washington Headquarters Service, Defense Protective Service requires dry cleaning, laundry, alterations, and repair services for the uniform clothing of the Defense Protective Officers located at the Pentagon Building. SCOPE: The contractor shall furnish all of the necessary labor, material, supplies, equipment, and supervision of contractor's employees to provide dry cleaning, laundering, pressing, alterations, and repairs, as requested for the uniform clothing of the Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Service, Defense Protective Service. Uniforms may consist of the following: (a) Tropical weave trousers and jackets, wool sweaters, ties, nylon/rayon coats and jackets, wool jackets, coat and jacket liners, winter trooper caps. (b) Shirts: permanent press, polo, utility (long and short sleeve), Pants: khaki, utility, coveralls, battle dress uniforms (BDUs). Pickup and delivery of the uniforms from the Pentagon building is to be included. REQUIREMENTS: The following shall be carried out in the performance of this contract: (a) All material and workmanship used in the performance of this contract shall be in good standard quality used in modern dry cleaning and laundering practices. For those items that are dry-cleaned, the contractor shall use a dry cleaning solvent compounded by a Standard Formula equally satisfactory for the purpose. All services to be performed under this contract, to include the dry-cleaning, laundering, repair, and alterations, shall be done in accordance with standard commercial practices. (b) The contractor is required to brush out the pockets or cuffs of the uniforms/clothing. (c) The contractor will not be required to replace any buttons and/or make any repairs unless the buttons are removed, or the clothing is damaged, while in the contractors possession. Any buttons damaged or torn off during cleaning and pressing shall be replaced by the contractor at their expense. (d) All clothing shall be spotted where necessary to remove stains and perspiration using water or other suitable solutions which are not injurious to the fabric. Water may be used in the dry cleaning of the uniforms/clothing only if it is controlled by a recognized humidity mechanism or other approved method that has been qualified and accepted by the National Institute of Dry Cleaning. (e) The bidder shall agree to allow a representative of the Government to extract at any time, prior to or after award of the contract, sample(s) of testing which shall be representative of the solvent in process, provided that all samples shall be taken from the discharge side of any equipment used. The solvent extracted for testing shall conform to the following: (1) be free from suspended matter and undissolved waste; and (2) the flash point of the solvent used in the dry cleaning process must be a minimum of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. (f) If detergents are used, all clothing must be given sufficient rinse to properly remove such detergents. (g) The solvent shall leave no residual to strips of heavy filter paper of uniforms size and shape when dipped into the solvent, removed and allowed to dry for six hours in a well ventilated room at a temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit. (h) If required, the bidder shall allow samples of clean, white wool cloth to be run through a normal cleaning cycle at any time. These samples shall show no shrinkage, and measurements taken by mans of a reflectometor shall show no increase of color. ( i) All clothing must receive sufficient drying and complete deodorizing after cleaning. The volatile solvent shall be evaporated at the correct temperature. (j) Lapels of coats and jackets shall be pressed firm, free of ripples, and rolled at the first button. (k) The tips of all uniform trousers shall be neatly pressed, and each leg shall be pressed by the three-lay method; that is, creasing the front and back in separate operations, after which the entire leg is pressed. (l) Each article of uniform/clothing furnished to the contractor for cleaning, pressing, and repairs shall be appropriately marked by the person whom it is assigned, to indicate the building in which that person is located. (m) The contractor shall collect and deliver all uniforms/clothing covered by these specifications, from and to the Pentagon Building. The pickup, cleaning, and delivery cycle shall be that the contractor shall pick-up soiled uniforms/clothing and deliver cleaned uniforms/clothing three (3) days a week -- each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If scheduled pick-up/delivery falls on a falls on a federal holiday, the contractor shall pick-up/deliver on the next scheduled delivery day. (n) All clothing which has been unsatisfactorily cleaned and/or pressed shall be promptly removed by the contractor and re-cycled to an acceptable condition. (o) In the event that any piece of uniform/clothing is lost or damaged by the contractor, deduction at the time of payment will be made on the basis of the inventory value of such clothing. (p) The contractor shall be required to furnish pre-numbered receipts in duplicate, one copy to be given to the COR at the point of pick-up, and one copy to be retained by the contractor, for each piece of clothing that will be picked up. (vii) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance: Pick-up and Drop-off location is the Pentagon Building, Arlington, Virginia. (vii) The period of performance is: BASE YEAR: December 01, 2000 to November 30, 2001; OPTION YEAR 1: December 01, 2001 to November 30, 2002; OPTION YEAR 2: December 01, 2002 to November 30, 2003; OPTION YEAR 3: December 01, 2003 to November 30, 2004; OPTION YEAR 4: December 01, 2004 to November 30, 2005. (viii) The following provision applies to this acquisition: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-1 entitled Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial (Oct 2000). The following provision is being added as an Addendum: 52.252-2 entitled Clauses Incorporated by Full text (Feb 1998). This contract (solicitation) incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address www.arnet.gov/far. (ix) The following provisions applies to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-2 entitled Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2000). (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers in descending order of importance: (1) Past Performance [offers must be submitted with two Government references and two Commercial references] and (2) Best value price. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. However, the Government intends to review quotes and award a contract without discussions. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the contracting officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all quotes if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest quote; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. Award will be based upon best value to the Government. Also provision 52.217-5 entitled Evaluation of Options (Jul 1999). (x) Offers are to include a completed copy of provision FAR 52.212-3 entitled Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Oct 2000). Also, if your company is a vendor not registered to do business with the Government, check web address: [http://www.dlis.dla.mil/ccr] (xi) The following provision applies to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4 entitled Contract Terms and conditions -- Commercial Items (May 1999). Also clauses 52.217-8 entitled Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) and 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000). (xii) The following clauses is applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-5 entitled Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Aug 2000). The following FAR Clauses within the aforementioned clause are being selected as applicable: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-16, 52.232.34, 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-43. (xiii) The following clause is applicable to this acquisition: DFAR 252.212-7001 entitled Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Mar 2000). (xiv) There is not a Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) number assigned to the acquisition. (xv) See Number Note 22. (xvi) Submission and delivery of quotes from interested sources are to be forwarded by November 13, 2000 by 12:00 noon, via facsimile 703-695-9239. Solicitations can be hand delivered to the Pentagon building, South Parking Entrance at Corridor Number 2 and Metro Entrance. (xvii) The points of contact for this acquisition are: Contract Specialist Ms. Dorothy Mills 703-695-5184, Contracting Officer Ms. Alvina Woodson 703-695-4905. ANY FURTHER INQUIRIES ARE TO BE FORWARDED VIA FACSIMILE ON 703-693-6807. NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ANSWERED REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001101/SSOL002.HTM (W-304 SN5054L9)