SOURCES SOUGHT
S -- Service Contract for Contingency Linen Service
- Notice Date
- 5/3/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 812320
— Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 16;Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center;2002 Holcombe BLVD;Houston TX 77030 4298
- ZIP Code
- 77030 4298
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25619Q0796
- Response Due
- 5/13/2019
- Archive Date
- 6/12/2019
- Point of Contact
- joel.dingle@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1. Title: Contingency Linen Service 2. Purpose: The Michael E. Debakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) hereby issues the following Sources Sought Notice as a Request for Information (RFI). This RFI is being used for Market Research purposes only to seek contractors with the capability to provide the MEDVAMC with all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, facility, and supervision to provide Contingency Linen Service in order to comply with guidelines established by the Association for Linen Management (ALM) and in order to comply with sanitary conditions as specified by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). 3. Place of Performance: Michael E. Debakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, TX 77030 NOTE: All Questions shall be answered in Section 4 for the government to consider whether the contractor has the capability to meet the government s requirement. 4. Responses Requested: The MEDVAMC requires the following questions answered in this RFI: Questions that are not answered shall be considered non-responsive to the Request for Information. a. Prospective contractors shall provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address. In addition, contractors shall provide the company's business size, and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. b. Is your company a small business, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? NAICS Code: 812320, PSC Code: S209 Laundry & Dry Cleaning Services. Please provide proof of qualifications. c. Provide in your capability statement a list of active contracts for commercial, federal, state, and local governments. List of contracts shall provide communication on the government s requirement illustrating the capability for comparison. d. Is your company available under any Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC), General Services Administration Schedules (GSA), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), and/or Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)? If so, please list the contract number and a brief summary of the products and services provided. e. Provide a brief summary of your potential approach to this type of contract and meeting the specific requirements per the DRAFT Statement of Work along with your experience managing similar contracts with similar requirements. f. Will you be performing services as a prime contractor or subcontracting services out? g. What is your company s recent experience, be it US Federal contracted service or a service performed external to US Federal government? h. Are the laundry personnel Association for Linen Management certified? i. Is the contractor s laundry facility within a 50-mile radius from the MEDVAMC? j. What is the address of the laundry facility? k. Will you be able to provide a minimum of 10,000 pounds and a maximum of 800,000 pounds of serviced laundry (clean weight) per year? 5. Opportunity: The MEDVAMC is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide this service. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this RFI to assist the MEDVAMC in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry. Contractor shall possess the capability to provide all requirements and objectives. 6. Instructions and Response Guidelines: RFI responses are due by May 13, 2019 at 11:00 am (CST); size is limited to 8.5 x 11 inches, 12-point font, with 1-inch margins in Microsoft Word format via email to joel.dingle@va.gov. Telephone requests or inquires will not be accepted. The subject line shall read: 36C256-19-Q-0796 Contingency Linen Service. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs 4(a) - 4(k). All Questions shall be answered to be considered as part of the Market Research for capable contractors to meet the government s requirement. Please provide additional information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the RFI. Information provided will be used solely by MEDVAMC as "market research" and will not be released outside of the MEDVAMC Purchasing and Contract Team. DISCLAIMER: This RFI does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this RFI is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website or GSA. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this RFI, or future RFP. 7. Contact Information: Contract Specialist, Joel Dingle Email address: joel.dingle@va.gov Your responses to this notice is appreciated. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (03-MAY-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/HoVAMC/VAMCCO80220/36C25619Q0796/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center;2002 Holcombe BLVD;Houston, TX
- Zip Code: 77030
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 77030
- Record
- SN05301238-F 20190505/190503230020 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
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