Directorate of Contracting, United States Military Academy, Building 681, West Point, NY 10996

S -- LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING SERVICE (PICK-UP AND DELIVERY) MARKET SURVEY POC LISLE LENNON, Contract Specialist, (914) 938-4998, FAX (914) 938-5855 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via, Lisle-Lennon@usma.edu. The U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York is conducting a market survey to ascertain the availability of any commercial firms withing a 50 MILE RADIUS OF WEST POINT, NEW YORK that might be able to meet current and projected workload requirements for the U.S. Military Academy laundry and dry cleaning service needs. The objective of this synopsis is to identify business sources who can provide all personnel, equipment, tools, facilities, materials, and supervision necessary to coordinate, plan and perform Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) pick-up and delivery of a variety of articles to include, but not limited to: Organizational Bulk Work, Hospital-Medical Treatment Work, Individual Piece Rate (IPR), Cash Per Bundle, and Cadet Payroll Deduction. Estimated workload is 3,791,271 pieces per year. This consists of a mix of laundry and dry clean articles. Approximately 240,000 pieces are hospital items and approximately 246,432 are dry clean items. Cadet laundry averages approximately 30 pieces (per cadet per week) of which approximately 9 pieces may require starching and pressing. The cadet dry cleaning bundle averages approximately 7 pieces to be cleaned and finished. Cadet usage is 64.57%, Organization is 27.01%, Individual is 4.47% and miscellaneous is 3.95%. All work is required to be picked up and delivered within 3 working days. Items consist of tablecloths, sheets, pillowcases, t-shirts, sweat suits, white uniform items, fatigues, mesh bag items (items are processed in mesh bag without being individual touched), bathrobes, belts, collars, etc. Unlimited services to the Corps of Cadets include: wash & tumble service for mesh bag items; starching and pressing of India coat, white trousers, collars, cuffs and belts; starching and steam finish of white shirts; wash & tumble service for cadet BDU's;, dry clean and press of all gray trousers; dry clean and steam finish of all gray coat items and class shirts; dry clean and press of all blazer uniform items; and civilian clothes service in accordance with care label. Organizational laundry and dry cleaning activities are charged per piece bulk rates. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS MARKET RESEARCH FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Interested parties having the capability to provide the above COCO services are requested to notify the Contracting Office, in writing, within 10 calendar days from this publication. The inquiry should indicate the name and address of the company and point of contact to include telephone number. Respond by mail to the above address, ATTN: Lisle Lennon or by FAX (914) 938-5855 or by E-Mail Lisle-Lennon@usma.edu. Posted 11/16/99 (W-SN401063). (0320)

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