SOURCES SOUGHT – MEDICAL LINEN RENTAL SERVICES
“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR REQUEST FOR (RFP), IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL NOT BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”
INTRODUCTION
The United States Army Health Care Activity, Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement , Medical Linen Rental Services, Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) and CPL Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic, Oahu, Hawaii. The Contractor shall provide linen rental items for Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), located on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii and Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic, located on Schofield Barracks on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii. The Contractor services include pickup and delivery of rented soiled and cleaned linen to the areas designated within the PWS. The Contractor shall establish and maintain a system of records to control and account for all work performed.
All services shall be provided in accordance with current (a) The Joint Commission (TJC) standards, (b) the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, (c) Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards, (d) Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) or TRSA Hygienically Clean for Healthcare, best commercial laundry standards/practices, (e) International Fabricare Institute (IFI) and (f) any other applicable Federal, State and local regulations and guidelines. Performance shall be in accordance with the scope of this PWS and other specifications or provisions of the
contract. Linen services are considered a mission essential function and an essential contractor service. Requirements for this effort are determined by the pounds/pieces of clean and soiled linen utilized on a weekly basis.
The laundry facility shall be HLAC or TRSA Hygienically Clean for Healthcare certified within 6-months after contract award and maintain that certification throughout the term of the contract. The contractor will provide proof to the COR/KO within 6 months of the award of contract and annually at the start of each option year.
BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL DETERMINE A SET ASIDE, IF ANY,ON THE BUSINESSS SIZE. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
REQUIRED CAPABILITIES
If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:
- Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.
2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.
The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to:
a) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated;
b) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements;
c) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and
d) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.
ELIGIBILITY
The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 812331 with a Small Business Size Standard of $40M. The Product Service Code is S209. You are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must be registered in sam.gov in their capabilities statement. The United States Army Health Care Activity, Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO) is seeking industry information and comments from sources with capabilities to perform the contract and with relevant experience in providing services necessary to perform services of the nature and scope . Interested parties shall complete and submit the Capability Statement, attached Market Research Questionnaire and Experience Reporting Form to the government. Interested parties can also use the questions templates for any questions you have as part of your submission.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS/ATTACHMENTS
- Attachment 1 Market Research Questionnaire
- Attachment 2 Experience Reporting Form
- Attachment 3 Questions and Answers
- Attachment 4 Linen Usage (See Note)
- Capabilities Statement
Note: Attachment 4 Linen Usage are only for TAMC to give you the request number of rented items required on a weekly basis on an estimate.
This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:
1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? Please add dates.
2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.
3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.
4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?
5.) Please note that under a small business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14(e)(1), the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PWS for the base period as well as the option periods.
6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, EIN, Cage Code, etc.
7.) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility requirements.
The estimated period of performance consists of base and 4 option years, with performance commencing in 1 July 2025.
Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be a a firm fixed price contract.
RESPONSE: Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement to include their teaming partner/subcontractor of no more than fifteen (15) pages in length in Arial font of not less than 10 pitch. The capability statement will specifically address you are able to rent the items listed in Attachment 4 on a weekly basis. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2 pm, Central Daylight Time, 1 November 2024. All responses to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically via emailed in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), to Monica Perkins, Contract Specialist, monica.perkins3.civ@health.mil, and copy Cathering-Tehila Johnson, Contracting Officer, catherine-tehila.o.johnson.civ@health.mil.
All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.
No phone calls will be accepted.
All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.
•Gain knowledge of common business practices for the specified requirement.
•Obtain feedback regarding feasibility of the described requirement (challenges, limitations, costs, etc.)
DISCLAIMER: DO NOT SUBMIT A NARRATIVE, PROPOSAL, BROCHURES, OR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
