UPDATE: 11/14/24
The standard size is 16x16 with a thickness of 1/8 of an inch for the cloth-type towels. No particular brand name.
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Shop Towels Exchange Service at Camp Stanley, TX (San Antonio Area)
This notice is for planning and informational purposes only and SHALL NOT be considered an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quotation (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP). There is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS). This office does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought Synopsis or reimburse respondents for information solicited and provided. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort.
Response to this SSS does not guarantee or exclude your participation in the forthcoming acquisition process. Any information provided by the Government under this notice is preliminary and may be updated or changed prior to release of the solicitation. All submissions will become Government property and will not be returned.
Camp Stanley Storage Activity (CSSA) is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis in an effort to perform market research to assist in determining the appropriate acquisition strategy for Shop Towels Exchange to be performed at 25800 Ralph Fair Road, Boerne, TX 78015.
Interested parties must be located within a 25-mile radius to Camp Stanley
The Government intends to award a single firm-fixed-price contract as a result of the solicitation to be issued. The expected period of performance is 60-months (Base + 4-years). The contractor shall provide all tools, parts, supplies, equipment, transportation and labor necessary to deliver 200 clean shop towels (cloth-type) weekly and pick-up used shop towels at one facility. Shop towels will be used to clean mechanical parts and will be soiled with solvent when used.
In order to determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency need exists, the Government will consider ALL responses received, particularly those received from 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, or small businesses. Responses to this SSS permit the contracting officer, in accordance with FAR 19.203(c), to consider an acquisition for the small business socioeconomic concerns (i.e., 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB programs) and to consider a small business set-aside (see 19.502-2(b))
SUBMITTAL INFORMATION:
Interested Offerors having the required specialized capabilities / qualifications to support some, or all of the work identified above are asked to answer the following questions and submit a capability statement. Capability statements shall contain the following information:
1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, UEI number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.
2. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience on similar requirements to include contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor, contract value, point of contact with current phone number. Briefly identify how the referenced contract relates to the services described for this requirement.
3. The NAICS code contemplated for this requirement is 812332 with a small business size standard of $9,000,000.00. In your opinion, does this NAICS code fit this requirement? If not, which NAICS code would you suggest and why?
YOUR RESPONSE TO THE SYNOPSIS: The Government will not review general capability statements, please ensure submissions are tailored to this requirement and information requested in the attached statement of work. The Government requests Capabilities Statements be submitted electronically in PDF or MS Word format. Offeror's responses shall not exceed three (3) pages single-sided - standard 8 ½ X 11 pages using not less than 10-pitch font -- and shall describe the offerors technical expertise in sufficient detail to make an informed determination of the offerors ability to successfully perform the services described above.
Please respond via electronic mail (email) to the Contracting Officer, Armando Corral at the following: armando.v.corral.civ@army.mil. All questions MUST be in writing and should also be directed to Contracting Officer. In all responses, please reference Camp Stanley Shop Towels Exchange Service in the subject line. Verbal questions will not be accepted. This SSS is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. No telephonic responses will be accepted.
