DISCLAIMER:
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE, OFFER, OR PROPSAL. 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. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), IF ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.
DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: The Rhode Island Army National Guard (RIARNG) has a requirement for the rental, delivery, and laundering of 500 shop towels. The dirty towels shall be picked up and replenished with clean towels on a bi-weekly basis. We are not seeking throw-away type or single-use rags. The rags will support three (3) maintenance facilities across Rhode Island, located in Warwick, Warren, and East Greenwich. The rags will be used to cleanup substances used in a vehicle maintenance shop such as but not limited to dirt, grease, other petroleum, oil, and lubricant products, solvents, and all-around grime. We would like to setup a contract for these services, to be paid out on a monthly basis. The desired period of performance would be a base year plus 4-option years.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: If your organization has the potential capability to provide the above, submit a response to include the following information at a minimum:
- Company Info: Organization name, organization address as registered in SAM, Cage Code/UEI Number, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization;
- Capability Statement including a description of the services/products your company offers, and demonstrating the skills, experience, knowledge, and capabilities necessary to meet the summary of requirements outlined above.
- Question 1: For the 500 rags requested, is your company be able to support pickup/dropoff at all each of the three (3) locations biweekly?
- Question 2: If the answer to the first question is “no”, for the 500 rags requested, would your company be able to support pickup/dropoff at a single location biweekly?
- Question 3: Please state if you are certified Small Business (8A, WOSB, Hubzone or SDVOSB). The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 812332 (Industrial Launderers); the Product Service Code (PSC) is S209 (Housekeeping – Laundry/Drycleaning).
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. All qualified business concerns are encouraged to respond. No phone calls will be accepted. Do not submit pricing information in response to this Sources Sought.
Questions regarding the requirement are also encouraged. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 06 March 2025.
All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to:
- Shane Murray, shane.c.murray2.civ@army.mil
- Kaitlin Simoes, kaitlin.l.simoes.civ@army.mil
Q&A:
Question #1: What are the requirements for facility access?
Answer: For East Greenwich, driver would have to stop at the gate and provide a valid drivers license and registered vehicle. From there they would drive to the designated loading dock and ring the bell for access. For Warwick and Warren driver would arrive at gate and call for access. The numbers are posted on the gates.
Question #2: Is it 500 rags for each of the locations or 500 total for all 3 locations?
Answer: 500 total for all 3 locations.
