a. Furnish a ready to issue stock of clean and folded items on-site at SHN in quantities specified at no cost (Attachment A - Linen Inventory). Only items utilized by the Department from the ready issue stock must be invoiced. i. All linen must be in good repair without stains, discoloration, tears, holes, or frayed seams. Any mending or darning by the Contractor must be near or comparable in material and color as the original items. And use thread or patches of comparable material and color as the original items. The Department, at its discretion, may refuse to accept any items which is unacceptable or has excessive mending or repair. ii. All linens must be sanitary, having been washed and dried in an environment that has destroyed all pathogens, oils, dirt and insects. iii. All linens must be washed in water of one hundred sixty (160) degrees Fahrenheit for twenty-five (25) minutes or chemically treated to render the items non-infectious. iv. All linens must be heat dried or ironed at three hundred twenty (320) degrees Fahrenheit or above. v. No scented chemicals must be used in the washing and drying of items. vi. The quantities of items stated in Attachment A - Linen Inventory must be provided at the beginning of the Contract as the starting inventory. b. Repair or replace items damaged during normal operations (normal wear and tear) by either the Contractor or the Department. i. There must be no additional cost to the Department for repair or replacement for items damaged in the course of normal operations. c. Replace items destroyed (damaged beyond economical repair) or lost by the Department during the term of the Contract. i. The replacement cost must be invoiced at the cost specified in the Cost/Billing Procedure...
