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This Sources Sought notice is for informational and planning purposes only. This notice does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be considered as a commitment by the government. All firms resp... This Sources Sought notice is for informational and planning purposes only. This notice does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be considered as a commitment by the government. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request that will be considered for contract award. The intent of this notice is to determine the availability of qualified commercial sources capable of providing Healthcare Environmental Cleaning Services (HEC) and related services for Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), West Oahu and multiple medical treatment facility (MTF) in the health service area (HSA) of U. S. Army Garrison – Hawaii. The mission of the Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) is to provide world class medicine to the military personnel and their families in safe, clean, and aesthetically-pleasing medical treatment facilities (MTFs). The medical center complex consists of an eleven-story hospital and four out-patient clinic buildings. The eleven-story hospital includes 12 Operating Rooms (OR) suites, one special procedure room, 11 Labor and Delivery (L&D) rooms, 2 L&D OR Suites and 194 total beds. Clinics and services include emergency department, laboratory, obstetrical/gynecology, ophthalmology/optometry, orthopedics, pharmacy, physical therapy, psychiatry and radiology. The command suite and other administrative support functions such as: outpatient records, outpatient pharmacy, admissions and dispositions, primary care unit, and specialty care clinics, which are located within the complex. TAMC employs over 45,977 civilian, military, contractors and volunteer personnel. There are 47 additional MTFs in the Health Service Area (HSA) of the US Army Garrison – Hawaii. These include E Wing Veteran’s Administration (VA), the Dialysis area in 4G Wing that is adjacent to the main hospital, the Ambulatory Care Clinic, the Center for Aging, and the VA parking structure. The VA provides a lot of the same services mentioned above to our retirees. TAMC and the multiple MTFs are accredited by the Joint Commission (JC). The estimated quantity for TAMC is 1,626,816.85 Square Feet (SF). There may be reduced or additional SF for newly constructed buildings and/or building expansions that will require services as they are completed or reduction of SF for facilities closing as a result of consolidation of services. Description of Services: The contractor shall furnish all personnel, training, labor, equipment, tools, supplies, management, administration, and services, except as may be expressly set forth as government furnished and otherwise do all things necessary to perform and provide the work efforts necessary to perform the work efforts described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) at all geographically-dispersed MTFs. Healthcare housekeeping cleaning services include: cleaning services; exterior building services (e.g. windows, doors, walkways); collection and removal of general waste (trash); removal of recycle; collection and transport of Regulated Medical Waste (RMW); and collection, transport, and distribution of linen. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 561720 and the annual size standard in millions of dollars is $19.5. The agency is seeking industry information and comments from sources with capabilities to perform the contract and with relevant experience in all of the functional areas mentioned above. Interested parties shall complete and submit the attached Market Research Questionnaire and Experience Reporting Form to the government. Responses to the Sources Sought are encouraged from all interested parties. DISCLAIMER: DO NOT SUBMIT A NARRATIVE, PROPOSAL, BROCHURES OR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. Based upon the responses received, the government will determine if consolidation is possible and will cause no harm to small businesses. This is a sources sought announcement and is for information and planning purposes ONLY, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. An award will not be made on responses to this notice. This Sources Sought Synopsis is not a Request for Proposal (RFP); it is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of sources prior to issuing a solicitation. Interested parties may submit their response to tracy.a.blake2.civ@mail.mil no later than 2 May 2022, 2:00 PM (CST) via e-mail. Interested parties shall only submit questions or concerns regarding the Sources Sought Synopsis via e-mail; phone calls are not permissible. MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE 1. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program. [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other ________________________ 2. Is your firm currently International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA) Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) certified? If not, your firm capability statement shall clearly demonstrate capability to obtain ISSA CIMS certification within 30 days of the contract’s start date. A team member or major subcontractor may not be used to satisfy this requirement 3. Does your firm have recent and relevant corporate experience comparable in a medical facility same or similar to TAMC healthcare environmental cleaning services for a total of 24 months of the previous 36 months? A team member or major subcontractor may be used to satisfy this requirement. [ ] yes [ ] no If yes, complete the attached experience reporting form per the form’s instructions. 4. Include with your response, your company name, mailing address, telephone number, point of contact, small business size standard, system for award management code and DUNS number (if available). Proprietary/Competition sensitive information (appropriately marked) will be protected from disclosure to the greatest extent practicable; however, it is preferred that respondents do not provide proprietary or otherwise restricted responses. This notice is a market survey and is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government will not award a contract based upon responses to this announcement. The Government shall not assume any costs for preparing or submitting any information in response to the market survey or the Government's use of the information. Any proprietary information should be clearly identified as 'proprietary information'. Interested parties must send written capability responses by 2 May 2022, 2:00 PM (CST) via e-mail to tracy.a.blake2.civ@mail.mil. DISCLAIMER: DO NOT SUBMIT A NARRATIVE, PROPOSAL, BROCHURES OR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. Based upon the responses received, the Government will determine the acquisition strategy for the procurement. This is a sources sought announcement ONLY and is for information and planning purposes ONLY, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. An award will not be made on responses to this notice. This Sources Sought Synopsis is not a Request for Proposal; it is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of sources prior to issuing a solicitation. EXPERIENCE REPORTING FORM Provide the following information to show up to three examples of projects your company completed for a total of 24 months of the previous 36 months indicating experience with projects same or similar type and scope to TAMC. Use one form per project. Tracking Number: Project No.________of ____________. a. Name of Firm: b. Contract Number, Title and Location of Project: c. Contract Type and Pricing Arrangement: d. Describe your capability in performing the following types of cleaning for a medical facility same or similar size the TAMC: Include this information on a separate word document for each project (1) Type 1 services (Surgery Areas) (2) Type 2 services (Patient Areas, Isolation Rooms, Intensive Care Units, Emergency Rooms and Nurseries) (3) Type 3 services (Restrooms, Locker Rooms and Showers) (4) Type 4 services (Support Areas, i.e., Clinical Support Areas, Exams Rooms) (5) Type 5 services (Administrative Areas) (6) Type 6 services (Common Areas, Entrances, Elevators, Lobbies) e. Size of the facility in square feet and type of facility (in-patient; ambulatory) f. Description of the facilities: g. Describe how the contract referenced is relevant to the immediate acquisition. If only portions of the contract are relevant, specify which portions of the contract are relevant to the immediate acquisition: h. Role (Prime, Joint Venture, or Subcontractor, etc.): i. Contract or Subcontract (Award) Amount: j. Dates of Contract: Began: Completed: k. Were You Terminated or Assessed Liquidated Damages? yes no. If “yes”, provide explanation: