Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

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 and related services for William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC), Fort Bliss, TX, inclusive of Biggs Army Field, TX, McGregor Range, NM and White Sands Missile Range, NM. The mission of the WBAMC is to provide quality healthcare to patients in a safe, clean, and aesthetically-pleasing medical treatment facilities (MTFs). Medical Treatment Facility, WBAMC is classified as a newly constructed clinical admin and inpatient, tertiary-level hospital with highly specialized staff and technical equipment--- for example, cardiology, intensive care unit, and specialized imaging units; subspecialty clinical services highly differentiated by function; formal teaching programs; and formal medical research capabilities. The anticipated volume of activity necessary to carry out the inpatient tertiary-level mission, in combination with the rapid rate of patient turnover, will have an extraordinary impact on the management of the healthcare environmental services program. The new medical center consist of six distinct buildings with 964,196 square feet (SF) and 32 outlying MTFs with 399,730 SF in the health service area of WBAMC located on Fort Bliss, TX. The total estimated square footage of WBAMC and the MTFs in the health service area of WBAMC is 1,363,927. Description of Services: The contractor shall furnish all personnel, labor, equipment, material, tools, supplies, supervision, 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 described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Healthcare environmental 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; 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 Mr. Ben Canales at benito.canales4.civ@mail.mil no later than 14 December 2020, 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 for NAICS 561720? 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's capability statement shall clearly demonstrate the capability to obtain ISSA CIMS certification within 30 calendar 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 WBAMC healthcare environmental cleaning services within the last 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. The capability statement shall include the details of how a proposed partnership/joint venture/teaming arrangement with another company (if applicable) will be organized, and what each company's responsibilities are within the partnership/joint venture/teaming arrangement. 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 14 December 2020, 2:00 PM (CST) via e-mail to Mr. Ben Canales, Contract Specialist at benito.canales4.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 within the last 24 months of the previous 36 months indicating experience with projects of same or similar type and scope to WBAMC. 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 to WBAMC: 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, Dental Facilities) (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: