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This is a Request for Information (RFI). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain knowledge and information for project plannin... This is a Request for Information (RFI). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain knowledge and information for project planning purposes. NAICS code: 812332 and sized standard is $41.5. NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status must be registered and CVE verified in VetBiz Registry www.vetbiz.gov. Background: The Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) is a Complexity Level 1A facility and teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services complete with state-of-the-art technology, education and research. Comprehensive health care is provided through emergency medicine, primary care, tertiary care, and long-term care in the areas of medicine, surgery, mental health, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care. Environmental Services is required to provide uniforms to many services to include Nursing, covering nearly 400 employees. During the past years we have historically purchased at least seven uniforms for each employee within the facilities and due to the maintenance and cost required to maintain such a large number of uniforms, we are considering a leasing program. The goal of the leasing program is to improve the appearance of the employee uniforms and give a fresh new look to the staff. It is critical that EMS meets the organizations responsibility to provide uniforms to designated employees who are required to wear them within the facility. The expectation of the contract will be to provide aesthetic uniforms to the Nashville Campus in Nashville and Alvin C. York Campus in Murfreesboro. The Contractor will be responsible to clean the employee uniforms at the option of the employee. Purpose and Objectives: Your responses to the information requested will be used for planning purposes only. The Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Nashville and Murfreesboro are developing its requirements for Uniform Leasing Services. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gather information to assist the VAMC in formulating its requirements and identify qualified firms who are able to meet our requirements. The NCO 9 is open to alternative ideas. Respondents are encouraged to provide information about alternatives that can help the VAMC better define its requirements and obtain a management solution that meets its needs. Project requirements: See Attached Statement of Work Anticipated period of performance: The NCO 9 does not presently intend to award a contract but want to obtain market information and sources capability for acquisition planning purposes only. Capability statement /information sought. The Capability Statement should discuss the product s capabilities as against the potential requirements, the product s system requirements, the product s integration specification (if available), and any other specific and pertinent information that would enhance the VAMC s understanding of the information submitted. Also, vendors with a GSA schedule should provide the contract number of that schedule. We recognize that not all requirements may be met. Please indicate in your response which capabilities can be provided via commercial versus custom developed solutions. Please e-mail your response with the above information to Lori.Ellis2@va.gov with the subject line "RFI #36C24920Q0181 by 1:00 p.m. on April 20, 2020. Any question should be emailed to Lori.Ellis2@va.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.202(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).