Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Sources Sought As part of its Market Research, NCO 21 is issuing this RFI to determine if there exists an adequate number of qualified interested contractors capable of providing laundry services as f... Sources Sought As part of its Market Research, NCO 21 is issuing this RFI to determine if there exists an adequate number of qualified interested contractors capable of providing laundry services as further described in the draft Statement of Work (SOW). The Government may use the responses to this RFI for information and planning purposes. The draft SOW describes only the currently contemplated possible scope of work and may vary from the work scope in a final SOW included in any Request for Quote (RFQ). The anticipated period of performance is a base of 12 months with 4 12-month option years. The contractor will be providing services for the Las Vegas VA Medical Center, 6900 North Pecos Road, Las Vegas, NV 89086. There is no solicitation document as this time. The NAICS is 812332 Industrial Launderers, with Small Business size of $41.5M. NOTE: Please ensure that System For Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement. Only firms seriously interested and truly capable should send their information and/or capability statement and any questions by email to brandy.gastinell@va.gov no later than 2 PM Pacific Time, January 5, 2023. If interested, please provide the following information. Failure to provide the following information completely and accurately may result in a determination that your company is not a viable source: Name of Company Point of Contact Name, phone number, and email address DUNS number Socio-economic status such as Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, VOSB, Women-Owned Small Business, etc. should be included. SDVOSB/VOSB status will be verified using VetBiz. Capability statements that include the following: Identify geographical areas your company currently services? Approximately how many current employees do you have in the service area(s)? Indicate prior experience for same/similar service in these geographical areas. If the experience is through government contract, please identify the contract number. Are you a certified and authorized vendor to perform laundry services? If you will rely on a subcontractor to assist with performance, please clearly identify what functions your company will perform versus those of the subcontractor(s). When responding to the preceding questions, avoid using teaming language, e.g. Team ABC has 20 years of experience or Team ABC has placed 15,000 staff. Clearly identify what functions/experience/resources your company has and will be able to perform independently of a subcontractor. Ambiguous responses that lack clarity will affect the Contracting Officer s ability to determine if your company is a viable source for this requirement. Before responding please carefully read and consider the following: As this is a service acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have a Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/52_217_221.html The Service Contract Act will apply. Please see the DRAFT Statement of Work attached for further details. DISCLAIMER This Sources Sought notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this request that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. The Government will not compensate an offeror for providing information in response to this sources sought. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. This is simply a sources sought notice. STATEMENT OF WORK Laundry Services, Las Vegas Medical Center Las Vegas, NV 89086 Description of Services - Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, management, supplies, facilities, including transportation of linen to contractor owned/contractor operated bulk laundry facility to accomplish the required linen cleaning service and tasks for accomplishment of complete medical laundry services, as described in this SOW for the Veteran Administration of Southern Nevada Healthcare System, (VASNHS.) All services are to be performed in accordance with standard medical industry practices and quality control measures. Services shall include pick-up and delivery of items by Contractor personnel. Scope- All workmanship shall be in accordance with practices/guidelines established by the National Association of Institutional Linen Management (NAILM), International Fabricare Institute (IFI), Hygienically Clean Healthcare Certified by Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA), Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) and accepted industry standards. It is intended that services shall include all processes necessary for the laundering and finishing of the articles even though every step involved is not specifically mentioned. All work shall be performed under sanitary conditions as specified by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Physical separation, through the presence of a barrier wall and the use of pass-through equipment is required to maintain positive air pressure in the clean section relative to a negative air pressure in the soiled section. In no case shall clean and soiled linen share the same physical space. The laundry plant layout/design should incorporate a design for asepsis whereby clean linen neither comes into contact with soiled linens nor shares the same physical space, thus avoiding cross-contamination and/or reintroduction of bacteria once processed. Plants in which the work is done shall be open to inspection of sanitary conditions by Government representatives. After processing, laundered articles shall be in serviceable and sanitary condition, meeting established quality and performance requirement standards as outlined in this SOW. All linen must be processed in a manner consistent with its intended use, free of wrinkles, damage, lint, stains, etc; ensuring that quality will meet or exceed expectations of the SOW. Safety or protective clothing or equipment shall be provided and maintained by the contractor at the contractor s own expense. Delivery and Pick up Schedule- VASNHS North Las Vegas VAMC: 6900 N. Pecos Rd. Building 1Rear loading dock. Contractor is required to provide delivery to and from the contractor laundry facility. Pick up/delivery will be made seven days per week, Monday through Sunday, between the hours of 6:00 8:00AM. Pick- up and delivery times may be changed in order to meet the needs of the VA and as agreed between Contractor and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or designated representative. At that time clean linen (processed from the previous day) should be made available for return to the VA. Clean linen unloaded by contractor personnel at the Medical Center loading/unloading dock area. Soiled linen picked up at Medical Center loading /unloading dock area. Scheduled services are to be accomplished subject to emergency situations, which may require alteration of schedules. Emergency situations will be defined by the COR or designated representative as transportation accidents, equipment or utility failures at the plant or when transportation failures occur. In the event of Medical Facility emergencies, disaster, or drills, the contractor shall perform all laundry/linen services required by the Medical Facility/Primary Care Clinics.