SOURCES SOUGHT
S -- Healthcare Laundry Services - Sources Sought Synopsis
- Notice Date
- 4/3/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 812331
— Linen Supply
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Phoenix Area Ofc Phoenix Indian Medical Center, 4212 N 16th Street, Building No 9, Phoenix, Arizona, 85016
- ZIP Code
- 85016
- Solicitation Number
- 15-247-SOL-00060
- Archive Date
- 4/29/2015
- Point of Contact
- Donovan Conley, Phone: 602-200-5374, Brian G Numkena, Phone: 602-200-5250
- E-Mail Address
-
donovan.conley@ihs.gov, brian.numkena@ihs.gov
(donovan.conley@ihs.gov, brian.numkena@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Source Sought Synopsis This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought synopsis only. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size Classifications: Small Business Set-Asides, Small Disadvantage Business, 8(a), Women-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HubZone, and Large Business. The NAICS code is 812331 (Size standard of $32.5 million average annual receipts for preceding three fiscal years). Responses to this sources sought synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions, see submittal requirements below. After review of the response to this sources sought announcement, a solicitation announcement will be published in FEDBIZOPPS. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), is seeking sources to perform Healthcare Laundry Services for the Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ. The Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, and transportation to provide this service. Period of Performance will be July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015 with four one-year option periods. Responses to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) and must respond to the following questions: 1. Is your business a large or small business? 2. If small, does your firm qualify as a small business, or a small, disadvantaged business? 3. If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and is your firm certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act? 4. Is your firm a certified "hub zone" firm? 5. Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business? 6. Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned and Veteran-Owned? 7. Does your firm have an Environment Management System Certification (EMS)? 8. What qualifications/certifications does your firm have? 9. What is the average work experience of your personnel? 10. Does your firm perform background checks? 11. Does your firm have a quality assurance plan in place? What quality assurance methods and quality standards does your firm use? 12. Do you currently have a government contract? 13. Does your company launder and repair customer-owned goods ("COG")? 14. Does your company have a contingency plan in place in case of loss of utilities, medical emergencies, natural and/or man-made disasters, fire, inclement weather, work stoppage, or major accidents? 15. Does your company launder and repair new linen and special handling articles? 16. If so, what is the turnaround time for new linen and special handling articles? 17. Does your company follow the Infection control guide lines as outlined by the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council, Accreditation Standards for Processing Reusable Textiles for Use in Healthcare Facilities, 2011 Edition? 18. Does your company launder each facility's linen separately? 19. What is the turnaround time for the laundering of routine linen? 20. Has your facility been granted accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)? 21. Has your facility been granted accreditation by the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC)? 22. What performance percentage thresholds are used most by your customers? 23. How are the thresholds measured? 24. What happens when the performance thresholds are not met? 25. What happens when the linen is returned in a soiled cart? 26. What happens when we receive soiled linen from your company? What are the requirements to resolve this issue? 27. Do customers ever complain about too much lint? 28. What types of linen are handled (special) or differently and how is it handled differently? Interested businesses are required to submit a Statement of Capabilities (SOC) demonstrating: 1) Ability to manage the services, description of past performance on previous contracts, dollar value of each contract, number of employees for each, the types and range of skills of employees for each, and point of contact and telephone number of the contracting activity for each contract. 2) A capability statement, including summary of relevant performance history (with points of contact and applicable telephone numbers, FAX numbers, addresses and email addresses, if available) within the past three years. This is not a request for proposals and in no way obligate the Government to award any contract. Responses must be received in writing no later than April 16, 2015. Firms responding to this announcement which fail to provide all of the required information cannot be used to help the Government make the acquisition decisions which is the intent of this synopsis. This notice is to help PIMC in determining potential sources only. No solicitation is currently available. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request to be considered for a contract award. If a solicitation is issued, it will be posted later at https://www.fbo.gov and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. A response to this sources sought synopsis is NOT a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Location: Phoenix Indian Medical Center 4212 North 16th Street Phoenix, AZ 85014
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/IHS/IHS-PIMC/15-247-SOL-00060/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Phoenix Indian Medical Center, 4212 North 16th Street, Phoenix, Arizona, 85023, United States
- Zip Code: 85023
- Zip Code: 85023
- Record
- SN03688900-W 20150405/150403234502-e50948aba1694e634d003e2e0f56387b (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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