SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- Environmental Services for NIH Research Hospital - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 10/4/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 561720
— Janitorial Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center/Office of Purchasing & Contracts, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 106, MSC 5480, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5480
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5480
- Archive Date
- 11/2/2018
- Point of Contact
- Lisa L. Schaupp, Phone: 3014020735
- E-Mail Address
-
Lisa.Schaupp@nih.gov
(Lisa.Schaupp@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Environmental Services Draft Performance Work Statement The National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center is conducting a market survey/sources sought to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZONE small business capable of serving the needs mentioned below. This market survey/sources sought announcement and pre-solicitation notice is not a request for proposals and the Government is not committed to award a contract pursuant to this announcement. The information from this market research is for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. This is strictly market research and the Government will not entertain questions concerning this market research. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this market survey. To ascertain if you are a small business for the services described in the attached Draft Performance Work Statement, use the size standard provided by NAICS Code 561720 (Janitorial Services), with a size standard of no more than $18.0 million. Statement of Need: The Materials Management and Environmental Services Department in the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland has a requirement for environmental services including specialized housekeeping and linen distribution. These efforts are highly technical, and the contractor must provide proof of capability and experience in a research hospital setting as necessary. Capabilities Statement Requirements: Capabilities Statements shall provide the following for evaluation purposes. Recent experience Demonstrated experience in a tertiary research medical facility of at least 225 beds and 750,000 square feet within the past five (5) years. (A research medical facility is classified as one in which bench and clinical research is performed, as well as tertiary patient care). Accreditation Results Two (2) consecutive successful Joint Commission surveys with no deficiencies in Elements of Performance (EP) over the past seven (7) years that relate specifically to housekeeping. Documentation must include a list of the facilities referenced that includes; The name of the facilities Overall score the facility obtained Any specific comments made by the surveyors pertaining to EP. Patient Satisfaction Respondents shall demonstrate at least a total score of 90% over a 1 year period in the most recent client hospital's patient satisfaction survey such as a Press-Ganey, Picker or a similar rating system. Technical Skills/Experience Please provide in your response, evidence of experience with the following cleaning requirements. Biomedical Research Laboratories MRI Cleaning Isolation Room Cleaning High Risk Disinfection Cleaning for organisms such as MRSA - VRE - TB - Ebola Organizational Structure - Transition The organizational structure of the company may shift during the term of the contract. Please provide your overall organizational structure and action plan for transition and hiring of management and supervisory staff. Recruitment, training, and Retention, of Staff Capabilities Statements shall include the vendor's strategy and current process for recruitment and retention, training and credentialing, of all levels of staff. The vendor responses must demonstrate their expertise in the areas described above. Please note that failure to specifically demonstrate capability to provide the required services in your response to this market survey may affect the Government's review of industry's ability to perform these services. The vendor's response shall be in sufficient detail to allow the Government to assess the capability of your firm. The vendor response shall also include any other specific and relevant information related to the requirements of this project that will enable the Government to determine the capabilities of the company to perform the specialized requirements described in this synopsis. Interested organizations must demonstrate and document in any response submitted to this market survey extensive experience with and the ability to perform all of the specialized requirements elsewhere described. 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 Purchase Order or Contract based upon Vendor 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". Vendors must send written capability responses by October 18, 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to Lisa Schaupp, the Contract Specialist at the e-mail address Lisa.Schaupp@nih.gov. For any questions regarding the response submission process, please respond in writing to the email address provided.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN05115948-W 20181006/181004230905-b03924bdb4f465b665625b292c163d92 (fbodaily.com)
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