Department of Veterans Affairs (90C), VA Medical Center, Attn: Contracting Officer, Mountain Home, Tn 37684

V -- TEXTILE PICKUP AND DELIVERY SERVICE SOL SOL 621-06-00 DUE 113099 POC Charles McCarthy, (423) 461-7986 WEB: SOL 621-06-00, www.cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/cbdpwd.cgi. E-MAIL: Laundry delivery, charles.mccarthy@med.va.gov. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home (Johnson City), Tennessee is conducting market research to seek qualified sources capable of providing delivery services to transport clean and soiled textiles between the VA Medical Center at Mountain Home, TN and the VA Medical Centers located in Asheville, NC and Salisbury, NC. Delivery services will be required 5 days per week and must be coordinated to meet each Medical Center's Laundry distribution schedule. Pre-positioning of trailers at each location for the daily exchange of clean and soiled textiles may be required to meet Medical Center scheduling. Trailers furnished must be capable of accommodating sanitizing procedures in accordance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. Only Carriers and Drivers meeting Federal, State and local legal requirements will be considered. Interested sources should provide a letter of interest within 15 days of publication of this notice by e-mail in Microsoft Word format to: charles.mccarthy@med.va.gov, by fax to: (423) 461-7959 or by mail to: Contracting Officer (90C), James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN 37684. The letter of interest should include the following: 1) Name and address of the firm 2) Size of business (including annual revenue for SIC code 4213) and total number of employees 3) Ownership 4) Year firm established 5) Names of two principals to contact, including title and telephone number 6) Previous experience. Please include pertinent information for on-going contracts or contracts completed within the last five years under SIC code 4213. Pertinent information is: A. Name of Contracting Activity B. Contract Number C. Contract Type (FFP, Cost, IDIQ or Combination) D. Period of Performance and Total Contract Value E. Summary of contract work F. Contracting Officer name and current telephone number G. Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (name and current telephone number) H. List of major subcontractors including name, address, and telephone number of primary point of contact. This synopsis is for informational and planning purposes only. All literature provided in response to this sources sought synopsis will become the property of the Government and will not be returned. All response will be kept confidential. All information submitted is at the offeror's own expense. Respondents may be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this notice. A decision to issue a solicitation will be based on the information received and solely at the discretion of the Government. Posted 11/08/99 (W-SN399025). (0312)

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