S209--AMENDED - Employee Uniform Rental, Repair and Laundering Service | Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center

itation is issued as an RFQ, number 36C24425Q0230. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-02 effective 01/03/2025. The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at FAR | Acquisition.GOV. This Solicitation is being competed on a full and open competitive basis. The Government reserves the right to make split awards as a result of this solicitation. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 812332 Industrial Launders, with a small business size standard of $47 million. The FSC/PSC is S209 - Housekeeping Laundry/Drycleaning. Complete instructions for submitting a response to this solicitation and applicable provisions and clauses are found in 36C24425Q0230. All offerors are advised to pay careful attention to the quote submission instructions as there are very specific instructions as what is required to be provided. The contract period of performance (POP) is anticipated to be 03/24/2025 through 03/23/2030. Should issuance of the award occur on a different date, the performance period will be adjusted accordingly. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form 1449. NOTE: To receive an award resulting from this solicitation, offerors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Registration may be done online at: www.acquisition.gov or www.sam.gov. Section B: Statement of Work The Pittsburgh, PA Contracting Office is seeking uniform rental, alteration and laundering services to support the Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center, located at 1111 East End Blvd., Wilkes Barre, PA 18711. See attached Statement of Work (SOW) for complete details. Section C: Price Schedule All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following: Supplies/Services Quantities listed are estimates. While week is the unit of measure in this combined synopsis, vendors may price the work in other industry-wide acceptable units, such as lbs. Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure Unit Price Total Price 0001 Uniform supply and laundry service in accordance with Statement of Work Year 1 52 WK 1001 Uniform supply and laundry service in accordance with Statement of Work Year 2 52 WK 2001 Uniform supply and laundry service in accordance with Statement of Work Year 3 52 WK 3001 Uniform supply and laundry service in accordance with Statement of Work Year 4 52 WK 4001 Uniform supply and laundry service in accordance with Statement of Work Year 5 52 WK Place of Performance: Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Blvd. Wilkes Barre, PA 18711 Section D: Evaluation of Quotations The Government will select the quote that represents the best benefit to the Government at a price that can be determined reasonable. Specific information to be included in quotes is detailed below in Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items . Following receipt of quotes, the Government will perform a comparative evaluation of the services quoted in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). The Government will compare quotes to one another to select the quote that best benefits the Government by fulfilling the requirement. Additional information pertaining to Comparative Evaluation is below: What Comparative Evaluation is: It is the direct comparison of one quotation/offer with another in a uniform and fair manner to determine which quote/offer provides the Government what it needs, where and when, as identified in the RFQ It is an assessment of which response is the best as a whole Once one quotation/offer is found acceptable, it is compared side by side to the remaining ones, and the best one is chosen What Comparative Evaluation is not: It does not individually evaluate quote/offers against specified evaluation factors It does not assign a rating using a color, numerical, or other rating methodology Although the process is not prohibited, it does not require additional evaluation to determine if minimal advantage is worth a minimal or normal price difference It is not a low price technically acceptable (LPTA) or trade-off process Contractors may submit more than one quote; however, contractors are strongly encouraged to submit their best technical solutions and prices in response to this request for quote. All quotes must be submitted by the deadline to be considered for evaluation. The Government reserves the right to not select any quotes for award. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation at any time without making award. The Contractor is responsible for all quote preparation costs, which, under no circumstances, will be paid or otherwise provided for by the Government. Once the Government determines there is/are a contractor(s) that can provide a service that meet(s) the requirements of this request for quote, the Government reserves the right to communicate with only those contractors quoting the best-suited service to address any remaining issues. The Contracting Officer will evaluate technical capability, price, and past performance. Section E: Clauses and Provisions The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services (SEP 2023) ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES Offeror must ensure that proposal is submitted timely to ensure delivery and receipt by the due date and time identified herein. Offer shall be submitted electronically via email, to stephanie.mcfadden@va.gov. In addition to the requirements of FAR 52.212-1, Offeror SHALL: (a) Complete Provision 52.212-3. Note: An offeror needs only to complete paragraph if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in the System for Award Management database. Otherwise, complete paragraphs (c) through (o) as applicable. (b) Offeror shall submit a capability statement demonstrating their technical capability and ability to meet the full scope (all elements) of the statement of work. (c) Offeror shall submit at least one similarly scoped/relevant past performance reference, including both the reference information and details of the work performance; past performance information shall be recent and relevant work. Offerors may submit more than one past performance reference; doing so further demonstrates the offeror s ability to perform the work. The Contracting Officer may also utilize all available records (e.g. PPIPRS and FAPIIS) as well. A determination of Contractor responsibility will be conducted. Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The following provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation: 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make th