Recyclable Surgical Linens

This is a synopsis stating that the United States Air Force contemplates issuing a competitive solicitation for the provision of personnel, facility, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to provide recyclable surgical linen, recyclable material wraps, and apparel packs. The contractor shall provide delivery, pick-up, laundering, sterilization, and return of recyclable linens, wraps, and apparel packs. The contractor shall provide, on a lease basis, recyclable linens designed exclusively for use by the 88th Medical Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio. The solicitation number for this requirement is going to be FA8601-12-R-0044 and will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) using FAR Subpart 12.6 - "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items". The contemplated contract is to be a Fixed Price, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract for one base year and four one-year option periods. The solicitation is expected to be released on or about 26 July 2012. This acquisition will be Full & Open Competition under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 812331 "Linen Supply", size standard $30.0 Million. The Department of Defense has determined the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be the single DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DoD. Contractors must be registered in CCR prior to contract award. CCR can be accessed at https://www.bpn.gov. All interested offerors must download documents from http://www.fbo.gov. No hard copies will be available. All interested offerors are requested to electronically register in order to receive e-mail notification of updates to this solicitation. A draft copy of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached to this pre-solicitation notice. Note that the PWS is subject to change. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Laura Burnette at ASC/PKOAB, 1940 Allbrook Dr. Room #109, WPAFB, OH 45433-5344. Phone (937)522-4581. Email Address [email protected].