V--RFI for Linens Transportation Services Iron Mountain

Sources Sought May 31, 2013 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT INQUIRY The Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 12, Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) is seeking information and sources that are capable of providing courier services between the Iron Mountain VA Medical Center in Michigan and the Madison VA Medical Center in Wisconsin. The contractor shall provide regularly scheduled pickups and corresponding drop-offs of approximately 20 carts of soiled and clean linen in carts per week. The delivery quantity will be a minimum of 4 times per week (M, T, TH, F) of 5 carts, or 5 times per week (M-F) of 4 carts (except Federal Holidays). Cart specifications are 650NX Sani-Trux 28" X 54 ½" X 63", and weigh approximately 500-700 pounds per cart. The contractor will secure all clean linen with protective wrapping at all times and will deliver the carts of clean linen in good order with the wrapping fully intact. The wrapping will be performed by the Madison VAMC. The linen carts will be secured properly in all transport vehicles so as to prevent damage or compromise to carts or clean linen, or causing the wrapping of the clean linen carts to become unsecured. Upon delivery of clean linen carts, prior to acceptance, there will be an inspection to ensure quality standards are adhered to. The pickup and delivery locations for these services are as follows: Iron Mountain VAMC, 325 East "H" Street, Iron Mountain, MI 49801; and William S Middleton VA Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 53705. The information submitted shall contain the company's business size status as well as any socio-economic category status and CVE certification (e.g. SDVOSB, VOSB). This is a sources sought notice only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation. This is not a request for quote (RFQ). The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this sources sought notice. Requests for copies of a solicitation shall not be honored or acknowledged. Information should be forwarded to the Contracting Specialist. Any questions should be addressed to the Contracting Specialist, in writing, at the email address provided. Because this is a sources sought only, answers to questions will not be posted. If your organization has the capability to provide these services in accordance with the quality standards specified, and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Ted Barrett, Contracting Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, GLAC, VISN 12, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee WI 53214 or via e-mail at [email protected] with a statement describing your capabilities. The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address and state the company's business size status, and any other business socioeconomic categories that apply. Any questions shall be addressed to the Contracting Specialist, in writing, at the email address provided. Because this is a request for information only, answers to questions will not be posted. The deadline for this information is 5:00 PM Central Time, Thursday, June 6, 2013.