Notice of Intent to Sole Source / Sources Sought for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning (L&DC) Services at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WAview on SAM.gov

This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning (L&DC) Services on a sole-source basis, but is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses to respond to this sources sought synopsis. The proposed sole-source is a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Arken (UEI: LQADABJE3817) for L&DC services at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is 15 U.S.C. 637(m)(8), Authority for sole source contracts for small business concerns owned and controlled by women in substantially underrepresented industries , as implemented by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) under FAR 19.107-3(b). The anticipated contract will have a one-year base ordering period and four (4) one-year ordering periods. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, and management necessary to perform non-personal Laundry and Dry-Cleaning services at JBLM. Core requirements include: Pickup and delivery of laundry to designated facilities across the installation. Laundering and dry-cleaning of Government-owned items, including uniforms, linens, and Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment (OCIE). Managing scheduled, appointment-based pickup, delivery, and distribution of laundry to designated facilities across the installation during established operational hours (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 0800–1530). Strict adherence to a 5-business-day turnaround standard. This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) / Invitation for Bid (IFB) / Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB, or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids, or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code is: 812320 (Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated), $8.0 Mil). In response to this sources sought, please provide: Competition Feedback & MICC Competition Advocate Notice: Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect…