Fort Knox Bulk Medical Laundry

The contract pertains to bulk medical laundry services for the Ireland Army Health Clinic at Fort Knox, Kentucky, under solicitation W81K0426QA044, with a firm-fixed price structure and a base period starting June 1, 2026, extendable through four option periods up to June 4, 2031. The scope includes comprehensive pickup, laundering, delivery, and handling of government- and contractor-owned textiles such as sheets, gowns, curtains, and hot pads, totaling an estimated 19,537 pounds annually for linen and additional quantities for other items, all governed by a detailed Performance Work Statement. Strict hygiene and infection control standards are mandated, requiring compliance with OSHA’s bloodborne pathogens regulation, ANSI/AAMI PB70 and ST65:2008, and CDC guidelines, with clean textiles packaged in clear plastic, bundled by size and color, and visibly labeled to ensure traceability and prevent contamination. Transport and storage procedures require sanitized, dedicated carts for clean and soiled items, with container weights permanently marked and verified weekly, and delivery vehicles disinfected before each transport. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination—IRAHC Fort Knox—with a shared responsibility model: the contractor performs initial quality control and re-cleans non-conforming items at no extra cost, while the government conducts final surveillance and acceptance based on an Acceptable Quality Level of 1.5, limiting complaints to no more than two per month and enforcing an 8% weight variance cap between soiled and clean linen volumes. The award will be made using a lowest price, technically acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where only offerors receiving acceptable ratings in both technical compliance and past performance are eligible, with price serving as the determining factor among qualified bidders. Proposals must be submitted electronically by June 3, 2026, in three distinct parts—technical, past performance, and price—with strict page limits of ten and one respectively. Essential requirements include valid SAM registration with a unique entity ID and CAGE code, adherence to all FAR and DFARS clauses including those governing government property, subcontracting, labor standards, trafficking prevention, cybersecurity, and antiterrorism training, as well as compliance with mandated wage determinations. Contractors must designate a qualified program manager with at least two years of healthcare laundry experience and submit their credentials within 10 days of award. Payment is governed by Wide Area WorkFlow, requiring electronic submission of invoices and receiving reports