Healthcare Environmental Cleaning (HEC) FAHC Redstone Arsenal, Al

This Sources Sought notice is for informational and planning purposes only. This notice does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be considered as a commitment by the government. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request that will be considered for contract award. The intent of this notice is to determine the availability of qualified commercial sources capable of providing Healthcare Environmental Cleaning Services, Types III - VI and related services. The mission of the Fox Army Health Center (FAHC), Redstone Arsenal, AL is to provide quality healthcare to patients in safe, hygienic, and aesthetically-pleasing Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs). FAHC's health service area (HSA) is comprised of FAHC and one Veterinary Services Clinic. FAHC is an ambulatory clinic sited at building 4100 Goss Road and the Veterinary Clinic is located on Shillelagh Road in Redstone Arsenal, AL. FAHC has 3 floors including a ground level floor that houses Logistical support functions, Facilities Management Branch and Information Management Division. The 2nd Floor houses Physical Therapy, Optometry, Behavioral Medicine and the 1st floor accommodates all Outpatient Clinics, the Command Suite, Pathology, Radiology, Occupational Therapy, Outpatient Records, and Pharmacy. The Veterinary Clinic is professionally staff by Army Veterinary Corps personnel with the primary mission of providing complete veterinary care for all government owned animals. The total estimated square footage of FAHC and the Veterinary Clinic in the HSA of FAHC is 101,619. Description of Services: The contractor shall furnish all personnel, training, labor, equipment, tools, supplies, management, administration, and services, except as may be expressly set forth as government furnished, and otherwise do all things necessary to perform and provide the work efforts described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Healthcare environmental cleaning services include: cleaning services; exterior building services (e.g. windows, doors, walkways); collection and removal of general waste (trash); removal of recycle; collection and transport of Regulated Medical Waste (RMW); and collection, transport, and distribution of linen. The North American Industry Classification Code for this procurement is 561720 and the annual size standard in millions of dollars is $19.5. The agency is seeking industry information and comments from sources with capabilities to perform the contract and with relevant experience in all of the functional areas mentioned above. Interested parties shall complete and submit the attached Market Research Questionnaire and Experience Reporting Form to the government. Responses to the Sources Sought are encouraged from all interested parties. DISCLAIMER: DO NOT SUBMIT A PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME. Based upon the responses received, the government will determine if consolidation is possible and will cause no harm to small businesses. This is a sources sought announcement and is for information and planning purposes ONLY, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. An award will not be made on responses to this notice. This Sources Sought Synopsis is not a Request for Proposal; it is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of sources prior to issuing a solicitation. The government shall not assume any costs for preparing or submitting any information in response to the market survey or the government's use of the information. Any proprietary information should be clearly identified as 'proprietary information'. Interested parties may submit their response via email to Mr. Joe Watson @ joe.e.watson2.civ@mail.mil no later than 18 February 2021 at 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Interested parties shall only submit questions or concerns regarding the Sources Sought Synopsis via e-mail; phone calls are not permissible. Market Research Questionnaire 1. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program. [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other ________________________ 2. Is your firm currently International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA) Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) certified? If not, your firm's capability statement shall clearly demonstrate the capability to obtain ISSA CIMS certification within 30 calendar days of the contract's start date. A team member or major subcontractor may not be used to satisfy this requirement. 3. Does your firm have recent and relevant corporate experience comparable in a medical facility same or similar to FAHC healthcare environmental cleaning services for a total of 24 months of the previous 36 months? A team member or major subcontractor may be used to satisfy this requirement. [ ] yes [ ] no If yes, complete the attached experience reporting form per the form's instructions. 4. Include with your response, your company name, mailing address, telephone number, point of contact, small business size standard, government cage code and DUNS number (if available). Proprietary/Competition sensitive information (appropriately marked) will be protected from disclosure to the greatest extent practicable; however, it is preferred that respondents do not provide proprietary or otherwise restricted responses. EXPERIENCE REPORTING FORM Provide the following information to show up to three examples of projects your company completed for a total of 24 months of the previous 36 months indicating experience with projects of same or similar type and scope to FAHC. Use one form per project. Tracking Number: Project No.________of ____________. a. Name of Firm: b. Contract Number, Title and Location of Project: c. Contract Type and Pricing Arrangement: d. Describe your capability in performing the following types of cleaning for a medical facility same or similar size to FAHC: Include this information on a separate word document for each project Type 3 services (Restrooms, Locker Rooms and Showers) Type 4 services (Support Areas, i.e., Clinical Support Areas, Exam Rooms) Type 5 services (Administrative Areas) Type 6 services (Common Areas, Entrances, Elevators, Lobbies) e. Size of the facility in square feet and type of facility (in-patient; ambulatory) f. Description of the facilities: g. Describe how the contract referenced is relevant to the immediate acquisition. If only portions of the contract are relevant, specify which portions of the contract are relevant to the immediate acquisition: h. Role (Prime, Joint Venture, or Subcontractor, etc.): i. Contract or Subcontract (Award) Amount: j. Dates of Contract: Began: Completed: k. Were You Terminated or Assessed Liquidated Damages? yes no. If - yes, provide explanation: