Healthcare Housekeeping Services, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH), Fort Campbell, KY

*** This Sources Sought notice is for informational and planning purposes only. It 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 Housekeeping and related services for Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH), Fort Campbell, KY. The mission of the Blanchfied Army Community Hospital (BACH) is to provide world-class medicine to the military personnel and their families in safe, clean, and aesthetically pleasing Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs). The main hospital consists of 4 buildings joined to make one hospital: building A contains five levels; B, C and E buildings contain two levels. The main hospital includes six operating room suites, 50 total beds, 7 seven labor rooms to include 4 four Triage rooms and two transition nurseries. Clinics and services include: emergency room, laboratory, obstetrical/gynecology, ophthalmology /optometry, orthopedics, pharmacy, physical therapy, radiology, MRI, cardiology, and behavioral health. The command suite and other administrative support functions such as: outpatient records, outpatient pharmacy, admissions and dispositions, primary care unit, and specialty care clinics are located within the complex. There are an additional 35 MTFs in the HSA of BACH located on Fort Campbell. Exhibit C provides a complete listing of facilities supported by this contract. Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH) and the multiple medical treatment facilities (MTFs) in the Health Service Area (HSA) are accredited by the Joint Commission (JC). The estimated quantity for BACH and MTFs in the HSA is 650,450 square feet (SF). There may be additional SF for newly constructed buildings or building expansions that will require services as they are completed. 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 healthcare housekeeping for BACH and the multiple MTFs in the HSA. The direct and non-direct patient care and healthcare related settings, such as clinics, laboratories, and administrative areas require healthcare services on a MTF area/room-specific scheduled basis. Healthcare housekeeping services include six support activities: healthcare housekeeping cleaning services; control and exchange of linen; collection and transport of regulated medical waste (RMW); collection and removal of general waste (trash) collection; removal of recycle and exterior building services (e.g., windows, doors, and walkways). The NAICS Code for this procurement is 561720 and the annual size standard in millions of dollars is $18. 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 NARRATIVE, PROPOSAL, BROCHURES OR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. 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 (RFP); it is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of sources prior to issuing a solicitation. Interested parties may submit their response to lizete.m.greene.civ@mail.mil no later than 6 July 2018, 2:00 PM (CST) via e-mail. 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 capability statement shall clearly demonstrate capability to obtain ISSA CIMS certification within 30 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 similar or larger to BACH healthcare housekeeping services with a total of 24 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. The capability statement shall include the details of how a proposed partnership/joint venture/teaming arrangement with another company (if applicable) will be organized, and what each company's responsibilities are within the partnership/joint venture/teaming arrangement. This notice is a market survey and is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government will not award a contract based upon responses to this announcement. 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 must send written capability responses by 6 July 2018, 2:00 PM (CST) via e-mail to Ms. Lizete M. Greene, Contract Specialist at lizete.m.greene.civ@mail.mil. DISCLAIMER: DO NOT SUBMIT A NARRATIVE, PROPOSAL, BROCHURES OR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. Based upon the responses received, the Government will determine the acquisition strategy for the procurement. This is a sources sought announcement ONLY 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 (RFP); it is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of sources prior to issuing a solicitation. EXPERIENCE REPORTING FORM Provide the following information to show up to three (3) examples of projects your company completed with a total of 24 months of the previous 36 months indicating experience with projects of similar type and scope. 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. Type of Work/Description of the job (e.g. hospital housekeeping at medical facilities, O&M services at medical and non-medical facilities, etc.): 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? 0 yes 0 no. If "yes", provide explanation: