INDUSTRY DAY NOTICE - SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO LAUNDRY FACILITIES

AMENDMENT 0003 -  The Industry Day event was held on 11 & 12 December 2024.  This notice is amended to provide interested parties the Industry Day Presentation, Attendee List, and Questions and Answers submitted after the event.  PLEASE SEE THE ASSOCIATED ATTACHMENTS TO THIS NOTICE AMENDMENT.

AMENDMENT 0002 - This notice is amended to provide the Industry Day location.

AMENDMENT 0001 - This notice is amended to provide a tentative agenda and to revise the response date to December 6, 2024.

INTRODUCTION

This is a notice for an Industry Day to be held on December 11 & 12, 2024. This notice is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Facilities Acquisition (OFA), Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) for the construction of laundry facilities in/around San Juan Puerto Rico.  This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal, Invitation for Bid, or Request for Quotation, and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the government to enter into a contract. Furthermore, responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with Industry Day attendance or otherwise responding to this notice.

BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION

The San Juan Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is conducting master planning activities to correct seismic deficiencies for its campus assets. A structural analysis of the laundry facility was conducted in 2021 and found that the facility did not comply with BSE-1N and BSE-2N standards for earthquake events. As a result, the VA is tasked with identifying viable solutions for laundry services in/around San Juan, Puerto Rico and is hosting an industry day to evaluate potential partners available within the community for constructing laundry facilities. The estimated Total Amount of Soiled Linens in fiscal year 2024 equaled approximately 2.13 million pounds with an assumed future state (10-year) need of approximately 2.01 million pounds, annually.

The Industry Day is scheduled to be held on December 11 & 12, 2024 virtually and in-person in San Juan, Puerto Rico with the purpose of determining whether there are interested and qualified firms to construct laundry facilities for VA Medical Centers in/around San Juan. The Industry Day will be held at the San Juan VA Medical Center, Hospital de Veteranos (VA Caribbean  Healthcare System), located at 10 C. Casia, San Juan, 00921, Puerto Rico, Room 2M240.  A tentative agenda is included as an attachment to this amendment.  Firms will be limited to three attendees; at least one attendee must have a technical background who can answer Government questions regarding capabilities.

Registration for participation in the Industry Day is required. Please see “Registration” below for instructions. In addition to registering, firms are encouraged to provide a non-binding statement of interest and a capabilities statement, detailing your firm’s experience in constructing laundry facilities.

REGISTRATION

To register, please submit a cover sheet, company description, and capabilities statement electronically to andrea.greene2@va.gov and gerald.brusaw@va.gov no later than 3:00 P.M. ET on December 6, 2024. The email Subject must be marked with your company name followed by “Industry Day, San Juan PR Laundry Facilities” (i.e. “Firm XYZ - Industry Day, San Juan PR Laundry Facilities”). All documents should be in Microsoft Word format or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).

1. The Cover Sheet should include a non-binding statement of interest and must indicate if your firm intends to participate virtually or in-person and must include:
     - Company name, address, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) or Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), if available.
     - Names of attendees (limited to 3) and contact information for each, including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.
2. Brief description of the company; years in business; size of company (small business or other than small business for NAICS 236220); and socioeconomic status.
3. Capabilities Statement.

The VA appreciates industry’s collaboration and is looking forward to a meaningful and productive session. If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please contact the points of contact noted above via email by the registration due date and time.