Laundry & Dry Cleaning Services - 2014 Market Research

The 87th Contracting Squadron is seeking sources for services on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: 2402 Vandenberg Avenue, Joint Base MDL, NJ 08641 INTRODUCTION: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT to determine the availability of small businesses (including the following subsets, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Firms; Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Business) to provide the required products and/or services. The 87th Contracting Squadron is seeking information from potential sources for laundry and dry cleaning services on JB MDL in accordance with commercial standards and federal, state, and local regulations. Laundry and dry cleaning services to be provided include, but not limited to, pick-up and delivery of laundry according to schedule; picking up and delivering correct quantities of articles to be cleaned; delivering laundry free of all visible dirt, debris, dampness, offensive odors, mildew, cleansing chemicals residue; dry cleaning clothing in an appropriate manner to have a uniform appearance; and ensuring items are properly cleaned/dry cleaned and packaged for delivery to our customers. DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE: The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 812320 (Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services except-coin operated) with the corresponding size standard of five million dollars. To assist the 87th Contracting Squadron in making a determination regarding the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought, you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing (JV) or partnering to meet each of the requirements areas contained herein. This includes responses from qualified and capable Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women-owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, and 8(a) companies. You should provide information on how you would envision your company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner would be combined to meet the specific requirements contained in this announcement. In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications. Responses must demonstrate the company's ability to perform in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14). SUBMISSION DETAILS: Responses should include: 1) Business name and address; 2) Name of company representative and their business title; 3) Business Size and Type of Small Business (if applicable); 4) Cage Code; 5) DUNS Number; 6) Contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the product and service, to include ENCORE II, General Service Administration (GSA), GSA MOBIS, NIH, NASA SEWP, Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle. (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.) 7) Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten pages) demonstrating ability to perform the services listed in this description. Documentation should be in bullet format. Vendors who wish to respond to this should send responses via email NLT July 25, 2014 at 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to rosanna.cochran@us.af.mil Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government and contractor personal reviewing sources sought responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.