Laundry and Linen Cleaning Services for Irwin Army Community Hospital

This contract solicits comprehensive laundry and linen cleaning services for Irwin Army Community Hospital at Fort Riley, Kansas, under a total small business set-aside as defined by FAR 19.5, with the NAICS code 812332. The period of performance spans from February 1, 2027, through September 30, 2031, structured as an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with annual task orders issued over the five-year term. All offers must be submitted electronically via email to the designated point of contact by 2:00 p.m. CST on July 29, 2026, with questions due by July 24, 2026, and answers to be posted by July 27, 2026. The contract is evaluated under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) framework, where proposals must first be rated as technically acceptable based on full compliance with the Performance Work Statement and Technical Exhibits before price is considered—offers failing to meet any technical requirement are disqualified regardless of cost. The work requires strict adherence to detailed packaging, preservation, and marking standards outlined in Technical Exhibit 1, including color and size sorting, specific handling for hospital whites and lab coats, use of defined finishing codes (e.g., FWI, H, L), and proper labeling of reworked and unserviceable items. All laundry must be free of stains, odors, lint, bacteria, and damage, and delivered in sanitary condition to the Logistics Warehouse at Fort Riley, Kansas, where government personnel will inspect and accept the work. Invoicing must be conducted exclusively through the Wide Area WorkFlow system using approved document types, with payments routed to Fort Cavazos, Texas. The contractor must furnish all labor, equipment, transportation, and training, excluding government-furnished items, and ensure transport carts are sanitized between stops. Compliance with multiple FAR and DFARS clauses is mandatory, including labor standards under the Fair Labor Standards Act, minimum wage requirements under Executive Order 14026, paid sick leave under EO 13706, employment eligibility verification, combating trafficking in persons, cybersecurity safeguards under 252.204-7012, and protection of government property and information systems. Personal identity verification of personnel, antiterrorism training, whistleblower protections, and restrictions on compensation of former DoD officials are also required. All offerors