USDA APHIS National Centers for Animal Health (NCAH) in Ames, IA is looking to award one short term contract ( 3 months) for Laundery Services. The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, labor, enclosed transportation (deliveries to be in a van or box truck to ensure it is not exposed to the elements), supplies, etc. necessary to perform laundry services, delivering and picking up to mutliple different buildings and locker rooms. The contractor will be required to wash, dry, and fold dry goods laundry and to wash, dry, and iron flat goods. The amount of washing, drying, ironing and folding will vary each week depending on the quantity of items turned in each day. The Contractor shall meet technical specifications as to laundering, rinsing, drying, finishing and/or folding of all items. Safe laundering techniques must be followed. All work shall be of a uniformly high quality and in accordance with established commercial standards, free from odors and other residue. Reasonable accommodations shall be made for sensitive-skinned personnel - clothing identified by being in a red laundry bag. Any articles unsatisfactorily processed shall be returned for reprocessing without additional charge. All clothing such as white laboratory coats, uniforms, trousers, T-shirts, and other clothing must be finished in a white condition, free from browning and discoloration of any kind, before delivery. Laundry shall be dry and clean when returned. Items to be laundered include towels, laboratory coats, scrub tops and bottoms, men's shirts and trousers, zippered sweatshirts, rags, mop heads, tennis shoes, smocks, socks, coveralls, and thermal shirts. Heavier winter clothing consisting of jackets, bib overalls, stocking caps and gloves could also be included. The contractor shall provide a separate dated ticket listing only articles delivered on that date. The Contractor shall assume the responsibility of any damage or loss of articles in transit to or from at the Contractor's place of business. In the event of loss or damage to articles while in the Contractor's possession, a fair value of the articles lost or damaged will be determined by the COR and the Contractor. The Contractor agrees to promptly reimburse the government in such amount or permit deduction from the invoice. Any laundry returned to Contractor that was not acceptable as clean shall not be charged again. Prior to the first pickup, the Contractor shall contact the COR to determine other factors of mutual benefits as: Pickup and delivery dates and times. Tagging, identification, bundling by locker room, etc. Other factors not specifically listed. The contractor shall be responsible for any shrinkage of articles and every precaution shall be taken to see that the articles are near as possible to the same size as when received. Maximum allowable shrinkage shall be 1%. The solicitation wil lbe posted at a later time.
