OFF-SITE LAUNDRY SERVICES - USMMA

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date and notify prospective offerors that Amendment 0004 will be issued imminently with corrected solicitation documents.

PROPOSAL DUE DATE
The proposal due date is changed from August 18, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. EDT to August 28, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. EDT. No proposals are due on August 18, 2026.

Except as expressly amended herein, all other solicitation terms and conditions remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of Amendment 0003 in accordance with the solicitation instructions.

END OF AMENDMENT 0003 CONTINUATION LANGUAGE

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The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to provide the Governments responses to industry questions; revise the Performance Work Statement and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan; revise the quotation, pricing, Technical Approach,
transition, and evaluation requirements; incorporate FAR 52.219-14, FAR 52.222-49, and Service Contract Act Wage Determination No.2015-4157, Revision No. 32, dated July 30, 2026; provide a mandatory Vendor Price Sheet; and extend the quote submission deadline.

   A. Quotation Due Date The quotation submission deadline is extended from August 17, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. EDT to
August 18, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. EDT.

  B. Industry Questions and Government Responses Exhibit 1, Industry Questions and Government Responses, is hereby incorporated into the solicitation. The Governments responses apply equally to all prospective offerors. If a
response conflicts with an express revision contained in this amendment, the express revision controls.

C. Performance Work Statement The original Performance Work Statement, PWS_Off-Site_Base2025, is deleted in its
entirety and replaced with PWS_Off-Site_Laundry_Services_Revised_Amendment_ 0002.

D. Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan 

Except as revised below and by the other Amendment 0002 attachments, all solicitation terms and conditions remain unchanged.
1. Section 1 – Contract Administration Replace the Contracting Officer contact line with:
ATTN: Carmen Feliz, Contracting Officer at FelizC@usmma.edu
In paragraph (b) under “Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO)/Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) Responsibilities,” replace the final sentence with: The ACO is as follows: Carmen Feliz, Contracting Officer.
2. Section 2 – Contract Clauses FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022)
Add FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022), to Table 12-3, Clauses to Include as Prescribed.
FAR 52.222-49, Service Contract Labor Standards—Place of Performance Unknown (May 2014)
(a) This contract is subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, and the place of performance was unknown when the solicitation was issued. In addition to places or areas identified in wage determinations, if any, attached to the solicitation, wage determinations have also been requested for the following: None. The Contracting Officer will request wage determinations for additional places or areas of performance if asked to do so in writing by August 18, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. EDT.
(b) Offerors who intend to perform in a place or area of performance for which a wage determination has not been attached or requested may nevertheless submit bids or proposals. However, a wage determination shall be requested and incorporated in the resultant contract retroactive to the date of contract award, and there shall be no adjustment in the contract price.
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3. Section 3 – Attachments
• Attachment 1 – Solicitation (i.e., SF 1449)
• Attachment 2 – Performance Work Statement (PWS)
• Attachment 3 – Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)
• Attachment 4 – Vendor Price Sheet
• Attachment 5 – Service Contract Act Wage Determination No. 2015-4157, Revision No. 32, dated July 30, 2026
4. Section 4 – Instructions to Offerors
Volume I – Factor I – Technical Approach
Replace the first paragraph under “VOLUME I – Factor I – Technical Approach” with the following:

Solicitation 6923G226Q000026 Amendment 0002
Quotations must include a technical approach in accordance with the PWS that demonstrates the offeror’s understanding of, and approach to, the required off-site commercial laundry services, including pickup, transportation, processing, delivery, student distribution monitoring, quality control, complaint resolution, and the required turnaround times. The technical approach should be 1–2 pages and must not exceed 5 pages. The technical approach must address the minimum requirements below.
Retain items 1 through 4. Replace items 5 and 7 with the following:
5. Describe when and how the contractor will record the total daily weight and number of bags processed.
7. Provide documentation demonstrating prior experience performing comparable off-site commercial laundry services, with a summary of projects of similar size, scope, and complexity.
Delete all references in the Technical Approach factor to ordering or installing equipment and performing similar repairs.
Factor III – Price
Insert the following before the existing price-evaluation sentence:
Each offeror must provide a completed Attachment 4, Vendor Price Sheet. The total evaluated price is the sum of the base period (CLIN 00001) and each option period (CLINs 00002 through 00004).
The resulting Factor III – Price text shall read:
This is a Firm-Fixed-Price requirement. Each offeror must provide a completed Attachment 4, Vendor Price Sheet. The total evaluated price is the sum of the base period (CLIN 00001) and each option period (CLINs 00002 through 00004). Total price will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness.
5. Quotation Deadline
The quotation submission deadline is extended to August 18, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. EDT.

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The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the offers due date in order to provide sufficient time for the Government to address and respond to questions received from prospective offerors.

A. Proposal due date is changed from:
Aug 10, 2026 02:30 pm EDT to August 17, 2026, 02:30 pm EDT.

B. No other changes to the terms of this solicitation.

NOTE: Offerors must sign/acknowledge all posted amendments.
All Other Terms And Conditions Shall Remain The Same ================================================================================================

This is a solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation No. 6923G226Q000026 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Off-Site Laundry Services at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). The scope of work includes the contractor will pick-up laundry bags six (6) days a week (Monday through Saturday) from multiple (three) campus locations. Contractor is not responsible for providing laundry bags. Laundry to be processed off-campus (see geographic requirement in section 6) and returned within forty-eight (48) hours. On-campus storage facility (with metal shelves) will be provided by Government. Contractor is responsible for transporting bags down one flight of stairs to storage facility and providing employees to monitor student retrieval of completed laundry. Objective is to eliminate incidents of misappropriated bags by another individual. Freshmen indoctrination program during July requires special schedule of two campus visits per day and twenty-four (24) hour turn-around.

This acquisition is set aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of these provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. All responsible small business sources may submit a response, which, if received in a timely manner, will be considered by the agency.

The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 812320, Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated), with a dollar threshold below $8 million. Offers received from firms that are not small business concerns will be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected in accordance with FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, which applies to this solicitation.

The USMMA seeks a qualified and experienced contractor to perform the one-time comprehensive cleaning and remediation, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The deadline for the receipt of questions is 5:00 p.m. ET on July 30, 2026. All questions or comments shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer, Daphnee Ravilus, at RavilusD@usmma.edu. Responses to questions will be provided through a solicitation amendment.

Quotations are due by August 10, 2026, at 2:30PM-ET via e-mail to the contracting officer. Quotations shall be prepared in accordance with Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The provision may be attained from https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52.

Offerors are advised that they are responsible for all solicitation documents and acknowledging any amendments and should re-visit this website periodically to check for any changes to this notice, updates, or amendments without further notice from the USMMA.

BASIS FOR AWARD-
A single Firm-Fixed-Price award will be made to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to this Solicitation, represents the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer.

The Government will evaluate quotations on an acceptable/unacceptable basis to determine whether the offeror meets the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Evaluation will be based on the offeror’s demonstrated technical capability to perform the required services and its past performance on projects of similar size, scope, and complexity.

Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose quotation is determined to be technically acceptable and represents the lowest evaluated price. Quotations determined to be technically unacceptable will not be considered for award.

SAM REGISTRATION
All interested parties must have an active registration with the federal SAM system https://Sam.gov/ to receive an award.

SEVICE CONTRACTS ACT, DOL WAGE DETERMINATION (WD) IS APPLICABLE:
DOL WD# SCA 2015-4157 REV 31: https://sam.gov/wage-determination/2015-4157/31

Please see the attached references below:
Attachment 1 – Solicitation (i.e. SF 1449)
Attachment 2 – Performance Work Statement(PWS)
Attachment 3 – Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)