S209--Fisher House Linen Services

The contract is for linen and laundry services at the Bay Pines Fisher House I and II under solicitation number 36C24826Q0775, awarded as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside under NAICS code 812332, with a small business size standard of $47 million. Offerors must be registered in SAM with a Unique Entity Identification and certified in the VetCert system to qualify. The base contract period runs from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, with an optional extension not to exceed six months total under FAR 52.217-8. Services include weekly pickup, washing in cold water, folding, and delivery of up to 1,500 pounds of high-quality linen, totaling an estimated 78,000 pounds over the contract year, along with environmental tax administration and reporting. All linen must be processed, bagged, weighed, and labeled separately by Fisher House to prevent commingling, using clean, strong plastic bags and clearly marked as “Bay Pines Fisher H.” Services are performed Monday through Friday at the Bay Pines VA Health Care System, with delivery FOB destination. The contractor must provide all labor, equipment, transportation, and off-site laundry facilities, adhering to the highest industrial standards, OSHA regulations, and CDC guidelines for healthcare-adjacent laundries. A Quality Control program is mandatory, subject to COR review and approval, and must include inspection records and corrective actions maintained as government property. The Government will conduct monthly performance assessments, and failure to meet standards may trigger Contract Discrepancy Reports and additional meetings. Invoicing and payments will occur via Electronic Funds Transfer through SAM, with overpayments required to be returned with documentation. Proposals must be submitted electronically to moneque.rodriguez@va.gov by June 23, 2026, in unzipped Word, Excel, or PDF formats, with the solicitation number in the subject line. Price proposals must remain firm for 60 days and include a completed price/cost schedule, with evaluations based on technical capability, past performance, and total evaluated price. The award will go to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the government, considering all factors. The contractor must comply with limitations on subcontracting, safeguard controlled unclassified information per Executive Order 135