Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services
Overview
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Set Aside
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service (IHS), specifically the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, is soliciting proposals for Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services for the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, NM. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Offers are due March 4, 2026, at 10:00 AM MST.
Scope of Work
The contractor will provide comprehensive laundry and dry-cleaning services, including scheduled and on-call pickup of soiled laundry and delivery of clean laundry. Services encompass flatwork, rough dry, finish work, and dry-cleaning. The contractor is responsible for all labor, supervision, quality control, facilities, equipment, supplies, and transportation. Key requirements include:
- Management and quality control of all services.
- Contractor employees must wear visible photo identification badges.
- Finished laundry must be clean, dry, folded, pressed, and free of defects, packaged by type in clear plastic wrap, and delivered in linen carts with a detailed delivery ticket.
- The contractor's facility must meet specific design and construction guidelines for healthcare facilities and pass government inspections.
Contract Details
- Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Request for Quotations)
- Product/Service Code: S209 - Laundry And Dry Cleaning Services
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Period of Performance: Five (5) years, consisting of a 12-month base period (March 16, 2026 – March 15, 2027) and four (4) successive 12-month option periods, extending through March 15, 2031.
- Place of Performance: Northern Navajo Medical Center, Shiprock, NM 87420.
Key Dates & Submission
- Site Visit: February 26, 2026, at 10:30 AM MST at Shiprock Northern Navajo Medical Center.
- Questions Due: February 27, 2026, at 10:00 AM MST to Dallas Begay (dallas.begay@ihs.gov).
- Offer Due Date: March 4, 2026, at 10:00 AM MST.
Evaluation Factors
Proposals will be evaluated based on Technical capability, Past Performance, and Price.
Special Requirements & Notes
- Bidders must adhere to the Service Contract Act Wage Determinations (No. 2015-5445, Revision No. 27 for San Juan County, NM), which specify minimum wage rates and fringe benefits ($5.55 per hour or $222.00 per week for Health & Welfare). This impacts labor costs and pricing.
- A Contingency Plan and a plan to continue service during labor disputes are required.
- The government will provide clean linen carts and a soiled linen room.
- Electronic submission of payment requests is required via www.ipp.gov.
- The solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference, accessible at www.acquisition.gov and www.acquisition.gov/hhsar.