SAM #6923G226Q000026

USMMA Solicitation for Off-Site Laundry Services (Multi-Year, Small Business Set-Aside)

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), under the Maritime Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation, is seeking small business contractors to provide comprehensive off-site laundry services for approximately 800 midshipmen and up to 300 faculty/staff. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, United States Merchant Marine Academy Procurement Office - Scope of Services: - Off-site wash and fold laundry service for 800 midshipmen/students and 300 faculty/staff - Laundry pick-up six days a week from three campus locations - Off-campus processing and return of laundry within 48 hours (90% compliance required) - Special scheduling during July freshmen indoctrination: two campus visits per day and 24-hour turnaround - Contractor responsible for transporting laundry bags (including down one flight of stairs), storage, and monitoring student retrieval of completed laundry - Monthly usage reports documenting number and weight of bags (95% compliance required) - Contractor must reimburse for lost/damaged items and provide quality assurance per the QASP - Contract Structure: - Base period of one year with three one-year option periods (total potential duration: four years) - Firm fixed price; total small business set-aside under NAICS 812320 (Drycleaning and Laundry Services, except Coin-Operated) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Performance-based quality metrics with incentives for exceeding service levels - Service Contract Act and DOL Wage Determination apply - No specific OEMs or commercial laundry equipment brands are named - No products or equipment are being procured—this is a service contract only

Description

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)

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