Laundry and Linen Cleaning Services for Irwin Army Community Hospital
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Notice type
Solicitation
Solicitation #
0012417849
NAICS
812332
PSC
S209
Set-aside
Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Posted
July 22, 2026
Response due
July 29, 2026
Place of performance
Fort Riley, KS
What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is soliciting a total small business set-aside contract for laundry and linen cleaning services at Irwin Army Community Hospital in Kansas. This opportunity is suitable for small businesses operating in the laundry and drycleaning industry (NAICS 812332). Bidders should track the solicitation, as it is a formal request for proposals rather than an invitation to bid.
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Description
CUI//PROCURE
PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT
IRWIN ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
FORT RILEY, KS
22 JUNE 2026
SECTION 1 GENERAL
1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1.1. Scope of Work. Services non-personal the contractor shall furnish all labor, personnel, supervision, management,
equipment, transportation, materials, supplies, certification, and training, except as specified herein as government-
furnished, to provide laundry services to Irwin Army Community Hospital (IACH) 650 Huebner Road, Fort Riley,
Kansas 66442. The contractor shall collect soiled laundry, provide laundry services, and deliver clean laundry in
accordance with the scope of this Performance Work Statement (PWS) and its Technical Exhibits.
1.2. Contractor Experience and Personnel.
1.2.1. Point of Contact. The contractor shall provide a point of contact responsible for the performance of the work.
The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the primary is absent shall be designated
in writing to the contracting officer no later than the start of the contract.
1.2.1.1. The point of contact and the alternate shall have full authority to act on behalf of
the contractor on all contract matters relating to the daily operation of this contract.
1.2.1.2. The point of contact and alternate must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English well enough to
satisfy all contract administration requirements.
1.3. Security Requirements. Unaccompanied access to IACH is not authorized without written consent from
Government personnel. Contractor's personnel shall wear picture identification. Upon award of contract, IACH will
provide contractor with post vehicle permits.
1.4. Quality Control. The contractor shall properly clean all items so that each item is free of visible stains, visible
lint, and objectionable odors. The contractor shall establish and maintain a complete quality control program to assure
requirements of the contract are met as specified.
1.5. Quality Assurance. The Government will evaluate the contractor's completed work to ensure it is accomplished
in accordance with the standards required by this contract.
1.6. Performance Evaluation Meetings. The Contractor or designated alternate, Contracting Officer, Contracting
Administrator, and Contracting Officers Representative (COR) shall meet during the performance of this contract as
required by any party.
1.7. Physical Security. The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding any and all government property either
provided for use or being serviced under the provisions of this contract. At the close of each work period, government
facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.
1.8. Hours of Operation. Normal duty hours for the purpose of this contract are 7:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday
through Friday. Pickup and delivery schedules will be in accordance with Exhibit 2.
1.9. Gate Control. The award of this contract does not bestow a right to have access to any military installation.
Unscheduled gate closures by the Security Police may occur at any time and personnel entering or leaving the
installation may experience delays. Privately owned vehicles of the contractors' personnel as well as contractor owned
vehicles are subject to search while on federal installations pursuant to current directives. Any violation of installation
regulation or of state or federal statute may result in the termination of the privilege to enter one or more military
installations.
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CUI//PROCURE
1.10. The contracting officer has identified all or a portion of the contractor services performed under this contract
as essential contractor services in support of mission essential functions. The contractor provided services that have
been determined to be essential contractor services in support of mission essential functions are listed in attachment
1, Mission Essential Contractor Services dated 01 March 2026.
Section 2 DEFINITIONS
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1 Definitions of special terms and phrases used in this PWS are as follows:
2.1.1 Clean. Finished articles are dry and free of visible soil, lint, and objectionable spots and stains are removed
without damaging the fabric and have been treated as defined in paragraph 2.1.7. Tape and other adhesives shall be
removed prior to or during the laundering process.
2.1.2 Contaminated Laundry. All soiled laundry originating from the Medical Treatment Facility (MTR) is categorized
as contaminated. In accordance with the "Infection Prevention & Control" section (Linen and Laundry subsection) of
The Joint Commission (TJC) Manual, the Contractor is responsible for properly handling the contaminated laundry.
2.1.3 Contracting Officer's Representative and Assistant Contracting Officer's Representative (COR/ACOR). The
COR/ACOR are the medical facility personnel responsible for assisting in administration of the Government's quality
assurance portion of the contract. These personnel are designated in writing by the Contracting Officer to be
responsible for quality assurance, inspection, surveillance documentation and acceptance of Contractor's performance.
A copy of the letter of designation will be provided to the Contractor.
2.1.4 Contractor Quality Control. Actions taken by a contractor to control the production of services to meet the
requirements of the PBWS.
2.1.5 Government Quality Assurance. Those actions taken by the Government to ensure services meet the
requirements of the PWS.
2.1.6 Laundering. The process by which soiled fabric items are cleaned and treated. The term includes cleaning by
mechanical action in appropriate temperature water with solutions of detergents and other additives, ironing, and/or
pressing. These additives include repellent treating, bleaching, bluing, rinsing, chemical rinse (sour, fabric softener,
and any other agent for controlling the growth of microorganisms, such as molds and bacteria), starching, ironing, and
pressing. The appropriate products and procedures are to be determined by …
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