S209--Laundry & Linen Services - Wilmington VA Medical Center **NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE**

Page 2 of 2 NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4, intends to award a short-term (three (3) month) Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to Up-To-Date Laundry, Inc., (UTDL), for the provision of Laundry and Linen Services for the Wilmington VA Medical Center (WVAMC). The Period of Performance of the intended short-term contract will be from October 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. UTDL is the incumbent contractor, and a short-term contract award to them will allow for continued services while the Government plans for a competitive 5-Year Firm-Fixed-Price IDIQ contract to follow it. This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to enter into a single source award under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). Interested parties may identify their interest and capability in response to this notice. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 812332 with a small business size standard of $41.5 million. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Responsible sources may identify their interest by submitting capability information by 4:00 P.M., EST, on Monday, September 26, 2022, in order to establish the ability of the source to meet this three (3) month requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Lev Stowe, Contract Specialist, at Lev.Stowe@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.