Industrial Uniform Rental

Purpose:

The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) is seeking sources for small businesses capable of providing Industrial Uniform Rental Services under NAICS code: 812332 with a size standard of $41.5 million.

Background:

GLS is a wholly owned U.S. Government Corporation within the U.S. Department of Transportation which owns and operates the portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway (Seaway) in U.S. territorial waters between Lake Ontario and Montreal, Canada, including two navigation locks. Part of GLS’s mission is to facilitate the safe and efficient passage of commercial vessels through the Seaway, which includes maintenance, repair and/or replacement of structures and facilities.

Project Scope:

The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, transportation, and incidentals necessary to deliver Industrial Fire-Retardant Uniform Rental and Laundry Services for an estimated one hundred (100) GLS employees in Massena, New York.  The Government intends to negotiate a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract.  The resulting contract will be for one base year (12-months) and four (4) one-year (12-months) option periods.   The Contractor will be required to deliver F.O.B Destination any new, laundered, altered/repaired uniforms, and pick up soiled uniforms on a weekly basis.

Submission:

Interested firms shall submit the following information for this RFI:

 1.  Provide the following business information:

• Company/Institute Name: 
• Address:
• Point of Contact:
• CAGE Code:
• Phone Number:
• E-mail Address:
• Web Page URL:

2.  Please e-mail a capability statement and other relevant information.

All e-mail subject lines must contain Industrial Uniform Rental RFI in the subject line.  Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to katie.maloney@dot.gov.  Verbal questions will not be accepted and the GLS will not respond to questions at its discretion.  All communications will be sent via e-mail and shall not contain proprietary information.  All responses shall

be submitted prior to January 28, 2022, 2:00pm EST to katie.maloney@dot.gov .  Vendors who respond to this RFI should not anticipate feedback with regards to their submission other than acknowledgement of receipt.  GLS reserves the right to review late submissions but makes no guarantee that they will be reviewed.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY.

In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Quotation (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a solicitation. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay any cost incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party's expense.