District Wide Linen Services

The Santa Ana Unified School District is seeking a qualified vendor to provide district‑wide linen services, including the supply, laundering, delivery, pickup, and inventory management of towels, aprons, and dust‑mop heads for all district facilities. The contract will be for an initial three‑year term with up‑to‑two one‑year extensions, and the District will evaluate proposals primarily on price, service plan, experience, and inventory management approach. Interested firms must submit a sealed hard‑copy proposal plus an electronic copy by the deadline and must meet extensive insurance, background‑check, and compliance requirements. • Scope covers weekly delivery of clean linen bundles (towels, aprons, mop heads) and pickup of soiled items, plus full laundering that meets CDC/OSHA standards. • Vendor must maintain inventory levels, replace worn items, and provide service‑level guarantees (e.g., defective items replaced within 5 business days). • Evaluation weights: Pricing 45 %, Service Plan 25 %, Experience 15 %, Inventory Management 15 %; offers scoring ≥ 80 % may be invited to a second‑round evaluation. • Contract value is not disclosed; the District expects a multi‑million‑dollar annual spend based on the number of schools and quantity of linen items listed.