Description
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking a contractor to provide uniform management and laundering services. The contractor will be responsible for providing qualified personnel, management, technical expertise, supervision, labor, materials, transportation, equipment, garment tracking systems, and administrative support necessary to provide a complete uniform service program. The program will support approximately 280-300 employees, with scalability of approximately plus or minus 15 percent. Services will include twice-weekly pickup and delivery, laundering and machine pressing, repairs, replacements, fittings, inventory accountability, barcode or RFID tracking, and delivery of uniforms in clean and serviceable condition.
• The contractor will provide a baseline uniform issue consisting of thirteen shirts, thirteen trousers, and two lightweight jackets for each designated employee.
• Special uniform categories may include 100 percent cotton uniforms for mechanical/pipefitting and allergy-sensitive personnel, long-sleeve garments for Central Utilities personnel, and flame-resistant/arc flash-rated uniforms for High Voltage personnel compliant with applicable safety requirements.
• The contractor will be expected to perform work at NIH facilities in Bethesda, Maryland, and other designated NIH locations.