Sources Sought
Base and Medical Laundry Services -Qatar and Saudi Arabia
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. 26-1
Due in 38 days
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The Air Force's 379th Contracting Squadron is doing market research (sources sought only) for base and medical laundry and dry-cleaning services in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. It is not a solicitation; companies are asked to send a capability statement and answers to nine questions.
Watch out for
- Overseas performance. Services are in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, so a small U.S. business would need local facilities or partners.
- Possible site visit before award. The notice asks how long it would take to prepare a site visit by Government representatives, so a visit may be required.
If it is required to conduct a site visit prior to contract award
- Medical linen handling. Handling contaminated medical linen needs dedicated equipment, separate processes and regulatory compliance.
Do you have dedicated equipment and processes for handling contaminated medical linen separately from other laundry?
- Conflicting due dates. The header deadline is 2026 but the text says 14 November 2025, so the notice may already be closed or mis-dated.
no later than 12:00PM Arabian Standard Time on 14 November, 2025
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Laundry and dry-cleaning services in the Qatar and Saudi Arabia regions
- Cleaning of contaminated medical linen, kept separate from other laundry
- Quality control so linen is cleaned, disinfected and undamaged
- Transport of soiled and clean linen with sanitized vehicles
- Specialized cleaning such as stain removal and repairs
- Monitoring of water temperature and chemical concentrations during washing
- Place of performance
- Qatar and Saudi Arabia regions
- Offers due
- Header shows 2026-11-14 12:00 (UTC+4); the text says no later than 12:00PM Arabian Standard Time on 14 November, 2025
- How to submit
- Email to SrA Dominique Henry, Contracting Officer, Dominique.henry.1@us.af.mil
What to include when you submit
- Send a capability statement
- Answer the nine questions in the notice (ability to provide all services, site visit prep time, medical linen experience, segregation process, quality control, transport methods, specialized cleaning, water and chemical monitoring, intent to quote)
- Suggest a better NAICS code if you think one applies
- All responses will be posted
You must have
- Recommended NAICS 812320 with an $8M size standard
The recommended North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 812320
- Experience handling and cleaning contaminated medical linen under applicable regulations
Do you have experience handling and cleaning contaminated medical linen?
Not in the notice text
- Full list of areas and services (in Attachments 1, 2 and 3)
- Contract length, type and estimated value
- Whether the eventual contract will be set aside
- Which due date is correct
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 14, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Nov 7, 2025
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 26-1
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA5215 766 Ess PKP
- Place of performance
- N/a, QA-DA
- Contracting contact
- Dominique Henrydominique.henry.1@us.af.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Sources Sought Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Services THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The 379th Contracting Squadron is conducting market research to determine interest and capability of potential sources. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The 379th Contracting Squadron is seeking potential sources for the purchase of Laundry and Dry-Cleaning services in the Qatar and Saudi Arabia regions. Please see Attachments 1, 2 and 3 for complete list of areas to be covered. The recommended North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 812320 - Cleaners, drycleaning and laundry service (except coin-operated) with a size standard of $8M. – If there is a NAICS code that you believe would be more applicable, please provide with your capability statement. Please accompany your capability statement with answers to the following questions: 1. Are you able to provide all the services listed in the requirement? Do you anticipate any challenges? If so, what are they? 2. If it is required to conduct a site visit prior to contract award, approximately how many business days would it take your company to prepare the site for a visit by government representatives? 3. Do you have experience handling and cleaning contaminated medical linen? If so, to whom and for how long? Describe your experience adhering to regulations for handling and cleaning medical linen. 4. Do you have dedicated equipment and processes for handling contaminated medical linen separately from other laundry? Describe the segregation process. 5. Describe your quality control procedures to ensure that linen is thoroughly cleaned, disinfected, and free of damage. 6. Describe your transportation methods for both soiled and clean linen and how often do you sanitize your transport vehicles? 7. Are you able to handle specialized cleaning needs, such as stain removal or repairs? 8. Do you have a system for monitoring and controlling water temperature and chemical concentrations during the washing process? 9. Do you intend to provide a quote for this requirement? How many days would you need to draft a quote? Provide any additional questions or comments related to the requirement. All responses will be posted. This Sources Sought Announcement is solely for informational and planning purposes only and is not a solicitation or Request for Quote. Please send responses to: SrA Dominique Henry, Contracting Officer, Dominique.henry.1@us.af.mil no later than 12:00PM Arabian Standard Time on 14 November, 2025.