Laundry and Linen Services in Blackfoot, Idaho

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is seeking a contractor to provide laundry and linen services for the State Hospital South in Blackfoot, Idaho. The services must include laundering of linens from all patient units and services, dietary services, security, administration, maintenance, and custodial departments. The contractor must comply with all federal, state, and local rules, regulations, guidelines, and policies pertaining to laundry and linen services, standards of cleanliness, and any required training of employees. The contract will be for a fixed unit cost, indefinite quantity, and the contractor must provide budget amounts for each line item in the cost matrix. The contractor must also provide a fully-burdened rate that includes all operating and personnel expenses. Some key responsibilities of the contractor include: * Providing a ready-to-issue stock of clean and folded items on-site at the Department's location * Replacing items damaged during normal operations or lost by the Department * Implementing and maintaining a Quality Assurance Plan * Providing documentation of clean items placed into inventory on each day of delivery * Completing a linen inventory in each delivery location at the Department every six months * Establishing a system for the collection and disposal of all scrap, debris, parts, waste, and other unused, unnecessary, or unwanted material or equipment generated during the course of the specified/required work. The contractor must also comply with various requirements, including worker health and safety requirements, fire prevention and interim life safety measures, and infection control and environmental protection measures.