subpart
237.71--laundry and dry cleaning services
237.7100 Scope.
237.7101 General.
237.7102 Solicitation
provisions and contract clauses.
237.7100 Scope.
This subpart contains
acquisition procedures for laundry and dry cleaning services within the United
States. It may be used as guidance in
all other locations.
237.7101 General.
(a) Except for hospital
requirements, acquire laundry and dry cleaning services on a count-of-articles
basis.
(b) Laundry services in
support of hospitals may be acquired on the basis of a count-of-articles or by
bulk weight.
(1) Acquisitions by weight may be on either a
presorted (bag type) or unsorted (simple bulk weight) basis.
(2) In selecting the basis, consider such
factors as price, administrative costs, aseptic requirements, risk of
contamination or cross-contamination, and volume and nature of articles to be
serviced.
237.7102 Solicitation
provisions and contract clauses.
(a) Use the provision
at 252.237-7012, Instruction to Offerors (Count-of-Articles), in solicitations
for laundry and dry cleaning services to be provided on a count-of-articles
basis.
(b) Use the provision
at 252.237-7013, Instruction to Offerors (Bulk Weight), in solicitations for
laundry services to be provided on a bulk weight basis.
(c) Use the clause at
252.237-7014, Loss or Damage (Count-of-Articles), in solicitations and
contracts for laundry and dry cleaning services to be provided on a
count-of-articles basis.
(d) Use the clause at
252.237-7015, Loss or Damage (Weight of Articles), in solicitations and
contracts for laundry and dry cleaning services to be provided on a bulk weight
basis.
(1) Insert a reasonable per pound price in
paragraph (b) of the clause, based on the average per pound value. When the contract requires laundry services
on a bag type basis, insert reasonable per pound prices by bag type.
(2) Insert an appropriate percentage in
paragraph (e) of the clause, not to exceed eight percent.
(e) Use the clause at
252.237-7016, Delivery Tickets, in all solicitations and contracts for laundry
and dry cleaning services.
(1) Use the clause with its Alternate I when services are for bag type laundry to be provided on a bulk weight basis.
(2) Use the clause with its Alternate II when
services are unsorted laundry to be provided on a bulk weight basis.
(f) Use the clause at
252.237-7017, Individual Laundry, in solicitations and contracts for laundry
and dry cleaning services to be provided to individual personnel.
(1) Insert the number of pieces of outer
garments in paragraphs (d)(1) and (2) of the clause.
(2) The number of pieces and composition of a
bundle in paragraphs (d)(1) and (2) of the clause may be modified to meet local
conditions.
(g) Use the clause at 252.237-7018, Special Definitions of Government Property, in all solicitations and contracts for laundry and dry cleaning services.