This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in North Chicago, Illinois. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Kitchen Grease Hood Cleaning Service Kitchen Grease Hood Cleaning Service at James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center North Chicago, IL This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes to determine availability of qualified vendors and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please note that this is not a request for quotes; the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. Information received because of this Notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement and whether a small business set-aside will be used. No solicitation document is available currently. All responses to this Notice are subject to 18 U.S.C. 1001. The James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center requires a local business to clean the kitchen exhaust systems and grease trap systems to bare metal at various kitchen locations and frequencies at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) located in North Chicago, IL to ensure reliability and proper functionality of these utilities. The service agreement shall be for one (1) base year with the option to renew for four (4) option years. Contract requirements will include the following: 1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The contractor shall provide all labor, travel, qualified supervision, apparatus, materials, equipment and supplies necessary to clean the kitchen exhaust systems and grease trap systems to bare metal at various kitchen locations and frequencies at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) located in North Chicago, IL to ensure reliability and proper functionality of these utilities. The service agreement shall be for one (1) base year with the option to renew for four (4) option years. 2. SCOPE OF WORK: The contractor must be a certified Exhaust Cleaning Company or a company that employs Certified Exhaust Cleaners that possess Plumbing Licenses. Acceptable certifications include Phil Ackland Certification, International Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Association (IKECA), or a Kitchen Exhaust Cleaners Training and Certification Program created in compliance with ISO 9001. The Contractor shall have a crew Leader/Supervisor onsite for the duration of the cleaning operation that has either certifications in IKECA, CECS or CKEC in compliance with ISO9001. The Contractor shall be knowledgeable of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 96-Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards. At least one individual per team shall be able to read & write, understand and speak English. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Base Year: March 1 2024 through February 28, 2025 The Method of Contractor Selection has not been determined at this Time