In recent years, Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD)-sanctioned enterprises have aggressively sought federal government laundry procurements. If you drive around Washington DC, you can hear their commercials on area radio stations. These ads target government agency contract managers who may be thinking of shifting work to JWOD. One way or another, they seem to be getting the message. 
 
For example, last year, a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Hines, IL, contract went to a JWOD company in Wisconsin. As highlighted in last month’s Textile Rental, Reino Linen Services in Gibson-burg, OH, is currently battling to retain VHA contracts it obtained last ...