Amendment 01 Notice ID 12098818.pdf

Amendment 01 for Notice ID: 12098818

The purpose of this amendment is:

1. To provide the Questions and Answers received in response to the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 12098818. The Q&A represents the questions received prior to the cut-off for questions contained in the solicitation.

2. To provide an updated Combined Synopsis/Solicitation document 12098818 that incorporates changes as a result of the Q&A document.

Questions and Answers

1. What type of pricing are you looking for?

Pricing is based on 3 locations per the PWS and based on 1 monthly charge. once per month.

There may be an estimated 10 additional stops throughout the year and would be priced per stop.

2. Who is the incumbent, what is the previous contract number, and what is the contract value?

The incumbent is NEIE, W912JF19P0044, Total $47,864.74.

10 April 2024

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

FROM: Monica D. Walker Arkansas Army National Guard Camp J.T. Robinson North Little Rock, AR 72199

SUBJECT: This is a Request for Quote for Regulatory Medical Waste Service; see the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for detailed information. The Offeror shall at least 5 years previous experience in the field of regulatory pickup, regulatory transportation, and regulatory disposal of Medical Waste.

Regulated Medical Waste is forbidden from disposal through standard waste disposal methods and requires special handling and due to health and safety hazards. Services shall be between the hours of 0700-1530 on Monday through Friday, except on recognized US Federal Holidays, or when the Government facility/installation is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government-Directed facility/installation closings. It is prohibited for Medical Waste to be disposed of on Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas, and Ft. Chaffee, Barling, Arkansas. Please read the attached Performance Work Statement for more details of the requirement.

Period of Performance: 01 August 2024 through 31 July 2029

1. The Arkansas Army National Guard intends to issue a Firm-Fixed Price five-year contract. The

Period of Performance shall be one Base Year of 12 months, and four Option Years at 12 months each. Firm-Fixed Price contract for regulatory collection, regulatory transportation, and regulatory disposal of Medical Waste from Ft. Chaffee, Barling, Arkansas and from Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas.

2. General Information:

Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Solicitation Number:

Title:

Purchase Request 0012098818 Medical Waste Service

Posted Date: 10 April 2024

Solicitation Response Date: 16 April 2024, 7:00 AM CT

Estimated Award Date:

Period of Performance:

29 July 2024 01 August 2024 through 31 July 2029

Total 100% Set Aside: Small Business

NAICS Code: 562211: $47,000,000.00 size standard

Point of Contract:

Site Visit:

Monica D. Walker, Contract Specialist Arkansas Army National Guard monica.d.walker.civ@army.mil

Site Visits will not be scheduled.

3. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial service prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 19.14, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Additionally, the Government will utilize simplified procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. This solicitation is a total 100% set-aside for Small Business FAR 19.502-2(a). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 562211 and the size standard is $47,000,000.00 annual sales. This combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) 0012098818.

4. This solicitation document, incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through 01 March

2023.

5. Contractor Responsibility: The Contractor shall provide all labor, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary to collect, transport, treat and dispose of all Regulated Medical Waste (except non-conforming Medical Waste) generated by the Arkansas Army National Guard Medical Detachment and Troop Medical Clinic located on Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas and the Medical Dispensary Building located on Ft. Chaffee, Barling, Arkansas necessary to complete the required services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

6. Description of Requirement: The contractor shall collect regulated medical waste from the three locations listed in paragraph 5 one time per month. The contractor shall supply approved biohazard replacement containers and dispose of waste per IAW regulations. Please see the attached Performance Work Statement for further information.

7. Commercial Services - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications;

FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

8. The following clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.202-1, 52.203.3, 52.203-12, 52.203-13, 52.204-7, 52.204-10, 52.204-13, 52.204-10, 52.204-18, 52.204-19, 52.204-27, 52.219-6, 52.219-14, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-50, 52.223-6, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.232-34, 52.237-2, 52-424-15, 52.244-6, 52.246-4, 52-249-1, 52-249-2, 52.249-8, 52.252-3, 52.252-4, 52.252-5, 52.252- 6, 52.253-1. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

9. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Services (MAR 2023) and the addendum, applies to this acquisition.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (SEP 2023) Request for Quotation (RFQ): Quote shall contain the following information:

RFQ NUMBER; TIME SPECIFIED FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS; BUSINESS NAME; BUSINESS

ADDRESS; TELEPHONE NUMBER OF OFFEROR; CAGE CODE; UNIQUE ENTITY

IDENTIFIER (UEI); AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ALL SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS.

10. Offeror shall complete, and include with its submission, the following:

Technical Capability Statement: The Offeror shall present relevant informa on ar cula ng the offeror’s approach to mee ng the PWS requirements, and clearly demonstrate the offeror’s understanding by providing a clear descrip on of the approach to performing the work. The offeror’s descrip on should include a clear descrip on of all processes and procedures employed, their proposed staffing and management plans or approach.

Offerors shall provide relevant experience (for this purpose, experience refers to what an offeror has done, not how well it was accomplished) in performing proposed processes and procedures. The Technical Capability Statement shall not include any pricing data.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(c), Period for Acceptance of Offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows:

“The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.”

Past Performance: The Offeror shall submit informa on for a minimum of 3 recent contract past performance references that were performed by the offeror as the prime contractor, which the offeror considers having relevance. These may include federal, state, local and private industry contracts. For each project included under past performance, the contractor shall provide the following informa on:

Respec ve Project, Contract Number, Contract Point of Contact, Start Date and End Date.

The burden of providing thorough and complete past performance informa on remains with the offeror.

It is the offeror's responsibility to submit detailed and complete informa on so the Government may review its Past Performance.

Since this informa on cons tutes a basis of the Government’s review, it is impera ve that the Offeror present its past performance in a clear and complete manner.

Recent contracts are those performed within three years of the date of issuance of this combined synopsis/solicitation.

Relevant contracts are those comparable in scope and magnitude of effort and complexity to the PWS requirement(s).

At least one of the past performance references that the offeror submits shall include recent and relevant performance of the same or similar requirements as those described in PWS.

The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in quotes.

11. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023), and the addendum, applies to this acquisition.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) The Government will award a contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

Award shall be based on all or none, and best value to the government. The Government may award without discussions; however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in the Government’s best interest.

12. Offerors must have completed the provision at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, electronically at http://www.sam.gov within the past year to be considered for award.

Vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); the website is https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Contact SAM at US Calls: 866-606-8220. However, a Unique Entity Identifier number must be known prior to registration.

13. Offerors shall submit questions pertaining to the requirement or Performance Work Statement in writing only to monica.d.walker.civ@army.mil by no later than 7:00 AM (CT) on Friday, 12 April 2024.

No questions will be answered telephonically. An amendment containing the Questions and Answers will be uploaded to the RFQ as an Attachment on SAM.gov by close of business on Friday, 12 April 2024.

14. Offerors shall provide their pdf formatted quote package by email only to monica.d.walker.civ@army.mil by no later than 7:00 AM (CT), on Tuesday, 16 April 2024. Do not mail quote packages. Quotes received in the following format’s will not be accepted: Excel spreadsheet, Word Notepad documents, and Power Point Slide Presentations, CD’s or Floppy Disc.