124D9018Q0027_Hazardous_Waste.pdf

124D9018Q0027 Hazardous Waste

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COST

BID SCHEDULE

B.1 ITEMS AND PRICES

To be considered responsive, a bidder must submit a price for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) and submit it with the offer. See individual Statement of Work (SOW) for Bid Schedule.

CONTRACTOR DUNS ID #____________________

CONTRACTOR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION # ___________________

Item

No Service

Unit

Price per Unit

Amount

001 APHIS Regulated Acetone Water

Mixture

Gallon $ $

002 APHIS Regulated Acid Waste Gallon $ $

Gallon $ $

003 APHIS Regulated Solid Debris Pound $

004 Transportation Per Mile Mile

TOTAL $

Only Proposals using the above bid sheet will be considered.

Please provide the price per unit for the future task orders and transportation per mile. If transportation is included please state so

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This acquisition for commercial items will be conducted using simplified procedures under FAR Part 13 and 13.5.

(ii) This solicitation number 124D9018Q0027 is issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ), and the acquisition procedures at FAR Parts 12 and 13 are being utilized. The Government reserves the right to make award without negotiations. We will award for one year.

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72, dated January 1, 2014.

(iv) This is a 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE and the applicable NAICS code is –562211.

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal The size standard for this NAICS code is $38.50 million. Only quotes from small businesses will be considered. A size standard is the largest that a concern can be and still qualify as a small business for Federal Government programs. Size standards are the average annual receipts of a firm. How to calculate average annual receipts of a firm can be found in 13 CFR §

121.104. For more information on these size standards, please visit http://www.sba.gov/size. The size standards are listed at http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf

Contracting Office Address Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Howard Stover, Contracting Officer375 Jackson Street, Suite 600, St. Paul, MN 55101-1854

Responses are due by 11:00 a.m. Central Time 25 September 2018 at USDA-NRCS (Attn: Howard Stover), 375 Jackson Street, Suite 600, St Paul, MN 55101. Quotes may be submitted via email only.

Howard.Stover@wdc.usda.gov

Contact Howard Stover, Contracting Officer, via telephone at (651) 602-7934 or by e-mail Howard.Stover@wdc.usda.gov for information regarding this solicitation.

(vii) Date(s) and Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance. Delivery and acceptance shall be as set forth in the SOW. Invoices will be approved by the Contracting Officer.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda also apply. Offerors must read and follow these additional instructions to receive consideration.

1. System for Award Management (SAM) Registration In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management, or SAM (formerly Central Contractor Registration (CCR)) and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA)) prior to award of a Federal Contract. However, due to the need to promptly award a contract after receipt of proposals, registration in SAM, to include completion of the Representations and Certifications, and having a status of “Active” is required BEFORE submitting an offer. For information regarding registration visit www.sam.gov. Successful offerors and their employees will also be required to provide a completed/signed NRCS Conservation Cooperator Certification as described in the PWS after award is made.

2. Technical Proposal and Past Performance Information

Offerors should submit resumes, curricula vitae, and/or a written narrative that thoroughly addresses all three (3) non-price evaluation factors listed in Section (ix) below. The narrative should be supported by evidence that gives credibility to the statements made by the offeror and in turn gives the Government enough information to understand and gain confidence in what the http://www.sam.gov/ offeror is stating. There is no limit on the length of the narrative, but it should be of a reasonable length and well supported.

3. Price Proposal Submit unit and extended pricing for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) listed in (v) above.

Pricing must be provided for every CLIN.

4. Certification at FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters and the Certification at AGAR 452.209–70 (Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction.)

The offeror must complete the two certifications by reading and checking the appropriate box(s).

A copy of the text of the two provisions can be found in Section (xiii) below and as a separate attachment to this notice. Complete the certification using the attachment related to this notice.

5. Copies of Proposal The proposal technical/past performance must be submitted in Volume One and price proposal must be submitted in Volume two. Also include the certifications referenced in paragraph 4 above. Offers can only be submitted by email.

Evaluation Factors:

FACTOR 1: Technical Approach.

Offerors must explain to the Government how they will accomplish the objectives of the statement of work.

Offerors must include specific description of the methodology they propose to use including how they would:

Management. Offerors shall provide information about their company. This information should include a description of their management structure including staff with relevant expertise available to complete the deliverables. Offerors shall describe how they intend to transition into this contract.

FACTOR 2: Similar Experience: When we evaluate your experience, we may contact your references in order to confirm the relevancy of the submitted contract/project experience. Offerors are responsible for providing contract/project descriptions in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of contract/project relevancy.

FACTOR 3: Past Performance. Offerors are encouraged to provide information that may aid in the evaluation of its successful past performance, e.g., as letters of appreciation, performance evaluations, commendations, for contracts/projects of similar size and type of work.

Offerors are directed to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.305 and advised that where they are without a record of relevant past performance, or where information on past performance is not available, the offeror will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably for past performance, but will receive half of the available points for the factor.

In reviewing and evaluating an offeror’s past performance, the Government may consider information obtained from the offeror and from any other sources available to it. The offeror should ensure that the identified references and points of contact are aware they may be contacted for information.

SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS

The principal objective of this process is to select the responsible offeror to be the overall Best Value to the

Government, price and other factors considered. The Government reserves the right to consider the information regarding past performance from sources outside the proposal. The right is reserved to accept other than the lowest price offers and to reject any or all offers. The process is designed to ensure the impartial, suitable, and comprehensive evaluation of all technically acceptable, responsible proposals received in response to this particular solicitation.

BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government intends to select, the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and is determined to be the Best Value to the Government in accordance with the following relationship between price and technical merit. Technical Approach and Similar Experience are more important than

Past Performance and combined are more important than price.

SUBMITTALS

(1) The contractor is responsible for developing a milestone chart as part of their submittal. The Contractor will identify completion dates for each phase.

(2) Technical Volume- Proposal evaluation is an assessment of the proposal and your ability to perform the prospective contract successfully. The government evaluates all proposals on the same non-price/cost factors: Technical Approach, Past Performance, and Price.

(3) Price Volume

1. Proposal Format

a. The proposals shall be in the following format:

• Volume One: PART A - Factor 1 Technical Approach(Demonstrate technical & project management approach for ensuring delivery of requirement)

• Volume One: PART B - Factor 2 (Similar Experience)

• Volume One: PART B - Factor 3 (Past Performance)

• Volume Two PART C - Factor 4 (Price)

2. Proposal Characteristics

a. All text must be legible and easily read. All text shall be typed single-spaced.

Margins (1-inch) shall be clean and clear. Each Part shall be clearly marked and easy to read.

b. All proposals shall contain the requirements stated herein and every Part shall be identified by the name, address, and telephone number of the offeror on the cover.

Each Part shall also contain a Table of Contents and also a List of Tables, List of Figures, List of Appendices, and List of Acronyms, if applicable. The list of acronyms should include all acronyms appearing in the Part.

c. Proposal clarity, organization (as requested in this solicitation) and cross-referencing are mandatory. In order for the proposal to receive an in-depth evaluation, it is necessary that the proposal be presented in a manner, which will provide clarity, organization and cross referencing as required.

d. Each evaluation factor shall be described in a separate section, appropriately tabbed in a report form. The information in all parts shall be concise. Elaborate presentations are not necessary or desirable.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer who meets Best Value for the Government.