Statement of Work - Revised 26 March 2020.pdf

Statement of Work NCAH Waste Disposal Services

USDA, ARS, NCAH

2/6/2020

Background:

The National Centers for Animal Health is currently in need of a waste removal contract for the campus located at 1920 Dayton Ave. in Ames, Iowa. The requirements and period of performance are described below.

Requirements:

The contractor shall provide all labor and equipment for waste removal services for the following items.

1.1 Dumpsters (Fixed Price):

The contractor shall provide thirteen 6 cubic yard dumpsters for the campus. The attached drawing identifies the locations where each dumpster shall be placed. The dumpsters shall be emptied three times per week. The following is a list of the dumpsters that are identified on the drawing: D-3, D-7, D-9, D-10, D-11, D-13, D-17, D-21, D-154, D-401, D-402, D-408 and D-149. All waste collected from the dumpsters shall be disposed of at the City of Ames Resource Recovery Plant.

1.2 Trash Compactor (Fixed Price):

The USDA owned trash compactor shall be emptied once per week. It is identified as the building 24 compactor on the drawing. The contents of the compactor shall be taken to the City of Ames Resource Recovery Plant.

1.3 Roll off Containers (Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity-IDIQ):

All roll off containers will be emptied and returned upon request from the USDA representative.

• 1- 30 cubic yard container shall be located east of the water tower. This is identified as RO- 157W on the drawing. This container shall be used for items that need to be taken to the City of Ames Resource Recovery Plant.

• 1- 30 cubic yard container shall be located east of the water tower. This is identified as RO-157E on the drawing. This container shall be used for items that cannot be accepted by the City of Ames Resource Recovery Plant, and shall be taken to the Boone County Landfill.

• 1-10 cubic yard container shall be located inside Bldg. 448 (H6). This is identified as RO-448 (H6) Inside on the drawing. A special waste authorization will be assigned to this roll-off for disposal.

Contents from this container shall be emptied at the Boone County Landfill.

• 1-30 cubic yard container shall be located at the west end of hoop building 448 (H6). This is identified as RO-448 (H6) Outside on the drawing. Contents from this container will be taken to the Boone County Landfill.

• 1-20 cubic yard container shall be located east of building 9. This is identified as RO-9 on the drawing. A special waste authorization will be assigned to this roll-off for disposal because it will contain lard and animal fats. Contents from this container will be disposed of at the Boone County Landfill.

Requirements for Fixed Price items (Dumpsters and Bldg. 24 Compactor):

• Provide solid waste containers in the locations identified on the attached drawing. The exception is the USDA owned compactor located near building 24.

• Provide labor and equipment to pick up and haul all waste to the City of Ames Resource

Recovery Plant.

• All services shall be between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

• If a pickup falls on a federal government holiday, the contractor shall provide service the day before or after the holiday.

• Provide the USDA with scale tickets for all waste hauled to the City of Ames Resource Recovery Plant. The scale tickets shall be sent with the associated invoices.

• Provide monthly report to the COR (Contracting Officer Representative) showing fees and tonnage for All waste removed from NCAH.

• All dumping fees from the City of Ames Resource Recovery Plant are billed directly to the USDA

• All trucks brought on the USDA campus shall be emptied before arrival. Once the truck picks up waste from the campus, it shall go directly to the dumping location without mixing other waste into the truck.

Requirements for Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Items (IDIQ)

• Provide four 30 cubic yard and one 10 cubic yard roll off containers for the campus. The containers shall be emptied and returned on a “will call” basis. The waste from the containers will be hauled to either the City of Ames Resource Recovery Plant or the Boone County Landfill.

• The contractor shall pay landfill fees. The landfill dump fees are cost only items. Any profit or overhead should be identified in the IDIQ for drop off and retrieval.

• The location representative will work with the contractor to identify the dump location for each roll off.

Requirements for miscellaneous and/or unforeseen circumstances

• When the Ames Resource Recovery Plant is closed for any reason during its normal posted operating hours and waste needs to be redirected to the Boone County Landfill, the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) needs to be notified of this occurrence.

Notification by email is preferred. Please include the date and time of the closure.

• In the case that pickup service cannot be done because the dumpster/roll-off is blocked by an obstruction caused by USDA/NCAH, notify the COR of the situation immediately.

If the obstruction cannot be handled in a quick and timely manner (within a few minutes), service will be re-scheduled.

• In the case where a roll-off container needs to have waste material manually removed from the container due to freezing/ice in winter or is just stuck to the surfaces, notify the COR of the situation. Notification by email is preferred. Please include the date, time, and roll-off “ID”.

Performance Period:

Base Year: May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021 Option Year 1: May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 Option Year 2: May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023 Option Year 3: May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024 Option Year 4: May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025