U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Administrative Division

Field Acquisition Office Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Solid Waste Removal & Disposal Services

Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Pollock

Pollock, LA

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Field Acquisition Office (FAO), is conducting market research in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. The requirement is for the provision of Solid Waste

Removal & Disposal Services at FCC Pollock, located at 1000 Airbase Road, Pollock, Louisiana 71467.

The Government intends to make a single award of an indefinite delivery/requirements type contract with firm fixed prices that will consist of one (1) base year and four (4) additional twelve-month option years at the unilateral discretion of the Government. The NAICS code is 562111 (Solid Waste Collection). The small business size standard is $47 million.

A draft copy of the Statement of Work is attached to this questionnaire for more specific details. Additional details will be forthcoming in the solicitation. A Government solicitation document for this requirement is being developed, of which a contract may or may not result. Market research is being conducted to determine interest and capability of potential sources for this requirement.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY – Solicitations are not available at this time. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. The information gathered from market research will be vital in the formation and set-aside status of the solicitation.

THIS IS A NOT A NEW REQUIREMENT – Services are not currently in place for this requirement.

Please answer the following questions:

1. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Solid Waste Collection is 562111, which sets the small business size standard at $47 million. (below $47 million in gross revenues is considered small; above $47 million in gross revenues is considered large). Based on this standard, what is your business size? Small Large

2. Is your company eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program(s) below:

“8(a)” Program Women-Owned Small Business concern

Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business concern

HUBZone Small Business concern

Veteran Owned Small Business concern

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concern

3. Is your company certified to provide services in Louisiana? Yes No

4. Can your company provide these services as either the Prime Contractor or as a Subcontractor:

Prime Contractor Subcontractor

5. Does your company own or operate a permitted landfill? __Yes ____No

6. If you are a small business, what level of subcontracting, if any, would your firm utilize? Services (except construction) require at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. %

7. If you plan to subcontract any of the requirement, will your company be compliant with FAR 52.219-14?

Yes No

8. Is your company able to provide readily available, qualified employees to fulfill FCC Pollock’s requirement as specified in the first paragraph? Yes No

9. Is your company registered in System for Award Management (SAM)? Yes No

**All potential quoters are advised if a solicitation is issued it will include the clause at FAR 52.204-7 (Oct

2018) for System for Award Management (SAM). This clause requires all contractors doing business with the

Federal Government after September 30, 2003, to be registered in the SAM database. If your company is not registered in SAM, registration can be completed at: www.sam.gov

10. Can your company provide firm fixed unit pricing for future contract periods (for example: a contract with a base year and four option years, equaling a total of five years)? Please indicate the maximum number of years you can provide firm-fixed unit prices.

5 years 4 years 3 years 2 years 1 year only

11. Are services of this type customarily available in the commercial marketplace? (Available to commercial business and industry or to the general public)

12. How many calendar days does your company need to prepare a proposal resulting from this solicitation?

15 days 30 days 45 days 60 days

13. If awarded a contract, how many calendar days following an award would it take your company to begin providing services to the institution?

** Please note that all individuals providing services at the institutions must undergo a security clearance investigation. This investigation may take 30 calendar days or longer to complete.

Calendar days

14. Does your company have an issue with the attached Statement of Work? Yes No

15. Has your company previously provided these types of services in a prison environment?

16. Which of the following best describes your organization?

Non-Profit Faith-Based Corporation LLC http://www.sam.gov/

17. Please furnish the following information in reference to your firm:

Name of Business:

Address:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

E-mail Address:

UEI: CAGE:

VENDOR WEBSITE:

I am extremely appreciative of the time you have taken to complete this questionnaire. Please email your response to me at sburke@bop.gov no later than April 03, 2026, at 11:00 am, EST.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely, Sarah Burke, Contracting Officer

Federal Bureau of Prisons

U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Complex

Field Acquisition Office

346 Marine Forces Drive

Grand Prairie, TX 75051

NOTE: The resulting solicitation will be distributed solely through the System for Award Management website at www.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The website provides downloading instructions to obtain all documents relating to the solicitation. All future information concerning this acquisition, including the pre-solicitation notice, solicitation, and any subsequent amendments, will be distributed solely through the website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the website to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about the acquisition.

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STATEMENT OF WORK

SOLID WASTE REMOVAL & DISPOSAL SERVICES

FCC POLLOCK, LOUISIANA

SUBJECT: The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Field Acquisition Office (FAO), intends to make a single award of an Indefinite Delivery/Requirements type contract with firm-fixed prices, to a responsible contractor who can provide the services in accordance with the stated requirements. This requirement is for the provision of Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Services as prescribed in the description of duties listed below for the

Federal Correctional Complex, Pollock, Louisiana, hereinafter referred to as FCC Pollock, located in Pollock, Louisiana. General information regarding the Federal Bureau of Prisons and its facilities is located at www.bop.gov.

PERFORMANCE PERIOD:

The periods of performance of the resulting contract shall be as follows:

Base year – Effective Date of Award through 12 months from Effective Date of Award

Option Year 1 – 13 months through 24 months from Effective Date of Award

Option Year 2 – 25 months through 36 months from Effective Date of Award

Option Year 3 – 37 months through 48 months from Effective Date of Award

Option Year 4 – 49 months through 60 months form Effective Date of Award

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

FCC Pollock

1000 Airbase Road

Pollock, Louisiana 71467

CONTRACTOR USE OF PREMISES: The Contractor shall limit its use of the premise to the work indicated, so as to allow for Government occupancy and use. During the entire service period, the Contractor shall coordinate use of the premises for service operations with the Contracting Officer Representative.

All visitors to the service site shall register with the BOP site officials. The Contractor shall not allow employees to have personal visitors on site.

The project site will be open to the Contractor from Monday through Friday, with exception of federal holidays, for the duration of the project. The project schedule is to be based on a normal 40 hour work week. Work outside the secure perimeter of the institution will not be allowed between the hours of 3:00 pm to 7:30 am.

Work inside the secure perimeter of the institution will be not be allowed. However the contractor shall refer to the Execution of Work and Clarification of Information section for specific time requirements.

Contraband: The Contractor shall inform his/her employees that intoxicating beverages, drugs, weapons, etc.., will not be allowed on the site. Introduction of contraband shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by Title

18 USC 1791. Cell phones, pagers, and radios are not allowed within the secure perimeter.

Contractor Personnel and Equipment Security

Contractor employees working at a BOP facility will be subject to a background investigation after award of the contract. Contractor employees must complete the applicable forms provided by the Contracting Officer

Representative (COR). Following the investigation, the BOP will provide the Contractor with a list of employees cleared to work at the institution. If a Contractor’s employee is not cleared, that fact only will be communicated to the Contractor. No additional justification will be released.

No explosive action tools shall be used on the property at any time.

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Contractor employees working on the BOP site shall adhere to all rules. These rules include, but are not limited to the following:

Weapons and ammunition of any kind are not allowed on Federal property, including the parking lot.

Do not give, or offer to give, anything to an inmate.

Do not bring any correspondence into or out of the institution. Do not accept gifts or favors from inmates.

Leave personal items locked in your vehicle or secure them at the Contractor’s lay-down area. A form of photo

ID is required to enter the facility.

Revealing clothing is not acceptable attire and work attire is required at all times. Conduct yourself in a responsible, mature manner.

Report any unusual action(s) or behavior to BOP staff.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Equipment: (provided by Government)

Self-Contained Compactors and Open Top Roll Off Dumpsters

FCC Pollock owns five (5), 25 cubic yard, self-contained compactors and three (3), 40 cubic yard, open top roll off dumpsters

Contractor Vehicle:

The Contractor shall use vehicles specifically designed for trash collection which do not permit loss of trash collection on roadways. The Contractor shall have sufficient equipment for execution of this contract.

Cleanliness of Collection Area:

Collection station shall be left in a neat and orderly manner. All solid waste in the vicinity of the collection area, including spillage and waste left or spilled in the area by the contractor user, shall be picked up by the contractor, including all areas within ten (10) feet of containers. Containers shall be cleaned/sprayed out prior to return to help maintain cleanliness.

Trash pick-up

Trash will not be segregated prior to pick-up. The “contents” of the compactor including all garbage, refuse and trash inside, resting upon or in the immediate vicinity of the compactor and that which might be spilled by collectors during pick-up, shall be thoroughly and completely collected. The compactor’s waste material will consist of solid and/or wet waste from Food Service and other departments within the institution. The pick-up schedule may be altered to meet the needs of the institution and FCC Pollock may require additional pulls and will notify the Contractor in advance as needed. The Contractor must, upon notification of FCC Pollock complete the additional pulls within 24 hours.

Extra pull charge will not differ from the normal contracted rate.

SCHEDULE:

A minimum of two (2) trash compactors per day (Monday thru Friday; 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., excluding federal holidays) will be picked-up, hauled, dumped, cleaned, and returned to designated staging area located on the grounds of FCC Pollock. The regular daily pick-up times shall be mutually agreed upon between the Facility

Manager and the Contractor.

A minimum of one (1) time per month for each of the three (3) self contained dumpsters will be picked up, hauled, dumped, cleaned, and returned to designated staging area located on the grounds of FCC Pollock.

Hours and days of service shall not be altered without mutual agreement of the government. The regular pick-up day and times shall be mutually agreed upon between the Facility Manager and the Contractor.

FCC Pollock may require additional pulls. The Contractor will be notified in advance as needed. The Contractor must, upon notification of FCC Pollock complete the additional pulls within 24 hours.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: FCC Pollock will transport supplied compactors of garbage and construction debris to the rear gate sally port, to be kept over night. The contractor will pick up from the institutions designed staging areas and drop off an empty compactor that BOP staff will then transport into the facility daily; having 5 compactors in rotation at all times. Upon pick up, the contractor shall be responsible for and become sole owner of all trash, garbage and debris from FCC Pollock. The contractor will be fully responsible for the disposal of the materials in a lawful and proper manner. The Government estimates they will produce approximately 240 tons per month of the above materials, however there is no guarantee regarding the estimated tonnage, as quantities will vary. The Contractor will be required to provide the Government with documentation of the tonnage for each disposal.

REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL:

The trash shall be removed and disposed of outside Government premises. The disposal method shall be in accordance with all State, Local laws, and Federal Government Health and Sanitation Codes and regulations.

The disposal of waste shall be in a legally and environmentally safe manner. The Contractor shall provide written documentation stating that the approved landfill meets all Federal, State and local city regulations.

FCC Pollock will not be responsible for any motor vehicle violations due to the weight of vehicles or falling debris from vehicles.

Inclement Weather Schedule:

Trash shall be collected as scheduled during inclement weather unless specific approval to delay is requested by the Contractor and approved by the Contracting Officer.

Holiday Schedule:

When a scheduled collection falls on a Federal Holiday, the pick-up shall be made the following day at the regularly scheduled time at no additional cost to the Government.

INMATE MANAGEMENT: The Contractor will not be responsible of the management of inmates.

RECEIPTS/ INVOICES:

The Contractor shall provide copies of all weight slips and destination slips of all trash removed from USMCFP

Springfield. The receipts shall be addressed to the Accounting Department at the institution and shall be sent with the invoice for each month. The weight slips are not a basis for payment, they are for record keeping purposes. Each invoice shall provide tonnage amount, day of pick-up and total amount charged for each unit.