Attachment 3 - Questions and Answers.pdf
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- Narcotics Destruction Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 70B03C25Q00000305
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This document is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) attachment for Solicitation Number 70B03C25Q00000305 related to narcotics destruction services for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The Q&A addresses several key procurement details, including the rationale for a full and open competition versus a small business set-aside (based on insufficient small business quotes in recent similar procurements), and confirms CBP's flexibility on disposal pricing for narcotics and contraband. The solicitation's quote submission deadline has been extended from June 17, 2025, to July 1, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET.
The document provides extensive details about narcotics transportation and destruction processes, specifying that CBP stores seized narcotics in cardboard boxes, plastic bags, or cardboard gaylord boxes, typically transported on wooden pallets and shrink-wrapped. At the destruction site, these containers can be removed and deposited into an incinerator apparatus, with CBP officers observing the entire process. The contractor must be capable of providing incineration services for all materials listed in the Statement of Work's Table 1, with the option to break out pricing by item type if necessary.
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Other files for this federal contract opportunity
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 1 - Statement of Work - Revision.pdf | ||
| 70B03C25Q00000305 A0003 - Narcotics Destruction.pdf | ||
| 70B03C25Q00000305 A0002 - Narcotics Destruction.pdf | ||
| 70B03C25Q00000305 A0001 - Narcotics Destruction.pdf | ||
| 2.2.1 - 70B03C25Q00000305 - Narcotics Destruction.pdf | ||
| 2.2.1 - Attachment 1 - Statement of Work.pdf | ||
| 2.2.1 - Attachment 2 - Price Schedule.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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Attachment 3 - Questions & Answers - 70B03C25Q00000305
Questions & Answers:
Q. Explain the basis for posting the RFQ full and open competition versus a small business set aside.
A. Based on CBP’s knowledge with recent, similar procurements, there have not been two or more, responsive quotes from small businesses.
Q. Regarding the materials listed in Table 1 of the Statement of Work, all items look good for direct incineration excluding the E-Waste (Electronic equip., Cell phones) and Grease/Oil items.
Is there a way these items can be quoted separately?
A. The contractor must be capable of providing incineration services for all materials listed in Table 1 of the Statement of Work. If it is necessary to break out pricing based on the type of item, please do so.
Q. Can the RFQ time be extended to submit offers?
A. Quotes due have been extended from June 17, 2025, to the new due date of July 1, 2025, 2:00PM ET.
Q. Will CBP allow/accept variable disposal pricing for destruction of narcotics and contraband?
A. Yes, CBP will allow/accept variable disposal pricing for narcotics and contraband.
Q. Can CBP containerize narcotics and contraband into open top style poly drums with lids and drum dimensions not to exceed 30” diameter by 40” tall and a max weight per drum of 400 pounds, for visible direct drop into the incineration kiln?
- Some incinerators require all material to fit inside 55-gallon poly drums so they can be watched throughout the process entering the kiln and not commingled with other waste containers, remaining in compliance with witness burn specifications.
- Other containers like cubic yard boxes can enter some kilns but they could be commingled.
- Large objects can be incinerated through a bulk solids pit, but they could also be commingled and would not be visible entering the kiln.
- A process could be established so that after each witness burn event CBP trucks would be loaded with empty DOT shippable containers for use on the next scheduled witness burn event.
Attachment 3 - Questions & Answers - 70B03C25Q00000305
A. CBP does not utilize 55-gallon poly drums to store seized narcotics. The narcotics are stored in either cardboard boxes (typically 15 X 12 X 10 inches in size), plastic bags (ranging in size from about 12 X 15 inches to as big as 24 X 36 inches), or in cardboard gaylord boxes containing loose bricks or round shaped packages of varying sizes of narcotics (typically wrapped in saran wrap type material) for large narcotic seizures. When the drugs are transported for destruction, they are placed onto wooden pallets. Narcotics in boxes are stacked anywhere from 4 to 6 feet high and then shrink wrapped to prevent the pallet from falling apart during transit. The bags and loose bricks/round shaped narcotics are placed into cardboard gaylord boxes and shrink wrapped closed to prevent spillage during transit. At the destruction site, the boxes can be removed from the pallets and deposited into the incinerator apparatus (as needed depending on how the site destroys the narcotics). The same can be done with the loose narcotics contained in the gaylord boxes. CBP Officers observe the narcotics being moved from the transport trucks and deposited into the incinerator.
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