A14_SOURCES_SOUGHT_1.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE – DOIGFBO250060

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. The Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), is conducting a MARKET SURVEY to determine the interest and capability of any small business or ISBEE small business firms eligible to compete under NAICS Code 562111 – Solid Waste Collection with a small business size standard of $47 million for an upcoming requirement for the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in Madison Wisconsin.

The Government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price, single award as a result of a solicitation that may be issued.

BACKGROUND: The NWHC was established in 1975 to serve the nation and its natural resources by providing sound science and technical support regarding wildlife disease, and to disseminate information to promote science-based decisions affecting wildlife and ecosystem health. NWHC personnel study emerging and resurging diseases, wildlife and ecosystem health, zoonotic diseases, and environmental health and degradation. The NWHC is located on 24 acres and maintains offices and high security disease laboratories in the Main Building (MB), Modular Office Building (MOB) and the Tight Isolation Building (TIB).

SCOPE. Services, non-personal, to provide all plant equipment, labor, travel, and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for a service contract for trash and recycling removal from the

USGS NWHC.

WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACTOR: This contract is for trash and recycling waste removal services.

DESCRIPTION: The contractor shall perform the following tasks to the following Quality Standards and Time Standards for acceptable performance.

The Contractor shall:

1. Pick-up, transport and disposal of recycling material o Service to be provided 1 time per week o includes a contractor supplied 8-yard or similar sized container

2. Pick-up, transport and disposal of garbage o Service to be provided 2 times per week o includes a contractor supplied 6-yard or similar sized container.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Contractor shall provide a copy of its valid Solid Waste Transport Service License issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Waste Disposal, Recycle and Transportation Services shall meet or exceed all Federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, laws, and codes.

Services shall occur during normal work hours, M-F 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. Local Time

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN

The contractor shall be responsible for Quality Control (QC). The contractor shall provide a Quality

Control Plan (QCP) with its proposal/bid/quote and abide by the acceptable QCP for the duration of the contract.

The Government will be responsible for Quality Assurance. The Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR or COR), Technical Liaison (TL) or Contracting Officer designated point of contract (POC) will inspect the contractor performance in accordance with the following table:

TASK QUALITY / TIME

STANDARD

ACCEPTABLE

LEVEL OF

PERFORMANC

INSPECTION

METHOD/TIME

1 TIME – WEEKLY

80% COTR, COR, OR TL

WILL INSPECT

CONTAINER

WEEKLY

2 TIME -TWO TIMES

PER WEEK

80% COTR, COR, OR TL

WILL INSPECT

CONTAINER EVERY

WEEKLY

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. ALL COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION

AS REQUESTED BY THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF

THE CONTRACTOR. Submission is voluntary.

This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP)/Request for Quotation (RFQ) and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey. Any solicitation that may be issued will be posted on the SAM.gov website and no paper copies will be provided. The actual work statement with scope will be provided with any solicitation that may be issued. The Government is not required to issue a solicitation. ALL questions will be answered during the solicitation phase.

Responses to this announcement are requested from Small Businesses, and ISBEE Small Businesses. A firm is considered small under NAICS Code 562111 – Solid Waste Collection if there average annual receipts for the preceding three (3) years were less than or equal to $475 million. Any information submitted is voluntary. If sufficient interest and capability is not received from small business firms, any solicitation may be issued as unrestricted without further consideration.

Interested small, and ISBEE small business firms, who feel that they can provide the analysis services, are invited to submit by email an affirmative response to this announcement. An affirmative response must include:

REFERENCES with contact names, email addresses, and phone numbers. These references are to be for the same or similar services contracts. This information will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist;

Indicate your firm's SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (e.g. small business, ISBEE, service-disabled veteran-owned, women owned, HUBZone, etc.) This information will assist the Government in determining how small businesses can fit into the acquisition strategy;

FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, UEI Number, and website (if available);

UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI); your company must have a UEI number and be registered on System for

Award Management (SAM) found at www.sam.gov in order to be awarded a contract. You will also be required to provide your small business status information via Representations and Certifications with your SAM registration at the SAM website, www.sam.gov. Your active SAM registration will cover any/all of your offers to the Federal Government, and needs updated annually.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT Please provide your firms capability statement not to exceed 3 pages.

All responses must be submitted NLT 8/6/2025 at Noon MT via e-mail to Jenn Rollin, jrollin@usgs.gov.

The Sources Sought Notice, DOIGFBO250060, must be included in the subject line.

http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:jrollin@usgs.gov