Attachment 1- Combined Synopsis Solicitation.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Solid Waste Transport & Disposal

Action: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Classification Code: S - Housekeeping Services NAICS Code: 562111 – Solid Waste Collection PSC: S222 – Housekeeping- Waste/Trash/Garbage Solicitation Number: HT940626QE077 Response Date: 03 September 2026 at 12:00PM EST

NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as amended by the FAR Overhaul (RFO), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;

proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Competition Approach: 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The associated NAICS code is 562111, with a small business size standard of $47.0 Million..

Description of Requirement: The Defense Health Agency (DHA) intends to procure a firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract for non-personal services to provide recurring collection, hauling, and disposal of municipal solid waste from a Government-owned compactor at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC), Fort Eisenhower, GA. The contractor shall provide all labor, vehicles, and supervision necessary to perform the service on a fixed twice-weekly schedule. The core performance requirements are to collect and return the compactor within a two-hour window and to perform quarterly preventative maintenance. The attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) provides full details.

Period of Performance: The contract will consist of one (1) Base Year, four (4) twelve-month Option Periods, and one (1) six-month Option to Extend Services in accordance with FAR 52.217-8.

• Base Year: 01 October 2026 – 30 September 2027

• Option Year 1: 01 October 2027 – 30 September 2028

• Option Year 2: 01 October 2028 – 30 September 2029

• Option Year 3: 01 October 2029 – 30 September 2030

• Option Year 4: 01 October 2030 – 30 September 2031

• FAR 52.217-8 Period:: 01 October 2031 – 31 March 2032

System for Award Management (SAM): In accordance with FAR 4.1102, Offerors shall be registered in the SAM database to be eligible for contract award.

Award without Discussions: The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer determines them to be necessary. Offerors should submit their best terms in their initial proposal.

Payment: Payment for this action will be made by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) through the Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) utilizing Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). See DFARS 252.232- 7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions, for more information.

Period for Acceptance of Quotations: The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

DPAS: This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as: N/A

Contract Financing: The Government intends to award a commercial Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract for this requirement. Contract financing is not authorized for this acquisition.

Contact Information: A Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will be appointed at the time of award. The successful Offeror will be furnished the COR name and contact information at the time of contract award. Offerors shall clearly demonstrate their ability to meet the requirements and deliverable schedule as outlined in the associated solicitation and PWS.

As set forth in FAR 52.212-1 (g), Contract award, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award one contract without discussions with offerors. The offerors’ initial proposal should contain the offerors best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines it necessary.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

A. SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS

• Questions: All inquiries regarding this solicitation shall be submitted via email. Inquiries must specifically reference the solicitation section or PWS page number in question. All questions will be answered collectively via an official Amendment to the Solicitation posted to SAM.gov.

• Deadline for Questions: 21 August 2026 at 12:00PM EST

• Submit To: Contracting Officer, Lenore Paseda at Lenore.y.paseda.civ@health.mil and Contract Specialist, Erin Biser at erin.l.biser.civ@health.mil.

• Proposal Submission: Submit ONE proposal via email. The proposal shall be clear and concise, with each factor submitted as a separate file. The RFQ number must be in the subject line of all email communications.

• Submission Deadline: Proposals must be received no later than 03 September 2026 at 12:00PM Eastern Time.

• Submit To: Lenore Paseda at Lenore.y.paseda.civ@health.mil and Erin Biser at erin.l.biser.civ@health.mil.

• Proposal Format: The proposal shall be clear, concise, and logically assembled. To ensure efficient evaluation, Offerors must adhere to the following formatting rules:

• Cover Page: Each complete submittal shall contain a cover page detailing the following:

• Offeror’s Name and Address

• CAGE Code and UEI Number

• Point of Contact (Name, Phone, Email) authorized to negotiate on behalf of the Offeror.

• The RFQ Number.

mailto:Lenore.y.paseda.civ@health.mil https://www.google.com/url?q=mailto%3Aerin.l.biser.civ%40health.mil mailto:Lenore.y.paseda.civ@health.mil https://www.google.com/url?q=mailto%3Aerin.l.biser.civ%40health.mil

• Electronic Files Format: Proposals shall be submitted in formats readable by Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel) or Adobe Acrobat (searchable PDF).

• Word Documents: Set “save as type” to “Word Document (*.docx)”.

• Excel Spreadsheets: Set “save as type” to “Microsoft Excel Workbook (*.xlsx)”.

• PDFs: When creating PDF files, the Offeror must create the file to enable textual search and copy functions.

• Separate Files: Each evaluation factor must be labeled and submitted as a separate electronic file (e.g., "CompanyName_Factor1.pdf").

• Text: Text shall be formatted in standard 11-point or 12-point font with standard 1-inch margins.

• Page Limitations: Volume I (Technical) is limited to 7 pages; Volume II (Past Performance) is limited to 3 pages per reference. There is no page limit for Volume III (Price) or administrative documents.

B. SPECIFIC CONTENT REQUIREMENTS

• FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL CAPABILITY APPROACH

• File Requirement: Submit one (1) electronic copy.

• Content: The Offeror shall submit their written Operating Procedures for performing the services required in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). In accordance with PWS Section 1.5.1, these procedures must include and specifically detail the Offeror's approach to:

• Collection

• Hauling

• Disposal

• Ticketing

• Record Keeping

• Identification of the Primary and Contingency Disposal Sites to be used.

• Subcontractor/Partnership Plan: If the Offeror intends to utilize subcontractors to perform any portion of this requirement, the Offeror shall submit a narrative detailing the proposed arrangement. This narrative must explicitly demonstrate how the Offeror will comply with FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, by ensuring the prime contractor will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the Government to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. A similarly situated entity is a small business concern that has the same small business status as the prime contractor.

• FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

• File Requirement: Submit one (1) electronic copy.

• Content: Provide past performance information for a maximum of three (3) recent and relevant contracts for similar solid waste collection, hauling, or other municipal facility services.

• Company/Client Name and Address.

• Brief description of the EMS services provided.

• Current Point of Contact (Name, Email, Phone).

• Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs): Offerors are responsible for sending the attached PPQ (Attachment IV) to their clients. The clients must email the completed PPQs directly to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to the proposal submission deadline.

(Note: If no past performance is submitted, the Offeror will be evaluated as having a "Neutral" confidence rating).

• FACTOR 3: PRICE PROPOSAL

• File Requirement: Submit one (1) electronic copy of the completed Pricing Sheet.

• Content: Complete and submit Attachment III - Pricing Sheet.

4. Proposal Expenses and Pre-Contract Costs

• The RFQ solicitation does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal or for any other costs incurred by any offeror submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation. Offerors are cautioned against submitting conditional RFQs.

• The Government will not make assumptions concerning intent, capabilities, or experiences. Clear identification of proposal details shall be the sole responsibility of the offeror.

• Failure to clearly address all submittal requirements, evaluation criteria, and information requirements of the RFQ above may result in rejection of the submission.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

Basis of Evaluation: This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the commercial item procedures of FAR Part 12. The Government will award a contract to the responsible vendor whose quotation represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. The non-price factors (Technical Capability and Past Performance), when combined, are significantly more important than Price. The formal source selection procedures described in FAR Part 15 will not be utilized.

B. EVALUATION CRITERIA

• FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL CAPABILITY:

• Basis of Evaluation: The Government will subjectively evaluate the offeror's submitted Operating Procedures for a comprehensive understanding of the requirement and the feasibility of their proposed approach to successfully fulfill the PWS requirements.

• Factor 1 Rating Standard:

• Acceptable: The proposal demonstrates a feasible, realistic technical approach that meets all requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

• Unacceptable: The proposal fails to demonstrate a feasible technical approach that meets the PWS requirements.

• FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE:

• Recency: Performance on a contract that is ongoing or was completed within the last three (3) years from the release date of this solicitation.

• Relevance: Performance on contracts of a similar scope, size, and complexity to this requirement, specifically defined as the provision of municipal solid waste collection, hauling, disposal, or compactor maintenance services in a commercial or comparable high-volume environment.

• Performance Quality: The Government will assess the quality of the recent and relevant performance utilizing the submitted Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs), as well as data retrieved from government-wide databases including the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

• Confidence Rating: The Government will assign an overall performance confidence rating using the following simplified criteria:

• Acceptable Confidence: Based on the offeror's recent and relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

• Low Confidence: Based on the offeror's recent and relevant performance record, the Government has low expectations or significant concerns that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

• Neutral Confidence: The offeror lacks a record of recent and relevant past performance. In accordance with FAR guidelines, a neutral confidence rating will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably.

• FACTOR 3: PRICE:

• Basis of Evaluation: The proposed price will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness. Prices must be entirely compatible with the technical capability portion of the proposal.

List of Attachments:

• Attachment I: Combined Synopsis/Soliciation

• Attachment II: Performance Work Statement (PWS)

• Attachment III: Pricing Sheet

• Attachment IV: Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ)

DOCUMENT NUMBER

HT940626QE077

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative. 1991-12 SEC G

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

2011-09 SEC I

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. 2022-12 SEC I

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

2022-09 SEC K

252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls.

2016-10 SEC K

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.

2024-05 SEC I

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

2023-01 SEC I

252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System. 2023-03 SEC L

252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

2023-01 SEC I

252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation.

2023-06 SEC K

252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

2023-06 SEC I

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

2018-12 SEC G

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. 2006-12 SEC I 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration 2025-01 SEC I 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property. 2024-01 SEC I

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.

2024-09 SEC K

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain

Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements- Representation.

2017-01 SEC L

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.

2017-01 SEC I

52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02 SEC I

52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02 SEC L

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02 SEC I

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting

With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02 SEC I

52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02 SEC I

52.222-3 Convict Labor. (Deviation 2026-O0038) 2026-02 SEC I 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. (Deviation 2026-O0038) 2026-02 SEC I 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. (Deviation 2026-O0038) 2026-02 SEC I 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Deviation 2026-O0038) 2026-02 SEC I 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification. (Deviation 2026-O0038) 2026-02 SEC I

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.

(Deviation 2026-O0040, Revision 1)

2026-04 SEC I

52.223-23 Sustainable Products. (Deviation 2026-O0038) 2026-02 SEC I

52.223-4 Recovered Material Certification. 2008-05 SEC K

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving.

2024-05 SEC I

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management.

2018-10 SEC I

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.

2023-03 SEC I

52.233-3 Protest after Award. (Deviation 2026-O0038) 2026-02 SEC I

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02 SEC I

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02 SEC K

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-04 SEC I

52.245-1 Government Property. 2021-09 SEC I 52.245-9 Use and Charges. 2012-04 SEC I

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02 SEC L

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02 SEC I

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options. (Deviation 2026-O0038) 2026-02 SEC M

CLAUSES IN FULL TEXT

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252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense

Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation.

2021-05

PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS

EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (MAY 2021)

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument."

(a) . "Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," "covered mission," Definitions "critical technology," and "substantial or essential component," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) . Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Prohibition (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) . The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Procedures Management (SAM) at for entities that are excluded when providing any https://www.sam.gov equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) . If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has Representation represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does" provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it will will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) . If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "will Disclosures provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer; product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

(End of provision)

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. 2023-01

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) As used in this clause- Definitions.

"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process Electronic invoicing.

vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) To access WAWF, the Contractor shall- WAWF access.

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web- WAWF training.

Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) Document submissions may be via web entry, WAWF methods of document submission.

Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) The Contractor shall use the following information when WAWF payment instructions.

submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following Document type.

document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items-

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

N/A

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

Invoice 2IN1

(Contracting Officer: Insert either "Invoice 2in1" or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) ) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF "combo" document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table Document routing.

below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0490

Issue By DoDAAC HT9406

Admin DoDAAC HT9406

Inspect By DoDAAC N/A

Ship To Code N/A

Ship From Code N/A

Mark For Code N/A

Service Approver (DoDAAC) HT0862

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) HT0862

Accept at Other DoDAAC N/A

LPO DoDAAC N/A

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC N/A

Other DoDAAC(s) N/A

(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert "See Schedule" or "Not applicable.")

(**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).)

(4) The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation Payment request.

appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements Receiving report.

of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

POC: TBD

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or "Not applicable.")

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

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52.211-14 Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense, Emergency

Preparedness, and Energy Program Use.

2008-04

Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program Use

(APR 2008)

Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be

DX rated order;

DO rated order certified for national defense, emergency preparedness, and energy program use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (15 CFR700), and the Contractor will be required to follow all of the requirements of this regulation. [ .]Contracting Officer check appropriate box

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52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. 2000-03

Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)

The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within (a) 15 [insert the period of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option]; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least days[60

] before the contract expires. The preliminary notice 60days unless a different number of days is inserted does not commit the Government to an extension.

If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this (b) option clause.

The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not (c) exceed (months) (years).66

(End of clause)

52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-

Designated Items.

2008-05

Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (MAY 2008)

. As used in this clause-(a) Definitions means a material or finished product that has served its intended use and has Postconsumer material been discarded for disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer item. Postconsumer material is a part of the broader category of "recovered material."

"Recovered material" means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process.

The Contractor, on completion of this contract, shall-(b)

Estimate the percentage of the total recovered material content for EPA-designated item(s) (1) delivered and/or used in contract performance, including, if applicable, the percentage of post-consumer material content; and

Submit this estimate to [Contracting Officer complete in accordance with agency (2) ____________ procedures].

(End of clause)

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

(Deviation 2026-O0038) 2026-02

Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2026) (Deviation 2026-O0038)

(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

[Insert evaluation factors in the relative order of importance. For requests for proposals, state:

Evaluation factors other than price when combined are [significantly more important than price /approximately equal to price/significantly less important] than price. For invitations for bids, list only price and price-related factors.]

(b) . The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the Options (if applicable) total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) . A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer furnished to the successful Notice of award Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. 1999-11

Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within [insert the period of time within which 15 the Contracting Officer may exercise the option].

(End of clause)