Combined Synopsis Solicitation - International Waste.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number FA445225Q0003 shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this RFQ.

(iii) The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-01; Effective 11-12-2024.

(iv) This is a 100% set-aside for Small Business (SB). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 562111 with a size standard of $47M.

(v) The purpose of this combined synopsis and solicitation is for the procurement of International Waste Disposal Services as detailed in the Performance Work Statement. The Quote and Contract CLIN schedule is attached.

(vi) Description of the requirement: The requirement is for International Waste Disposal Services, detailed in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). Of vital importance, all Vendors quoting on this RFQ must have a current USDA/APHIS certification to handle regulated garbage, as further detailed below and in the PWS.

(vii) Place of Performance: Pope AAF, NC

(viii) FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Sep 2023) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

The following words stating “offer”, “offeror”, and “proposal” are replaced with “quotation”, “vendor”, and “quote.”

Paragraph (a) first sentence revised as follows: “The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear above.”

Paragraph (b)(12) is added as follows: Additional information required:

a) Submission of a Technical Proposal, limited to 15-pages (not including a 1-page Cover page), is required.

The Technical Proposal shall include the following elements:

1) a detailed narrative of the vendor’s proposed process to complete PWS requirements;

2) the vendor’s experience in International Waste Disposal services;

3) a copy of a current certification(s) from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS) to handle and haul regulated garbage in the State of North Carolina.

This certification must be from the Vendor or their proposed subcontractor.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/FAR12.DOC#s126

b) Submission of the Quote and Contract CLIN Schedule, with completed price quote information.

c) Submission of the additional information (provided on cover page of Technical Proposal):

Company Name: _____________ DUNS Number: ______________ Cage Code: __________________ Point of Contact: ______________

All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf to be considered for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition. Invoice instruction shall be provided at time of award.

Paragraph (c) first sentence revised as follows:

The vendor agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the quote.

Paragraph (e) is deleted in its entirety.

(End of Addendum)

(ix) Pursuant to FAR 12.602, contract award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106. Vendor’s submissions will be evaluated based upon the following:

(1) Price

(2) Technical Proposal – the technical proposal will be evaluated and given a confidence rating as defined below.

Basis for Award

1. Price will be evaluated to determine if it is fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 13.106-3.

2. The Technical Proposal will be evaluated and assigned one of three available Confidence Ratings:

High Confidence The Government has high confidence based on the Vendor’s technical proposal that they will be successful in performing contract requirements with little or no Government intervention.

Some Confidence The Government has some confidence based on the Vendor’s technical proposal that they will be successful in performing contract requirements with some Government intervention.

Low Confidence The Government has low confidence based on the Vendor’s technical proposal that they will be successful in performing contract requirements even with Government intervention.

Award will be made on a best value determination.

(x) FAR Provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (May 2024) Alternate I (Feb 2024) applies to this acquisition. All vendors must be registered in System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf at the time of Quote submittal.

https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf

(xi) FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Sep 2023), applies to this acquisition with the following Addendum:

Paragraph (c) of this clause is tailored as follows:

Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes, such as changes in the paying office, appropriations data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government.

Note: The vendor acknowledges that should the quote terms and conditions and/or agreement conflict with mandatory provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other Federal law applicable to commercial acquisitions, to the extent of such conflict the FAR and Federal law govern and conflicting vendor terms and conditions and/or agreement are unenforceable and are not considered incorporated into any resultant contract.

(End of Addendum)

(xii) FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024) applies to this acquisition. Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in the clause are also applicable:

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Nov 2021) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Feb 2024) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) 52.222-55 Minimum Wages under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services (May 2024) 52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1405_194946

(xiii) Additional terms and conditions apply to this acquisition as follows:

(Refer to https://www.acquisition.gov/ for the Full Text of provisions and clauses)

The following FAR Provisions are applicable to this acquisition:

52.201-1 Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey (Sep 2023) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020) 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021) 52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures (Dec 2023) 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (July 1990) 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation (Dec 2016)

The following DFARS Provisions are applicable to this acquisition:

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2022) 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (Oct 2016) 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements (Nov 2023) 252.204-7024 Notice of the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System (Mar 2023) 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (May 2022) 252.237-7024 Notice of Continuation of Essential Contractor Services (Oct 2010)

The following FAR Clauses are applicable to this acquisition:

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020) 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) *Fill in: 14 days 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) *Fill in: 10 days / 30 days / 36 months 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (May 2024)

The following DFARS Clauses are applicable to this acquisition:

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer’s Representative (Dec 1991) 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Dec 2022) 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (May 2024) 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (Jan 2023) 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services (Jan 2023) 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements (Nov 2023) 252.204-7022 Expediting Contract Closeout (May 2021) 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (Jan 2023) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (Jan 2023) *Will be Full Text in Award 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel (Jan 2023) 252.237-7023 Continuation of Essential Contractor Services (Oct 2010) 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services (Nov 2023) https://www.acquisition.gov/

The following DAFFARS Clause is applicable to this acquisition:

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman AMC (Aug 2023)

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, Mrs.

Susan Madison, AFICC OL AMC, 510 POW/MIA, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5022, 618-229-0267, fax 618- 256- 5724, email: susan.madison@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

(End of clause)

(xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this solicitation.

(xv) Quote due dates information:

Questions due date: December 16, 2024, NLT 3:00 P.M. EST. Questions received after this date/time may not receive a Government response.

RFQ due date: December 30, 2024 RFQ due time: 10:00 A.M. EST Email RFQ submission to Marc.Lopez.2@us.af.mil

Only electronic submissions will be accepted. The Quote must be sent to the email address above. You may wish to place a read/delivery receipt on your submission, and/or request confirmation of receipt.

Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system.

mailto:Marc.Lopez.2@us.af.mil

(xvi) For information regarding this RFQ contact Marc Lopez at Marc.Lopez.2@us.af.mil

Attachments: 2

1. Performance Work Statement

2. Quote and Contract CLIN Schedule mailto:Marc.Lopez.2@us.af.mil