Combo Part 1 - FA561324R0005 final.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicita on

FA5613‐24‐R‐0005

This is a combined synopsis/solicita on for commercial items (services), “Recycling and Collec on

Services, Opera on of Recycling Centers in the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) and Pirmasens

Husterhoehe”, prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, in conjunc on with FAR Part 15 of the Federal Acquisi on Regula on (FAR), as supplemented with addi onal informa on included in this no ce. This announcement cons tutes the only solicita on; proposals are being requested and a wri en solicita on will not be issued. Only proposals submi ed in English and Euro currency will be considered for award.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this combined synopsis/solicita on un l funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicita on, whether before or a er the closing due date and me. In the event the

Government cancels this solicita on, the Government has no obliga on to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

A pre‐proposal conference and site visit will be conducted on 31 July 2024, star ng at 1030 hrs (1030 a.m.) CEST (Central European Summer Time), a endance is highly encouraged, but not mandatory.

Vendors who wish to a end the site visit – with a maximum of 3 individuals per company ‐ must confirm par cipa on by email to Ms. Beatrice Meier, email: beatrice.meier.1.de@us.af.mil and Ms. Fabiana

Benkel, email: fabiana.benkel.de@us.af.mil by 1000 hrs (1000 a.m.) CEST on 16 July 2024. Vendors not holding a base access card will be escorted on base; vendors in possession of base access cards may meet the Government party in front of building B502; please specify if you need to be signed in or not.

Interested vendors not holding a base access card must arrive at the West Gate / Ramstein Air Base at

1000 hrs (1000 a.m.) CEST on 31 July 2024 to be signed in. In order to expedite gate passes for this day, please provide the following informa on for each par cipant by 1000 hrs (1000 a.m.) CEST on 16 July

2024 on the provided DBIDS IAR INFO excel workbook: First, Last and Middle Name, Date of Birth, Sex, Eye Color, Hair Color, Height, Weight, Address, Cell Phone Number, SSN/Passport/ID Card Number/NATO‐

Military ID Card Number, Na onality and Place of Birth; also please a ach Copy of Front and Back of each a ending individuals ID Card or Passport to the confirma on email. Please make sure that the provided mobile phone numbers can be used to reach the individual in case of delays, e.g. due to traffic.

NOTE: It is the Government's intent to conduct not more than one (1) site visit.

(ii) The solicita on number is FA5613‐24‐R‐0005, and the solicita on is issued as a request for proposal

(RFP).

(iii) The solicita on document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisi on Circular (FAC) 2024‐04.

(iv) This is not a set‐aside. The North American Industry Classifica on System (NAICS) code for this solicita on is 562111. The Small Business Act does not apply to this acquisi on.

(v) 700 CONS/PKA Flight has a requirement to purchase Collec on and Recycling and Opera on of

Recycling Center Services in the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) and Pirmasens Husterhoehe.

The an cipated period of performance will be as described below with the yearly op on to extend the performance period through 30 September 2030.

1 February – 31 March 2025: CLIN 0002 – Phase‐in Period, CLIN 0003 and 0005

1 April – 30 September 2025: CLIN 0003, 0005, 0015

Offerors shall use Atch 2, Bid Schedule, to fill in all unit, extended, and total amounts, for the base period and all op on periods.

(vi) Atch 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS), dated 18 June 2024, contains the descrip on of the requirement for Collec on and Recycling Services and Opera on of Recycling Centers in the

Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) and Pirmasens Husterhoehe.

(vii) Places of performance and acceptance are iden fied in Appendix E, Container Loca ons / Capaci es

/ Frequencies (Excel), and Appendix F, “UC (Underground Container) Cleaning Loca ons / Capaci es”, of the PWS. For security reasons, only building numbers are being indicated in Appendix E and F, a copy indica ng all loca ons will be provided upon award. All offerors must propose FOB (free on board) des na on.

Required Period of Performance:

Base Period: 1 February 2025 – 30 September 2025 (2‐month phase‐in period)

1st Op on Period: 1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026

2nd Op on Period: 1 October 2026 – 30 September 2027

3rd Op on Period: 1 October 2027 – 30 September 2028

4th Op on Period: 1 October 2028 – 30 September 2029

5th Op on Period: 1 October 2029 – 30 September 2030

(viii) The provision at FAR 52.212‐1, Instruc ons to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Sep 2023), applies to this acquisi on and is tailored in the below paragraph.

(ix) The provision at FAR 52.212‐2, Evalua on – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov

2021), applies to this acquisi on. Specific evalua on criteria are contained in paragraph (a) of the provision.

(x) The clause at FAR 52.212‐4, Contract Terms and Condi ons – Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisi on. Addenda to this provision are included below.

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212‐5, Contract Terms and Condi ons Required To Implement Statutes Or

Execu ve Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2024), applies to this acquisi on.

(xii) Addi onal FAR (Federal Acquisi on Regula on), DFARS (Defense FAR Supplement) and DAFFARS

(Department of the Air Force FAR Supplement) clauses are included below.

(xiii) The Defense Priori es and Alloca ons System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisi on.

(xiv) The points of contact for this requirement are Ms. Beatrice Meier, email:

beatrice.meier.1.de@us.af.mil, phone: 0049‐6371‐405‐4109, and Ms. Carina Legleitner, email:

carina.legleitner.1.de@us.af.mil, phone: 0049‐631‐536‐2841. For the Site Visit & Pre‐Proposal conference especially, the points of contact are Ms. Fabiana Benkel, email:

fabiana.benkel.de@us.af.mil, phone: 0049‐631‐536‐6824 and Ms. Beatrice Meier, email:

beatrice.meier.1.de@us.af.mil, phone: 0049‐6371‐405‐4109.

Addendum to FAR provision 52.212‐1, Instruc ons to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Sep 2023). Please note that in case of discrepancies with FAR provision 52.215‐1, Instruc ons to Offerors, Compe ve Acquisi ons, the below Addendum to FAR provision 52.212‐1 takes precedence.

This addendum to FAR provision FAR 52.212‐1, Instruc ons to Offerors – Commercial Products and

Commercial Services (Sep 2023), replaces the below referenced paragraphs and provides informa on on the format and content of the proposal package and what items have to be submi ed for each volume.

The combined synopsis/solicita on requirements shown below are in addi on to those iden fied as evalua on factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. The complete proposal shall consist of three (3) separate volumes:

(A) VOLUME I – TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

(B) VOLUME II – PRICE

(C) VOLUME III – PAST PERFORMANCE

The offeror shall prepare the proposal as set forth under "Proposal organiza on" below. The tles and contents of the volumes shall be as defined below, all of which shall be within the required page limita on as specified. Pages exceeding the page limita ons set forth below may be removed from the proposal and not be read or evaluated and may render the proposal unacceptable. Offerors shall apply all appropriate markings to the proposal including those prescribed in FAR 3.104‐4, Disclosure, Protec on, and Marking of Contractor Bid or Proposal Informa on and Source Selec on Informa on.

Proposal organiza on.

1. Volume I

Technical Capability, consis ng of:

Subfactor One (1) Past Experience (Page Limit 10)

Subfactor Two (2) Phase‐in Plan (Page Limit 10)

Subfactor Three (3) Quality Control Plan (Page Limit 20)

Subfactor Four (4) Performance Management Plan (Page Limit 10) (A ached To Performance

Management Plan

Subfactor Five (5) Contractor Cer fica ons (No Limit)

Subfactor Six (6) Equipment (Page Limit 5)

Subfactor Seven (7) Submi als (No Limit)

2. Volume II

Price Schedule, provided on Atch 2, Bid Schedule (Page Limit As Required)

3. Volume III

Past Performance, provided on Atch 4, Past Performance Ques onnaire (Page Limit As Required)

Subcontractor Consent Form, provided on Atch 3 (Page Limit As Required)

Offers shall be submi ed with a page number at the bo om of each page of each volume (i.e. page 1 of

20, 2 of 20 etc.). The page limita on for all volumes is inclusive of all material except the tle page and table of contents and shall not exceed the page limita ons specified under "Proposal organiza on" above, when viewed in Times New Roman, 12 pt.; the page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches, or DIN A4 with a

1‐inch margin all‐around. Any / all pages received beyond the limita on as iden fied under "Proposal organiza on" above may not be evaluated. No material may be incorporated by reference. Each volume shall contain a table of contents. These page formats also apply to responses to Evalua on No ces (ENs) if discussions are held. Offeror may choose format of bank statement(s) and statements of financial condi on/balance sheets.

(b)(2) Time specified in the solicita on for receipt of offers.

(i) Complete proposals must be received not later than 14 August 2024, at 1400 hrs (0200 p.m.) CEST. All ques ons regarding this combined synopsis/solicita on are due in wri ng by 1400 hrs (1400 p.m.) CEST on 2 August 2024. Ques ons must be submi ed in wri ng to Ms. Beatrice Meier, email:

beatrice.meier.1.de@us.af.mil, and Ms. Carina Legleitner, email: carina.legleitner.1.de@us.af.mil. The

Government has no obliga on to answer any ques ons received a er the due date and me. All mely ques ons will be answered officially through pos ng to Contract Opportuni es

(h ps://sam.gov/content/opportuni es).

(ii) Delivery Methods: Hand‐delivery, FAX and mail proposals WILL NOT be accepted. Proposals shall be sent by email to Ms. Beatrice Meier, email: beatrice.meier.1.de@us.af.mil, and Ms. Carina Legleitner, email: carina.legleitner.1.de@us.af.mil. Emailed proposals must be received in the stated address(es) email inboxes at the specified me for receipt of proposals and the addressees must be able to open the email and all a achments. It is the offeror’s responsibility to confirm mely receipt of their proposal with the aforemen oned Government points of contact (PoCs) and to ensure the Government

PoCs receive the proposal in its en rety – prior to the closing date and me. (May require mul ple transmissions if large‐size a achments are included, see paragraph (f) Late submissions, modifica ons, revisions, and withdrawals of offers below.)

(iii) IAW FAR Subpart 4.8., Government Contract Files, the Government will retain a copy of all unsuccessful proposals.

(b)(3) Name, address, and telephone number of the offeror.

In accordance with FAR provision 52.215‐1, Instruc ons to Offerors, Compe ve Acquisi ons, para.

(c)(2)(iv), offerors shall list the names, addresses, tles, telephone numbers, and email addresses of those individuals authorized to make decisions on behalf of the company and can nego ate with the

Government in connec on with this combined synopsis/solicita on on the first page of the proposal. In accordance with para. (c)(2)(v) of FAR provision 52.215‐1, the first page of the proposal must show the name, tle, and signature of the person authorized to sign the proposal. Please see FAR provision

52.212‐1(c)(2) for further instruc ons on the requirements for the first page of the proposal.

(b)(4) Technical.

(i) Informa on the offeror deems appropriate to address the technical criteria shall be included in the proposal consistent with the evalua on criteria for award set forth in FAR provision 52.212‐2, Evalua on

– Commercial Products and Commercial Services, of this solicita on and the instruc ons provided in this addendum. Proposal paragraphs shall correspond to the below evalua on factors and per nent PWS paragraphs (where referenced). To facilitate the evalua on, the informa on contained in Volume I shall be specific, detailed, and clearly demonstrate the offeror's technical capability as specified for all six subfactors while staying within the specified page limita on.

VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY – Offerors are required to submit the following:

1. Subfactor One (1) – Past Experience:

(i) The offeror shall submit a minimum of one (1), but not more than three (3) references of recent and relevant contract performance. “Recent” is defined as at least three (3) con nuous years of contract performance en rely within the previous five (5) years from the issuance date of this solicita on, where the offeror (or subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner being intended to perform the solicited services, or instances where the offeror performed as key personnel or a subcontractor) is/was responsible for performing relevant recycling collec on and opera on of recycling center services.

“Relevant” performance is defined as services that are similar to the following services iden fied in the

Performance Work Statement (PWS): (1) collec on and disposal of an amount equal to, or greater than, 3,900 metric tons of recyclable material annually for above ground and/or underground containers combined, (2) emptying and cleaning of underground containers, or, *if no experience or less than three

(3) years of con nuous experience, the emptying and cleaning of 53 “Kinshofer Pilz” underground containers must be addressed in the Performance Management Plan, (3) opera on of recycling center(s) and (4) handling of hazardous waste, submi als must list examples of materials shown in PWS Appendix

C, “List of Hazardous Waste Accepted at the KMC Recycling Centers”.

(ii) The offeror’s informa on for each contract/subcontract shall include the following:

a. Contractor’s Name, Address, Phone Number, Email Address, Point of Contact.

b. Name of Contrac ng Ac vity or Commercial Customer, Address, Phone Number, Email Address, Point of Contact.

c. Contract/Reference Number.

d. Total Contract Amount.

e. Period of Performance.

f. Contract Performed as the Prime Contractor, Subcontractor, Key Personnel, Teaming Partner, Joint

Venture Partner. Indicate Overall Contract Value and Associated Subcontract Value.

g. Project Title.

h. Descrip on of Work Performed, Must Include the Following Informa on at a Minimum:

1. Amount of Recyclable Material (Metric Tons) Collected and Disposed Annually for Above Ground and/or Underground Containers Combined Per Year (Indicate For Three Con nuous Years of

Performance).

2. Emptying of Underground Containers. Offeror Shall Indicate Quan ty, Years of Con nuous

Performance (At Least Three), Type of Container(s). If No Experience or Less Than Three Years of

Con nuous Experience, Indicate N/A.

3. Cleaning of Underground Containers. Offeror Shall Indicate Quan ty, Years of Con nuous Performance

(At Least Three), Type of Container(s). If No Experience or Less Than Three Years of Con nuous

Experience, Indicate N/A.

4. Opera on of Recycling Center(s). Offeror Shall Indicate Years of Con nuous Performance (At Least

Three).

5. Handling of Hazardous Waste, Offeror Shall List Examples of Materials Shown in Appendix C and

Indicate Years of Con nuous Performance (At Least Three).

*If the offeror has no experience in the emptying and cleaning of underground containers (UC) or less than three (3) years of con nuous experience, the offeror shall address in para. 5 of the Performance

Management Plan how these tasks will be performed successfully. Please see “Subfactor Four (4) –

Performance Management Plan”, below for specific instruc ons. The informa on provided on the emptying and cleaning of underground containers in accordance with para. 5 of the Performance

Management Plan will be evaluated in lieu of (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, Subfactor One (1) – Past Experience, (iii), item h.2. and h.3. above.

2. Subfactor Two (2) – Phase‐in Plan:

The offeror shall submit a detailed phase‐in plan that demonstrates the offeror’s capability to service the area without interfering with the current contractor. The phase‐in plan shall include crucial milestones and describe the 2‐month phase‐in process for the deployment of 325 above ground containers and recycling collec on from deployed containers during the phase‐in period. The phase‐in period shall start on 1 February 2025 and shall be completed by 31 March 2025 (with no addi onal cost to the U.S.

Government). At a minimum, the plan must address how the offeror will meet the requirements in PWS para. 5. and 6. In addi on, the plan must demonstrate that collec on and recycling services for above ground containers can fully start on 1 April 2025 and that the offeror will provide all requested above ground recycling containers between 1 February and 31 March 2025 and has the manpower and vehicles to put all containers in place between 1 February and 31 March 2025. The plan shall demonstrate how the offeror will coordinate with the Civil Engineering Squadron (786 CES/CEOES) and the current contractor to accomplish a streamlined transi on.

3. Subfactor Three (3) – Quality Control Plan:

The offeror shall provide a Quality Control Plan that ensures services are performed in accordance with the PWS and commonly accepted commercial prac ces. The offeror shall develop and implement procedures to iden fy, prevent, and ensure non‐recurrence of defec ve services. At a minimum, the offeror shall develop quality control procedures addressing the performance objec ves in para 2. of the

PWS, Services Summary (SS).

4. Subfactor Four (4) – Performance Management Plan:

1. The offeror shall indicate if the company will perform services themselves, if a subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner will be used and indicate the company name. The offeror shall indicate the percentage and nature of work (Recycling Collec on, Opera on of

Recycling Centers, Handling of Hazardous Waste, Quality Control, Contract Manager and Quality

Control Inspector Du es, Cleaning of Underground Containers, Contract Administra on) to be performed by a subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner.

NOTE: If a subcontractor, teaming and/or joint venture partner is being intended to complete a substan al por on (twenty‐five (25) percent or greater of the effort based on the total price) of the services to be performed, the informa on listed under #2‐4 below must also be provided for this en ty in accordance with FAR 9.104‐4, Subcontractor Responsibility, para. (b).

2. Offeror shall describe how compliance with the proposed performance schedule will be achieved, taking into considera on all exis ng commercial and governmental business commitments.

3. Offeror shall describe its business integrity and business ethics policies. Company shall demonstrate that it has a sa sfactory record of business integrity and business ethics policies.

Please describe how business integrity and ethics policy viola ons were successfully addressed in the past.

4. Offeror shall demonstrate that it has the necessary organiza on, experience, accoun ng and opera onal controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as produc on control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospec ve contractor and subcontractors).

The Performance Management Plan shall include the offeror's organiza onal structure with clear lines of authority and an appropriate skill mix to sa sfy the requirements of the PWS. In addi on, if the company has no prior experience or less than three (3) years of con nuous experience in the emptying and cleaning of underground containers, the offeror shall, at a minimum, explain how the requirements pertaining to underground containers as set forth in PWS para. 1.1.1., Recycling Collec on, 1.1.1.5., Government‐ owned Underground Containers, 1.1.7.1., Cleaning of Underground Containers, 1.1.7.2., Basic Cleaning, 1.1.7.3., On‐call Cleaning, 1.1.7.4., Unscheduled Underground Container

Li ing, will be successfully met.

The offeror shall address English and German language skills of staff to be provided for the opera on of the recycling centers, the contract manager and alternate(s) as well as the quality control inspector and alternate(s) and indicate how many years of experience in u lizing English and German as part of their daily job du es the proposed employees

(each) have in rela on to their du es under the an cipated contract. This informa on is to be provided to demonstrate the staff’s ability to meet the language requirements defined in PWS para. 3.2.4., English/German Language Requirements, 3.4.1.3., Training, 4.5.1., Contract Manager, and para. 4.5.2., Quality Control Inspector. If the staff has no prior experience u lizing English and German as part of their daily job du es in rela on to the services called for in the contract, the offeror shall address how proposed staff will meet the requirements set forth in the aforemen oned PWS paragraphs ensuring successful contract performance.

5. Subfactor Five (5) – Contractor Cer fica ons:

a. Disposal Cer fica on: The offeror shall submit a copy of current documenta on demonstra ng that the offeror (or subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner being intended to perform the solicited services) is a cer fied disposal company (Entsorgungsfachbetrieb) in accordance with volume 7, paragraph 56 of the KrWG (Kreislaufwirtscha sgesetz – German Act on Life‐Cycle

Management); cer ficate must be issued by a Technical Monitoring Associa on for Safety, Quality and

Environmental Protec on based in Germany (Technische Ueberwachungsorganisa on fuer Sicherheit, Qualitaet und Umweltschutz, ansaessig in Deutschland) or by a Waste Management Associa on based in

Germany (Entsorgergemeinscha , ansaessig in Deutschland) in accordance with volume 7, paragraph 56 of the KrWG.

b. The offeror shall submit proof of German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Industrie‐und

Handelskammer) or German Chamber of Trade (Handwerkskammer) membership of offeror

(subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner being intended to perform the solicited services).

6. Subfactor Six (6) – Equipment:

a. The offeror shall provide a list (Excel) iden fying all proposed container capaci es, quan es, DIN standards, colors, types, indica ng if they are with or without a lid, and delivery period(s) in accordance with PWS para. 1.1.1.4., Types of Containers. The 325 above ground containers to be provided by the offeror shall meet the DIN (Deutsche Industrienorm – German Industrial Standards), container type (w/ or w/o lid), quan ty and capacity requirements listed in PWS Appendix E.

b. (i) The offeror shall submit the manufacturer/provider’s offer (confiden al informa on may be redacted) indica ng the delivery period of the 325 above ground containers to be provided by the offeror in accordance with PWS para. 1.1.1.4., Type of Containers, or sta ng that delivery will be made between 1 February and 31 March 2025 provided that an order is placed by a certain date (specify date) with their proposal; pricing informa on shall be redacted. If a por on of the containers is on stock, the offeror shall iden fy the quan ty on stock (per type and capacity) in the Excel list to be provided in accordance with (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, Subfactor Five (5) – Equipment, sub‐ para. a., above, and submit the manufacturer/provider’s offer indica ng the aforemen oned delivery informa on for the remaining containers. If all 325 containers are on stock, the offeror shall indicate this in the Excel list to be provided in accordance with (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, Subfactor Five (5) – Equipment, sub‐para. a., above.

(ii) The offeror shall submit the manufacturer/provider’s offer (confiden al informa on may be redacted) indica ng the delivery period of the vehicles and a achments required for the emptying and cleaning of “Kinshofer Pilz” underground containers in accordance with PWS para. 1.1.1.5, Government‐ owned Underground Containers, or sta ng that delivery will be made by 31 March 2025 provided that an order is placed by a certain date (specify date) with their proposal; pricing informa on shall be redacted. If part of the vehicles and/or a achments are on stock, the offeror shall iden fy the quan ty on stock (per vehicle and a achment) in the Excel list to be provided in accordance with (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, Subfactor Five (5) – Equipment, sub‐para. a., above, and submit the manufacturer/provider’s offer indica ng the aforemen oned delivery informa on for the remaining vehicles and/or a achments. If all required vehicles and a achments are on stock, the offeror shall iden fy the quan ty (per vehicle and a achment) on stock in the Excel list to be provided in accordance with (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, Subfactor Five (5) – Equipment, sub‐para. a., above.

7. Subfactor Seven (7) – Submi als

1. In accordance with FAR provision 52.215‐1, Instruc ons to Offerors, Compe ve Acquisi ons, para. (c)(2)(iii) offerors shall include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, condi ons, and provisions included in the combined synopsis/solicita on and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item on the first page of the proposal. Offerors that fail to furnish all of the required cer fica ons, representa ons or informa on required to be submi ed in accordance with this combined synopsis/solicita on, or reject the terms and condi ons of the combined synopsis/solicita on, may be excluded from considera on for award.

2. The offeror shall provide proof that it has adequate financial resources at its disposal to perform the contract, or that the company has the ability to obtain them. Company shall submit the below financial records:

a. Current Bank Statement(s) (not older than six months upon submission of proposal, showing bank balance).

b. Balance Sheet or Statement of Financial Condi on (must include assets, liabili es, debt, equity) for the following years: 2022, 2023.

c. Financial plan on how resources will be allocated to contract (personnel, equipment, management and overhead, man‐hours, subcontractor costs, etc.).

d. If adequate financial resources are not available, offeror must present a financial plan for the an cipated contract providing detailed informa on on the amount of financial resources to be obtained, how these will be obtained (loans, private equity, etc.) and when they will become available. In addi on, company shall address how the resources will be allocated to contract (personnel, equipment, management and overhead, man‐hours, subcontractor costs, etc.).

(b)(6) Price.

VOLUME II ‐ PRICE

(i) Offerors shall complete Atch 2, Bid Schedule; offerors shall insert a unit and extended amount for each

CLIN (Contract Line Item Number), as well as total amounts for all performance periods as listed within

Atch 2, Bid Schedule. CLIN 0002, Phase In, shall not be separately priced. Poten al rounding shall be limited to two (2) digits a er the decimal. Total amounts of the overall grand total shall be inclusive of all

CLINs. All prices shall be submi ed in EURO currency. Offers not submi ed in EURO and offers for par al or incomplete CLINs may be excluded from considera on for award. Prices must be without value added tax (Mehrwertsteuer). Please see FAR provision 52.212‐2, Evalua on – Commercial Products and

Commercial Services, below for further instruc ons.

(ii) The Contrac ng Officer (CO) has determined there is a high probability of adequate price compe on for this acquisi on. Upon examina on of the ini al offers, the CO will review this determina on, and, if, in the CO's opinion, adequate price compe on exists, no addi onal cost informa on will be requested.

However, if at any me during this compe on the CO determines that adequate price compe on no longer exists, offerors may be required to submit informa on to the extent necessary for the CO to determine price fair and reasonableness.

(b)(8) Offerors shall submit a completed copy of the below provisions:

FAR 52.204‐24, Representa on Regarding Certain Telecommunica ons and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. The Offeror shall not complete the representa on at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunica ons 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" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204‐26, Covered Telecommunica ons Equipment or Services—Representa on, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212‐3, Offeror Representa ons and Cer fica ons‐Commercial Products or Commercial

Services. The Offeror shall not complete the representa on in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the

Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunica ons equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunica ons equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204‐26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212‐3.

FAR 52.204‐26, Covered Telecommunica ons Equipment or Services – Representation.

FAR 52.212‐3, Offeror Representa ons and Cer fica ons – Commercial Items, Alternate I, or complete paragraph (b) of 52.212‐3, if the offeror has completed the annual representa ons and cer fica ons electronically at h ps://www.acquisi on.gov/browse/index/far.

DFARS 252.204‐7016, Covered Defense Telecommunica ons Equipment or Services – Representa on.

DFARS 252.204‐7017, Prohibi on on the Acquisi on of Covered Defense Telecommunica ons Equipment or Services – Representa on, if the offeror represented in the provision at DFARS 252.204‐7016, Covered

Defense Telecommunica ons Equipment or Services – Representa on, that it “does provide covered defense telecommunica ons 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.”

(b)(9) Acknowledged Solicita on Amendments. Offerors are required to acknowledge amendments by emailto the Government PoCs listed in (b)(2)(ii) above.

(b)(10) Past Performance

VOLUME III – PAST PERFORMANCE

(i) Offerors shall provide a minimum of one (1), but not more than three (3) references demonstra ng recent and relevant past performance. “Recent” is defined as at least three (3) con nuous years of performance en rely within the past five (5) years from the issuance date of the solicita on, where the offeror is/was responsible for the performance of relevant recycling and opera on of recycling center services. “Relevant” performance is defined as services that are similar to the following services iden fied in the Performance Work Statement (PWS): (1) collec on and disposal of an amount equal to, or greater than, 3,900 metric tons of recyclable material annually for above ground and/or underground containers, (2) opera on of recycling center(s) and (3) handling of hazardous waste, submi als must list examples of materials shown in Appendix C, “List of Hazardous Waste Accepted at the KMC Recycling

Centers”. Please note, the same contracts used as evidence for Past Experience may also be used for Past

Performance. Offerors shall use Past Performance Ques onnaire, Atch 4, to provide past performance informa on.

(ii) If services were performed as a subcontractor, teaming and/or joint venture partner, state the overall contract value and associated subcontract value. In addi on, the contractor shall provide past and present performance informa on on any subcontractor, teaming and/or joint venture partner an cipated to perform twenty‐five (25) percent or greater of the effort based on the total price, or who will perform efforts that are cri cal to overall successful performance. The requirements specified in

(b)(10) apply to past and present performance informa on provided on subcontractors, teaming and/or joint venture partners. The Government may consider reviewing individual past performance of subcontractors, teaming, and joint venture partners. In order to facilitate the past performance assessment process, Subcontractor Consent Form, Atch 3, shall be completed to allow the Government to discuss past and present performance informa on with the prime contractor during the selec on process. Past performance references submi ed for subcontractors, teaming and/or joint venture partners shall be in addi on to the references listed in (b)(10) Past Performance, VOLUME III – PAST

PERFORMANCE, (i), above.

(iii) Each Past Performance reference shall include:

I. Business and General Informa on:

A. General Informa on:

(a) Name and Address of Contractor;

(b) Point of Contact (POC) Name, Valid Phone Number and Email Address;

(b) Project Title or Brief Descrip on of Work;

(c) Contract/Reference Number;

(d) Total Contract Value/Amount;

(e) Period of Performance;

(f) Contract Performed as Prime Contractor, Subcontractor, Key Personnel, Teaming/Joint Venture

Partner.

B. Rater Informa on (Primary and Alternate):

(a) Rater’s Name, Title, Address, Phone Number and Email Address.

II. Program Relevancy:

(a) Amount of Recyclable Material (Metric Tons) Collected and Disposed Annually for Above Ground and/or Underground Containers Combined Per Year (Indicate For Three Con nuous Years of

Performance).

(b) Opera on of Recycling Center(s). Offeror Shall Indicate Years of Con nuous Performance (At

Least Three).

(c) Handling of Hazardous Waste, Offeror Shall List Examples of Materials Shown in Appendix C and

Indicate Years of Con nuous Performance (At Least Three).

III. Past Performance Evalua on

(iv) The offeror shall send Atch 4, Past Performance Ques onnaire (PPQ), to the commercial customer and/or contrac ng ac vity for comple on not later than four (4) weeks prior to the due date for receipt of offers. Upon comple on of the ques onnaires, these shall be returned directly from the referenced commercial customer and/or contrac ng ac vity by email to beatrice.meier.1.de@us.af.mil and carina.legleitner.1.de@us.af.mil. Use one ques onnaire for each referenced contract. Offerors are responsible to ensure that their reference sources receive, complete, and return the ques onnaires to the 700th Contrac ng Squadron. It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure all ques onnaires are forwarded to the 700th Contrac ng Squadron by the due date and me for receipt of offers listed in

(b)(2)(ii) above. A lis ng of the references the PPQs were provided to shall be submi ed with the proposal.

In the evalua on of present and past performance, the Government will consider the informa on provided through the ques onnaires, as well as informa on obtained from other sources, such as, but not limited to, the Contractor Performance Assessment Repor ng System (CPARS). When a completed

PPQ or informa on obtained from other sources is inconsistent with the CPARS ra ng, the CPARS ra ng will take precedence. If no CPARS informa on is available, and informa on from other sources is inconsistent with the PPQ, informa on from other sources will take precedence.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers.

The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 180 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of proposals, unless another me period is specified in an amendment to the solicita on. In accordance with FAR provision 52.215‐1, Instruc ons to Offerors, Compe ve Acquisi ons, para.

(c)(3)(B)(8)(d), the period of validity must be included on the solicita on cover sheet (first page of proposal).

(f) Late submissions, modifica ons, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(2)(i)(A) – Deleted.

(2)(i)(B) Proposal is considered delivered if there is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installa on designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the me set for receipt of proposals. When transmi ng through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicita on, it must be received in the stated addressees' email inboxes not later than 1400 hrs (0200 p.m.) CEST on the proposal closing date and the addressees must be able to open the email and all a achments in a readable format (PDF, Microso (MS) Word 2016, MS Excel

2016, MS Power Point 2016, or later versions, as applicable). Offerors are cau oned to consider when submi ng their proposal that (1) due to firewall issues some a achments may be stripped; and (2) some a achments are too big and may be blocked. It is the offeror's responsibility to allow for sufficient me for the proposal to clear all of the agency's email servers. For the purpose of electronically transmi ed proposal receipt, the proposal is determined to be "under the Government's control" when it is in the addressees’ email inbox (in its en rety), no other Government point of entry, including all email servers, will be acceptable.

(h) Mul ple awards: Deleted.

FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS ADDED:

(k) The acquisi on procedures to be used for this acquisi on will be in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisi on of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR Part 15, Contrac ng by

Nego a on.

(l) Offerors may submit modifica ons to their proposals at any me before the solicita on closing date and me, and may submit modifica ons in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any me before the established closing date and me.

(m) Offerors are cau oned that all required proposal informa on must be received by the proposal due date and me as shown in (b)(2)(ii) above, otherwise the proposal may be considered non‐responsive, and may not be considered or evaluated.

NOTE:

Sec on 613a BGB (German Civil Code) may apply to any contract awarded as a result of this solicita on for personnel employed in Germany. It is the offeror’s responsibility to determine if 613a BGB applies and propose accordingly.

Offerors are requested to point out to the Contrac ng Officer any errors, discrepancies, omissions or unsound, flawed and/or unclear language in this solicita on and any a achments thereto.

52.212‐2 Evalua on ‐ Evalua on – Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

As prescribed in 12.301(c), the Contrac ng Officer may insert a provision substan ally as follows:

52.212‐2 Evalua on ‐ Evalua on – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021).

(a) The Government will award a contract resul ng from this solicita on to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicita on is determined to be the lowest priced, technically acceptable

(LPTA) proposal with acceptable past performance. The Government may award without discussions, but reserves the right to hold discussions if deemed necessary by the Procuring Contract Officer (PCO).

Evalua on Factors:

(1) FACTOR 1 – TECHNICAL CAPABILITY:

Subfactor One (1) Past Experience

Subfactor Two (2) Phase‐in Plan

Subfactor Three (3) Quality Control Plan

Subfactor Four (4) Performance Management Plan

Subfactor Five (5) Contractor Cer fica ons

Subfactor Six (6) Equipment

Subfactor Seven (7) Submi als

(2) FACTOR 2 – PRICE

(3) FACTOR 3 – PAST PERFORMANCE

(1) Factor 1 – Technical Capability.

Offerors will be evaluated on wri en documenta on provided in accordance with paragraph (b)(4)

Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, of the Addendum to FAR provision 52.212‐1, Instruc ons to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Technical acceptability is based on successfully mee ng these requirements. Each of the six (6) technical capability subfactors will be rated

“Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” as follows:

Acceptable (Defini on): Proposal clearly meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicita on.

Unacceptable (Defini on): Proposal does not clearly meet or exceed the minimum requirements of the solicita on.

Offerors must receive an “Acceptable” ra ng for each of the six (6) technical capability subfactors to receive an overall “Acceptable” ra ng for Factor 1 – Technical Capability. In the event one (1) or more subfactors receive an “Unacceptable” ra ng, the proposal will receive an overall “Unacceptable” ra ng for Factor 1 – Technical Capability.

1. Subfactor One (1) – Past Experience:

This subfactor is met when:

a. The offeror submits a minimum of one (1), but not more than three (3) references of recent and relevant contract performance. “Recent” is defined as at least three (3) con nuous years of contract performance en rely within the previous five (5) years from the issuance date of this solicita on, where the offeror (or subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner being intended to perform the solicited services, or instances where the offeror performed as key personnel or a subcontractor) is/was responsible for performing relevant recycling collec on and opera on of recycling center services.

“Relevant” performance is defined as services that are similar to the following services iden fied in the

Performance Work Statement (PWS): (1) collec on and disposal of an amount equal to, or greater than, 3,900 metric tons of recyclable material annually for above ground and/or underground containers combined, (2) emptying and cleaning of mul ple underground containers, or, *if no experience or less than three (3) years of con nuous experience, the emptying and cleaning of 53 “Kinshofer Pilz” underground containers must be addressed in the Performance Management Plan, (3) opera on of recycling center(s) and (4) handling of hazardous waste, submi als must list examples of materials shown in PWS Appendix C, “List of Hazardous Waste Accepted at the KMC Recycling Centers”.

AND

b. The offeror submits recent and relevant past experience informa on required as per the Addendum to

FAR provision 52.212‐1, (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, Subfactor One (1) – Past

Experience, sub‐para. (ii).

2. Subfactor Two (2) – Phase‐in Plan:

This subfactor is met when the offeror submits a detailed phase‐in plan in accordance with the criteria defined in the Addendum to FAR provision 52.212‐1, (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, Subfactor Two (2) – Phase‐in Plan.

3. Subfactor Three (3) – Quality Control Plan:

This subfactor is met when the offeror submits a Quality Control Plan in accordance with the criteria defined in the Addendum to FAR provision 52.212‐1, (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, Subfactor Three (3) – Quality Control Plan.

4. Subfactor Four (4) – Performance Management Plan:

This subfactor is met when the offeror submits a Performance Management Plan in accordance with the criteria defined in the Addendum to FAR provision 52.212‐1, (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL

CAPABILITY, Subfactor Four (4) – Performance Management Plan.

5. Subfactor Five (5) – Contractor Cer fica ons:

This subfactor is met when the offeror submits a copy of the cer fica on listed in 5.a and proof of membership as indicated in 5.b. below:

a. Disposal Cer fica on: Copy of current documenta on demonstra ng that the offeror (or subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner being intended to perform the solicited services) is a cer fied disposal company (Entsorgungsfachbetrieb) in accordance with volume 7, paragraph 56 of the KrWG (Kreislaufwirtscha sgesetz – German Act on Life‐Cycle Management);

cer ficate must be issued by a Technical Monitoring Associa on for Safety, Quality and Environmental

Protec on based in Germany (Technische Ueberwachungsorganisa on fuer Sicherheit, Qualitaet und

Umweltschutz, ansaessig in Deutschland) or by a Waste Management Associa on based in Germany

(Entsorgergemeinscha , ansaessig in Deutschland) in accordance with volume 7, paragraph 56 of the

KrWG.

b. Proof of German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Industrie‐und Handelskammer) or German

Chamber of Trade (Handwerkskammer) membership of offeror (or subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner being intended to perform the solicited services).

6. Subfactor Six (6) – Equipment:

This subfactor is met when the offeror submits:

a. List (Excel) iden fying all proposed container capaci es, quan es, DIN standards, colors, types, indica ng if they are with or without a lid, and delivery period(s) in accordance with PWS para. 1.1.1.4., Types of Containers. The 325 above ground containers to be provided by the offeror shall meet the DIN

(Deutsche Industrienorm – German Industrial Standards), container type (w/ or w/o lid), quan ty and capacity requirements listed in PWS Appendix E.

b. (i) Manufacturer/provider’s offer (confiden al informa on may be redacted) indica ng the delivery period of the 325 above ground containers to be provided by the offeror in accordance with PWS para.

1.1.1.4., Type of Containers, or sta ng that delivery will be made between 1 February and 31 March

2025 provided that an order is placed by a certain date (specify date) with their proposal; pricing informa on shall be redacted. If a por on of the containers is on stock, the offeror shall iden fy the quan ty on stock (per type and capacity) in the Excel list to be provided in accordance with the

Addendum to FAR provision 52.212‐1, (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, Subfactor Five

(5) – Equipment, sub‐para. a., and submit the manufacturer/provider’s offer indica ng the aforemen oned delivery informa on for the remaining containers. If all 325 containers are on stock, the offeror shall indicate this in the Excel list to be provided in accordance with the Addendum to FAR provision 52.212‐1, (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, Subfactor Five (5) – Equipment, sub‐para. a.

(ii) Manufacturer/provider’s offer (confiden al informa on may be redacted) indica ng the delivery period of the vehicles and a achments required for the emptying and cleaning of “Kinshofer Pilz” underground containers in accordance with PWS para. 1.1.1.5, Government‐owned Underground

Containers, or sta ng that delivery will be made by 31 March 2025 provided that an order is placed by a certain date (specify date) with their proposal; pricing informa on shall be redacted. If part of the vehicles and/or a achments are on stock, the offeror shall iden fy the quan ty on stock (per vehicle and a achment) in the Excel list to be provided in accordance with the Addendum to FAR provision 52.212‐1, (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, Subfactor Five (5) – Equipment, sub‐para. a., and submit the manufacturer/provider’s offer indica ng the aforemen oned delivery informa on for the remaining vehicles and/or a achments. If all required vehicles and a achments are on stock, the offeror shall iden fy the quan ty (per vehicle and a achment) on stock in the Excel list to be provided in accordance with the Addendum to FAR provision 52.212‐1, (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL

CAPABILITY, Subfactor Five (5) – Equipment, sub‐para. a.

7. Subfactor Seven (7) – Submi als:

This subfactor is met when the offeror submits the listed documents in accordance with the criteria defined in the Addendum to FAR provision 52.212‐1, (b)(4) Technical, VOLUME I, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, Subfactor Seven (7) – Submi als.

(2) Factor 2 – Price.

The offer will be evaluated on the TOTAL price of all CLINs. Unbalanced option prices may serve as a basis for rejec on of the proposal. Base and all op on years must be quoted – no par al proposals will be accepted. Failure to include a unit and extended amount for each CLIN (except the NSP CLIN 0002), a total amount per performance period and the total proposed price within Atch 2, Bid Schedule, may exclude the offeror from further considera on for award. Price is determined by mul plying the unit amount by the quan ty of each CLIN. The amounts of all CLINs for all op on periods represent the total proposed price. For the evalua on of the op on price pursuant to FAR Clause 52.217‐8, Op on to Extend

Services, 50% of the prices proposed for the last op on period will be included in the Total Evaluated

Price (TEP). The offeror's TEP will be calculated by adding the base period and all op ons, to include the op on available under 52.217‐8. Prices shall be submi ed in EURO currency only and will be evaluated in EURO currency. The TEP will be evaluated for fair and reasonableness IAW FAR 15.404‐1. The

Government reserves the right to obtain other than cost or pricing data if deemed necessary by the

Contrac ng Officer.

Arithme c Discrepancies. For the purpose of ini al evalua on of offers, the following will be u lized in resolving arithme c discrepancies found on the face of the Bid Schedule as submi ed by the offeror.

1. Obviously misplaced decimal points will be corrected;

2. Discrepancy between unit amount and extended amount, the unit amount will govern;

3. Apparent errors in extension of unit amounts will be corrected;

4. Apparent errors in extended amounts per CLIN will be corrected.

5. Rounding of unit amount shall be limited to two (2) digits a er the decimal.

The Government will rely on the unit price, as proposed by the offeror, mul plied by the quan ty to correct any apparent arithme c discrepancies in the extended amount for each CLIN. The totals calculated by resolu on of the arithme c discrepancies listed above will represent the Total Evaluated

Price. These procedures will not be used if the Total Evaluated Price displaces the low offeror.

Clarifica ons with the offeror will then be conducted.

(3) Factor 3 – Past Performance.

Offerors will be evaluated on wri en documenta on provided in accordance with paragraph (b)(10) Past

Performance, VOLUME III, PAST PERFORMANCE, of the Addendum to FAR provision 52.212‐1, Instruc ons to Offerors – Commercial Products and…