NOI-NIHOC2016111_Chemical_Waste_Services.pdf

Pre‐solicitation / Notice of Intent Synopsis

Solicitation Number: NIHOD2016111 Solicitation Type: Sole Source (Non Competitive) Suggested Source: CLEAN VENTURE Title: Chemical and Low Level Radioactive Waste, Collection, Minimization, and

Disposal Service NAICS / Size Standard: 562112 / Standard Size of $10.5M

INTRODUCTION:

THIS IS A PRE‐SOLICITATION NON‐COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A SHORT‐

TERM CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate and award a short‐term IDIQ contract on a noncompetitive sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302‐1(1)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, on or about October 1, 2016 to Clean Venture for 12 months in total. Under this award, the contractor will continue providing uninterrupted comprehensive chemical, radioactive, and mixed waste collection and management services to the NIH campus located in Bethesda, Maryland, as well as approximately 27 off‐campus facilities in Maryland, while a follow‐on is re‐competed. An initial fixed price task order will be issued with the award. During this period, the government will begin the process of renewing the requirement.

It is the government’s intent to compete the renewal under full and open competitive procedures.

BACKGROUND:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) conducts the world's largest biomedical research program. Direct research and support activities are performed by approximately 18,000 employees in numerous laboratories, a 500 bed research hospital and support facilities on NIH's main 340 acre campus at 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, the 513 acre NIH Animal Center (NIHAC) in Poolesville, MD and at several local off‐campus installations located in the greater Baltimore‐Washington DC metropolitan area.

The NIH is one of eight health agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services. The NIH is comprised of twenty seven different institutes and centers, all of which are funded separately by Congress. All of the institutes and centers work together under the Director of the NIH to pursue its mission of biomedical research.

The contractor for this requirement is Clean Venture Inc., 201 South First Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07206. Clean Ventures Inc. has been providing chemical, radioactive and waste services to NIH under contract HHSN26320100045I. This contract was awarded as a result of full and open competition and is due to expire on September 30, 2016.

PURPOSE:

This action is to continue providing all necessary personnel, supplies, equipment, management and supervision for chemical and low level radioactive waste collection without disruption and while a competitive renewal is progress. The current contractor will continue providing minimization and disposal services to the NIH main campus and off‐site installations identified in the statement of work.

This contract establishes an integrated and comprehensive multiple component waste management service including provisions for: waste collection, receiving and processing of wastes, packaging and shipping of wastes for off‐site treatment, waste data tracking, waste analytical services, on‐site treatment, and operation of the NIH Waste Management Facility Building 21. The contract requires annual processing, treatment and disposal of approximately 225 tons of chemical wastes, 9 tons of mixed wastes, and 21 tons of radioactive wastes. Further, these services include on‐site treatments of chemical and mixed wastes; the operation of a permitted hazardous waste facility.; the operation of an NRC licensed radioactive waste facility; the electronic data tracking of all waste transactions;

preparation and delivery of regulatory reports; and, receiving of requests for service from NIH customers for waste collections and container deliveries.

CONTRACTOR’S REQUIREMENTS:

The contractor shall continue to be responsible for providing sufficient experienced, qualified personnel, equipment, vehicles, and management support necessary to successfully provide the full spectrum of waste management services required and without interruption in service. Major required services include the collection, receiving, processing, packaging and shipping and disposal of chemical, radioactive, and mixed waste. The contractor shall continue to be responsible for arranging all recycling and disposal of waste generated by NIH including transportation to disposal facilities by transporters.

There is significant electronic data tracking required for all of the waste management activities which the contractor is expected to perform.

The contractor shall continue to be responsible for performing treatment of chemical, radioactive, and mixed waste at the Waste Management Facility, as allowed by the Part B Permit and NRC License.

Treatments include but are not limited to chemical oxidation of mixed waste, neutralization of corrosive waste and activated carbon treatment of aqueous radioactive waste.

Other significant contractor responsibilities include on‐site analytical testing as required by regulatory permits and licenses. The levels of required resources, experience and expertise required are as follows:

1. Experience in operating a RCRA TSD facility for a customer that includes performing on‐site treatments. This work requires a high level of staff expertise including but not limited to an expert knowledge of hazardous waste and Clean Water Act regulations.

2. Experience in operation of a NRC licensed waste management facility that includes performing on‐site treatments. This work requires a high level of staff expertise including but not limited to an expert knowledge of radioactive waste and Clean Water Act regulations.

3. Experience and expertise in collecting, receiving and packaging, shipping and disposing of hazardous waste for a single customer in quantities similar to the estimated 160 tons of hazardous waste processed and shipped annually from the NIH. Approximately 300 shipments of hazardous waste are required annually. This level of service requires extensive resources including but not limited to an extensive trucking and routing system that can efficiently delivery NIH hazardous waste to designated disposal facilities across the nation; available staff with a high level of expertise in DOT and hazardous waste regulations to ensure compliant packaging and shipping; and an experienced staff capable of operating this type of routing system.

4. Experience in collecting, receiving, packaging, shipping and disposing of radioactive and mixed waste for a single customer in quantities similar to the estimated 190 tons of radioactive and mixed waste processed and shipped annually from the NIH. Approximately 500 shipments of radioactive and mixed waste are required annually. This level of service requires extensive resources including but not limited to an extensive trucking and routing system that can efficiently deliver NIH waste to designated disposal facilities across the nation; available staff with a high level of expertise in DOT and radioactive waste regulations to ensure compliant packaging and shipping; and an experienced staff capable of operating this type of routing system.

5. Experience performing on‐site electronic tracking of the types and quantities of waste management activities described above.

6. Experience in performing waste analyses services for chemical, radioactive and mixed waste. This experience requires staff with an expert knowledge in chemistry and radiation physics plus expert abilities to operate the complex, specialized analytical equipment.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested firms responding to this notice must provide a capability statement demonstrating their experience, expertise, and available resources to perform the various tasks of this requirement without service disruption. Information submitted should be pertinent and specific to the technical requirements identified above. Include relevant background and experience, references to include contract numbers, dollar value, name of contact, and telephone number.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non‐competitive basis.

All capability statements must be received by July 27, 2016 at 4:00PM EST and must reference synopsis number NIHOD2016111. Responses shall be submitted electronically to the Primary and Secondary

Point of Contact listed on this notice. Faxes will not be accepted. Responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. “All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.”

Contracting Office Address:

National Institutes of Health Office of Logistics and Acquisitions Operations (OLAO) Office of Acquisitions 6011 Executive Blvd, 5th Floor Rockville, Maryland 20852‐3804 United States

Primary Point of Contact:

Mr. Louis Kuta

CONTRACTING OFFICER

louis.kuta@nih.gov Phone: 301‐594‐5782 Fax: 301‐402‐3407

Secondary Point of Contact:

Ms. Nora I. Rivera Branch Chief nora.rivera@nih.gov Phone: (301) 496‐8504 Fax: (301) 402‐3407

Place of Performance:

Waste Management Facility Building 21 Bethesda, Maryland 20892 BETHESDA, Maryland 20892 United States