OWS Synopsis - SIGNED.pdf

SYNOPSIS

OIL WATER SEPARATOR SERVICES

SOLICITATION FA462124R0004

Synopsis Description Section:

The 22d Contracting Squadron (22 CONS) of the 22d Air Refueling Wing announces the projected solicitation for OIL/WATER SEPARATOR Services at McConnell AFB, Kansas 67221.

The 22d CONS intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a 100% competitive set-aside for small business concerns on or about December 1, 2023 for the acquisition of Oil/Water Separator Services to be performed at McConnell AFB KS. The Government anticipates evaluation factors to be a subjective trade-off between technical, past performance and price. The Government intends to issue an award on or about 1 February 2024. The NAICS code for this requirement is 562998, Waste Treatment and Storage. The Small Business Administration Size Standard is 16.5 million dollars.

Oil/Water Separator services are necessary to perform all operations involved in the maintenance of oil/water separators, to include sampling and analysis, waste pumping and disposal, surveillance, cleaning, keeping, and providing required records, and emergency service. In addition to maintaining oil water separators as outlined the contractor shall clean all grease traps, sand traps, interior trench drains, pump septic/holding tanks, flush sanitary sewer mains once a year, and dispose of all hazardous and non-hazardous waste to approved disposal/recycling facilities The contractors shall meet the listed credentials listed in the PWS so they can perform their day-to-day tasks IAW the PWS.

The closing date and time for submission of offers shall be contained in the solicitation package.

The entire solicitation package shall be made available through the System for Award Management (SAM) Contract Opportunities web site at https://sam.gov/content/opportunities.

Requests for copies of the solicitation package, or any cumulative parts thereof, by any other means shall not be honored. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring the SAM website for the release of the solicitation package, which should be on or about 1 December 2024, for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package and for downloading their own copy of each associative amendment, if any.

All firms wishing to submit a quotation subsequent to the solicitation described herein MUST be registered in the SAM database or risk their otherwise-timely quotation being considered non-responsive regardless of its completeness, timeliness or other salient considerations. Information on SAM registration can be obtained at the following web site: https://sam.gov/content/home.

No response to this announcement is required. The Government shall not pay for any information submitted in response to this announcement. The solicitation subsequent to this announcement may be cancelled. After solicitation and prior to award, the possibility exists to reject all offers when cancellation is clearly in the public interest. This announcement does not obligate the Government to pay for any quotation preparation costs.

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman As prescribed in DFFARS 5301.9103, insert the following clause:

OMBUDSMAN (JUN 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, Ms. Susan Madison, AFICC OL AMC, 507 Symington Drive, Scott AFB IL 62225-5022, (618) 229-0267, fax (618) 256-6668, email: susan.madison@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/FLDCOM/DRU ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Department of 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.

Contracting Officer Review: Date: 22 November 2023

I have reviewed this synopsis description and find it acceptable for posting to the single Government point-of-entry (GPE), https://sam.gov/content/opportunities for Federal government procurement opportunities.

CAMERON D. COLLINS, CIV, GS-12

Contracting Officer