Sources Sought Haz Waste Contract Response Document.docx

Respondents to this Sources Sought Notice are requested to answer the following questions:

1.) What is the name of your company, who are your points of contact, and what is your company’s SAM.gov Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)?

Contractor Response:

2.) USDA anticipates requiring disposal of hazardous waste, including the following:

The Contractor shall provide containers, materials, labor, equipment and related services for pickup and disposal services of hazardous, non-hazardous, universal, biological, and controlled substance wast es.

Wastes that may be disposed of under this contract include, but are not limited to:

• Drum, tanks, buckets, jars and other containers containing chemicals:

• Gas cylinders

• Contaminated equipment

• Contaminated soil

• Waste oil

• Waste Pesticides

• Biological wastes including specimens, samples, laboratory equipment and medical equipment

• Waste pharmaceuticals including controlled substances

• Universal wastes

• Paints and construction materials

• Unknown wastes

• Spill cleanup wastes

• Metal-containing wastes including metals that may be salvageable

• Pyrotechnics

• Radioactive or mixed wastes

The Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local regulations and prudent practices governing the safe handling, packaging, storing, transportation, and disposal of all wastes. Failure to comply may result in the termination of the contract and appropriate reimbursement for damages will be sought by the Office of General Council. The Government will not be liable to the Contractor for the cleanup of spills, accidental releases, damage to equipment, or harm to persons caused by the Contractor or their Subcontractor.

Please identify the items from this list that your company is capable of disposing while complying with all applicable federal, state and local regulations and prudent practices governing the safe handling, packaging, storing, transportation, and disposal of all wastes. Additionally, please include any materials that your company is capable of disposing of that are not included within this list. Additionally, please provide details regarding the lead times for the disposal of hazardous materials.

3.) What is the typical lead time between a customer requesting a quote, receiving a quote from your company, and your company providing hazardous waste disposal services after award?

4.) Does your company provide customer receipts after hazardous waste disposal to confirm that hazardous materials were properly disposed of?

5.) What types of hazardous waste containers can your company provide to customers?

6.) Are replacement containers provided to the customer at the time of removal or soon after hazardous waste is removed from customer sites?

7.) Does your company utilize subcontractors for hazardous waste disposal? If so, please explain your company’s approach to utilizing subcontractors.

8.) What is your company’s geographical coverage regarding the disposal of hazardous waste (please be specific and include all 50 states, U.S. territories & continental U.S. regions), including subcontractor coverage, as applicable?

9.) Please list the disposal sites your company and/or subcontractors utilize for the disposal of hazardous waste; please specify the locations and capabilities of each site regarding disposal of the materials listed in Question 1.

10.) Please identify your company’s U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) size status for the following NAICS:

11.) The Government prefers firm fixed-price contract types. Is a firm fixed-price contract appropriate for hazardous waste disposal? Are there variable costs that are not possible to forecast when providing a quote to customers? If so, please include details within your response to this question.

12.) The Government anticipates awarding a 5-year multiple-award contract instrument with orders that are competed among the multiple-award contract holders. The methodology for competing orders may be determined by geographical area, types of waste to be disposed of, or any other appropriate methodology that will be specified within the Statement of Work or Performance Work Statement of the anticipated multiple-award contract instrument.

Is your company interested in providing hazardous waste disposal services under a multiple-award contract instrument for the period Fiscal Year 2024 through Fiscal Year 2029?

13.) Please list references for similar projects performed within the past five years using the format below:

Project #1:

A.) Contractor Name:

B.) Contract/Agreement Number:

C.) Contractor Role (Prime, Subcontractor, or Joint Venture) D.) Dates of Performance:

E.) Location of Performance:

F.) Customer Point of Contact:

G.) Brief Description of Services Provided/Materials Handled:

Project #2:

A.) Contractor Name:

B.) Contract/Agreement Number:

C.) Contractor Role (Prime, Subcontractor, or Joint Venture) D.) Dates of Performance:

E.) Location of Performance:

F.) Customer Point of Contact:

G.) Brief Description of Services Provided/Materials Handled:

Project #3:

A.) Contractor Name:

B.) Contract/Agreement Number:

C.) Contractor Role (Prime, Subcontractor, or Joint Venture) D.) Dates of Performance:

E.) Location of Performance:

F.) Customer Point of Contact:

G.) Brief Description of Services Provided/Materials Handled:

14.) Are there any current or future issues that your company is aware of regarding hazardous waste disposal that your company believes that the Government should be aware of or consider, in addition to the questions posed by this document?