Sources Sought Notice (SSN) - Septic Tank Final REV prior to Posting.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

W9124J-25-Q-TANK

For

Septic and Sewage Holding Tank Pumping Services

This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract for Septic and Sewage Holding Tank Pumping services in support of the U.S. Army

Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE), located at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA), Texas, Camp Bullis training site. Furthermore, the government desires to procure services as a small business set-aside and is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this SSN. In addition, small businesses in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Certified or 8(a) Joint Venture, HUBZone

Certification, Woman Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned

Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business or Joint Venture, or Service-Disabled Veteran-

Owned Small Business or Joint Venture) must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, to include any other information which may help support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if two (2) or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside.

This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for

Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this SSN. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The anticipated NAICS code(s) is 562991, Septic Tank and Related Services, and the code has a small business size standard of $9M. In your opinion, does this NAICS code fit this requirement?

If not, which NAICS code would you suggest and why?

A continuing need is anticipated for the services. Attached is the draft Performance Work

Statement (PWS). For your information, the contract number and name of the incumbent contractor is as follows:

a. Contract Number: W9124J-20-C-0011

b. Extent of Competition: Woman-Owned Set-Aside

c. Contract Name/Info: Lotus USA, Inc. (UEI: JBKGG25MLPM9 / CAGE Code: 771V6)

d. Contract Total Firm Fixed Price: $92,452.59

In response to this SSN, please provide:

1. Identification of any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solution solutions. Also contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes@army.mil or 210- 466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the

MICC-FSH POC information from the SSN. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

2. If, after reviewing the draft PWS, you feel that your firm can provide the support needed, please provide the name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, UEI number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as 8(a)/WOSB/EDWOSB/VOSM/SDVOSB) and the corresponding NAICS code.

3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

4. Please provide information in sufficient detail regarding any relevant previous experience

(indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

5. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

6. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns.

7. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/draft PWS to acquiring the identified items/services.

8. Upon receipt of responses, the Government will request from our Customer an assessment regarding each firm’s potential to fulfil our requirements as depicted in the draft PWS.

9. Responses to this SSN shall be submitted on or before 12:00 PM CST on 6 February 2025 via email to Osvaldo Vela, Contract Specialist at osvaldo.c.vela.civ@army.mil.

NOTE: The Government will not return any information submitted in response to this notice.

All questions MUST be in writing. In all responses, please reference W9124J-25-Q-TANK.

Verbal questions will not be accepted. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. No telephonic responses will be accepted. No solicitation currently exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in www.sam.gov. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

mailto:scott.d.kukes@army.mil mailto:osvaldo.c.vela.civ@army.mil http://www.sam.gov/

Primary Point of Contact: Secondary Point of Contact:

Osvaldo Vela Jared L. Kiser

Contract Specialist Contracting Officer