Statement of Work (Narcotic Destruction)(IDIQ)(1 Aug 23 thru 31 Jul 28).pdf

Customs and Border Protection

Tucson, AZ Field Office

Narcotic Destruction

Statement of Work

1. Introduction

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency requires narcotics destruction services for the disposal of illicit and illegal narcotics, packaging material, and incidental Personal Effects for the Tucson, AZ Field Office. These goods are detailed further later in this

SOW.

2. Background

Customs and Border Protection interdicts illegal goods during smugglers attempts to bring/ship them into the United States. These illicit and illegal goods, substances, and contraband must be destroyed. The amount of seized goods includes several hundred thousand pounds of illegal narcotics every year along with packaging materials and personal effects. The interception of these goods take place at controlled ports of entry as well as uncontrolled areas along the border and are aimed at stopping the flow of prohibited goods from import into the United States.

It is important to understand that CBP stores these seized goods but does not determine the amount of goods seized at any given time. Therefore, CBP cannot control the input of these goods into our storage facilities, but we do control the output so that we can have space available. When CBP’s storage facilities reach an established threshold of volume or quantity, the storage facilities must be purged and the goods are sent out and destroyed. When CBP determines that a purge of goods is needed, CBP will contact the vendor to set up delivery for services to be rendered. That is the process that initiates the services required under this contract and will be detailed further later in this SOW.

3. Scope

The purpose of this project is to provide facilities capable of incinerating illicit and illegal goods, substances, and contraband, packaging materials, personal effects (hereinafter “goods”) to a state of their complete destruction or to the point of being rendered useless.

The contemplated contract in an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a firm-fixed price per pound. CBP anticipates destroying approximately 6500 lbs.

of narcotics per month, 390,000 pounds of narcotics (both hard and soft) during the length of the IDIQ contract. An estimated 5-6 burns are required per month.

4. Applicable Documents

4.1. Laboratory Scientific Services (LSS) Supplemental Manual Vol.2 Section III Standard Operating Procedures for Narcotic Destruction Site Inspections.

Note: copies of applicable documents provided upon request from the Contracting Officer.

5. Technical Requirements

Burn Process

5.1. CBP historically has averaged 3-4 burns being required each month to keep space available in the storage facilities. It is based on this average that CBP requires the vendor to be prepared to render services 5-6 times a month.

However, at times CBP may require fewer or additional burns.

5.2. The narcotic contraband list in table 1 below is categorized into two categories.

The first category is Soft Narcotics which includes Marijuana, Hashish, Steroids, Opiates, and Khat. The second category is Hard Narcotics which includes Cocaine, Heroin, and Methamphetamine (wet or dry). CBP has found from previous contracts that it takes a higher temperature to completely incinerate the Hard Narcotics compared to the Soft Narcotics. It is the responsibility of the vendor to be aware of their incinerators capability and to submit to CBP proof that the vendor’s incinerator is capable of fully destroying not only Hard and Soft Narcotics, but also all items listed in the table below.

5.3. The maximum pounds of hard narcotics (no limits on soft narcotics) to be destroyed during one burn run will not exceed 1500lbs. The minimum pounds of narcotics (hard/soft) to be destroyed during one burn run will be no less than 500lbs. The weight of the packaging will not exceed 15-20lbs per box/bag/bucket.

5.4. The vendor must be capable of providing destruction service for the following goods listed in table 1. Also, due to the unpredictable nature of what is confiscated from the persons smuggling illegal goods, this list is not comprehensive. Other goods not on this list are expected to be incinerated as well but will generally fall into one of these three categories.

Table 1

Contraband Packaging Materials Personal Effects Marijuana Cardboard Clothing Cocaine Wrapping Paper Belts Heroin Saran Wrap Shoes Hashish Aluminum Foil Electronic equip.

Opiates/Opioids Duct Tape and derivatives Cosmetic items Khat Scotch tape and derivatives Paper Steroids Packing tape and derivatives Jewelry

Syringes Plastic evidence bags Cell phones Prescription Pharmaceutical Grease/Oil Liquid and non-liquid Methamphetamine

Wood materials, plastic buckets

Liquid Cocaine Paper Products Fentanyl all types Glass Materials Fiberglass PVC Materials THC oil Plastic buckets Methylone, mushrooms, Ecstasy, ketamine, morphine, synthetic cannabinoids

5.5. The condition of the goods upon delivery for incineration is mixed. In other words, the contraband, packaging material, and personal effects will all be packaged together for incineration. Also, at times these items will be soaked in gasoline or other combustible and possibly hazardous substances. The vendor must have the ability to handle this mixture of goods for incineration.

5.6. As mentioned in the Background Section of this SOW, CBP determines the need to burn the goods based upon what capacity level CBP’s storage facilities are at.

The Chief of the Tucson Vault that oversees all the Port of Entry vaults shall contact the vendor when a burn is needed. The lead time necessary for the vendor to be ready for delivery of goods must not be more than ten (10) business days.

Vendor is responsible for advising the Chief of the Tucson Vault if any mechanical failures will prevent vendor from scheduling within this timeframe.

5.7. CBP shall be in control of transport of all goods to incineration facility. On the day of destruction, CBP requires parking at the incinerator site for the entire convoy. This translates to parking space for up to 6 government vehicles and one 16 – 24 ft. truck.

5.8. The actual unloading of goods of vehicles and loading of goods into the vendor’s incinerator shall only be done by CBP Personnel. This requires that all CBP personnel, including armed officers shall be given unrestricted access to the vendor’s facility, including the grounds outside the facility during the incineration process. The operation of the incinerator must be done by the vendor’s personnel. At no time may CBP’s goods be commingled with goods from any other source.

5.9. The vendor must have staff on site during incineration of CBP goods to address mechanical problems with the incinerator immediately should any occur.

5.10. Upon completion of the incinerators burn cycle, the vendor shall allow CBP personnel to perform an inspection of the remains. Any partially incinerated goods must be recycled through the incinerator by the vendor and burned until they are deemed “completely incinerated goods or completely rendered useless goods” by the CBP Destruction Committee Team Leader (DCTL) on site. This inspection requires the access to the burnt remains from the incinerator. The DCTL will be looking for the color “Green” which is indication that Marijuana is still present and capable of reuse. Also, if any other drugs are readily visible to the DCTL they will require recycle through the incinerator once more.

5.11. The vendor shall be responsible for disposing of all residuals and/or ashes after incineration in accordance with State and Federal Law. Vendor shall maintain and make available to CBP all necessary permits/licenses for such disposal.

Other Technical Requirements

5.12. The vendor must show CBP that it maintains all Local and State Permits/Licenses for the incineration facility, as well as meets the standards set forth by Federal Regulation such as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the proposal and upon request during contract period. Also, the vendor’s facility must be within a 15 minute or less response time of emergency responders in the event of an emergency.

5.13. The vendor shall provide a safety walkthrough advising all CBP personnel of any areas of safety concern and all areas where safety equipment is located at a minimum the first time CBP personnel renders service at the vendor’s facility.

Other times beyond that shall be upon request by the CBP personnel on site or the CBP POC’s for this contract. The vendor must also inform CBP personnel on site of the restroom facilities, designated smoking areas, and designated eating areas; these areas must be clean and in working order upon CBP’s arrival.

5.14. Vendor shall provide CBP with an emergency response plan that specifies response actions and notifications given in the case of an emergency at the vendor’s facility. The vendor shall also provide all Personal Protective Equipment necessary to the CBP personnel unloading goods and incinerating goods at the facility. The vendor’s facility and PPE must comply with OSHA standards. This PPE will be returned to vendor upon completion of incineration services.

5.15. If the vendor is unable to provide service at anytime during the period of performance of this contract for unexpected or unscheduled events, the vendor must inform the CBP points of contact (POC) designated in the contract immediately. The vendor must also inform the CBP POC’s one Calendar Month in advance of any scheduled maintenance, downtime, or other planned event.

5.16. The vendor shall prohibit public access to its facility while CBP is conducting narcotics incineration. The vendor’s employee’s access to the CBP incineration work area shall be limited to the employees assigned to assist CBP with incineration.

5.17. The vendor must stay operational until the completion of the order.

6. Security

The vendor must provide proof of a security background screening and drug screening process for all their employees to be considered for this contract. The policy and process for internal employee security background screenings and drug policy shall be provided to CBP prior to contract award and results of these screening shall be made available to the Contracting Officer, COTR, or Technical POC’s listed for this contract upon request.

The full name, date of birth and social security number of employees assisting with the incineration process must be provided to CBP personnel so an additional security check can be done by CBP prior to services being rendered.

7. Place of Performance

The place of performance shall be at the vendor’s incineration facility. CBP is required to transport the goods to the vendor’s facility using CBP owned and operated vehicles/supplies placing CBP Agents at an increased risk for safety and security while also incurring costs. Therefore the distance for this requirement shall not exceed a 50 mile radius. However, the less distance CBP must travel to reach a facility, the lower the cost to the Government. This lower cost will be a consideration in determining total price to the Government when comparing quotes.

8. Period of Performance

The period of performance for this contract shall be one base year plus an additional four

(4) option years.

10. Special Considerations

10.1. Mileage Radius

Vendor must be located within a 50-mile radius of Tucson vault location, 4717 S Belvedere Ave, for transportation and security purposes.

10.2. Internal Affairs Certification Process

Prior to contract award CBP’s Internal Affairs (I.A.) Department shall schedule a site visit to the vendor’s incineration facility. During this visit, Office of I.A.

Representatives will be using the Laboratory Scientific Services (LSS) Supplemental Manual Vol.2 Section III Standard Operating Procedures for Narcotic Destruction Site Inspections to verify the vendor’s facility meets CBP Standards. This site visit is a certification process provided by CBP’s I.A. Office.

If the vendor fails certification, then a determination will be made by the Contracting Officer if the vendor will receive an extension to remedy the discrepancies found and be allowed another site inspection or else forfeit contract award.

10.3. Points of contact

Program POCs:

Name: Deona Lozania Division/Department: Customs and Border Protection Tucson Vault Title: Chief Seized Property Specialist Phone: cell- (520) 334-8675 Email: deona.d.lozania@cbp.dhs.gov

Name: Maria Gomez Division/Department: (A) Fines Penalties & Forfeiture Office Title: FPF Officer Phone: (520) 397-2260 Email: maria.f.gomez@cbp.dhs.gov

Procurement Officer:

Name: Glenn Lauderdale Division: Tucson Field Office Title: Mission Support Specialist Procurement Officer Phone: (520) 407-2390 Email: glenn.a.lauderdale@cbp.dhs.gov mailto:deona.d.lozania@cbp.dhs.gov mailto:maria.f.gomez@cbp.dhs.gov