W81K0420R00020PAMEND0003.pdf

W81K0420R0020

SEE ADDENDUM

(No Collect Calls)

W81K0420R0020 11-Sep-2020

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

210-896-8709

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

10:00 AM 09 Nov 2020

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

(TYPE OR PRINT)

(SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

ADDENDA ARE

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Gov t. Use Only )

23.

CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT

BELOW IS CHECKED

TELEPHONE NO.

W81K049. ISSUED BY

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

ANTHONY J. HILL

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

0 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED OR X

SMALL BUSINESSX

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

W40M USA HLTH CONTRACTING ACT

CTR FOR HEALTH CARE CONTR

2199 STORAGE ST BLDG 4197 STE 68

JBSA FT SAM HOUSTON TX 78234-5074

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATING

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

FAX:

TEL: SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$41,500,000

NAICS:

562211

OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(CONTINUED)

ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f . TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER

PARTIAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT 41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

SEE SCHEDULE

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY UNIT

22. 23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

19.

ITEM NO.

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-4

Paragraph 52.212-4(w) is hereby added:

(w) The non-FAR Part 12 discretionary FAR and DFARS clauses included herein are incorporated into this contract either by reference or in full text. If incorporated by reference, see clause 52.252-2 herein for locations where full text can be found.

(End of Addendum)

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – PROPOSAL SUBMISSION. In the following paragraphs, pursuant to FAR Subpart 12.302(a), FAR Provision 52.212-1, and Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items, is tailored. The basic provision paragraphs (a), (f), and (h) – (l) of FAR Addendum 52.212-1 are not replaced. The basic provision paragraph (d) and (e) are deleted for this solicitation.

Paragraphs 52.212-1(b), (c), and (g) are hereby replaced with the following:

1. General Instructions.

a. The Offerors may submit a proposal for one, two, or all three regions. If submitting a proposal for more than one region, the offeror must submit a separate proposal for each region. The regions are defined as: West (CLINs 0001-0028), Central (CLINs 0029-0063), and East (CLINs 0064-0111). The offeror shall submit their initial response for solicitation for contract award for commercial items by email to to Clifton Wells and Anthony Hill at clifton.m.wells.civ@mail.mil and anthony.j.hill16.civ@mail.mil NLT 10:00 AM, 9 Nov 2020, Local San Antonio TX time. The initial response shall include the contractors, Company Name, Proposal Number, Cage Code, Duns Number, Technical and Contractor POCs (name, telephone number and email address) and the overall Proposal Cost. Upon initial Proposal receipt, the Government will provide instructions for an invite for contractors to drop off full proposal(s) through the secure DoD Safe website at https://safe.apps.mil/. The contactor full proposal shall be received NLT 3:00 PM Local San Antonio TX time 10 Nov 2020. Failing to meet any one of the two submission deadlines specified above in this paragraph would cause the entire proposal to be treated as late and no proposal would be eligible for award. All Hard Copy and CD ROMs (see table 7 for guidance) must be received NLT 4:00PM, Local San Antonio TX time, 12 Nov 2020 at the address identifed in block 9 of the Standard Form (SF) 1449, Solicitation/Contract Award for Commercial Items. Failing to meet any one of the three submission deadlines specified above in this paragraph would cause the entire proposal to be treated as late and no proposal would be eligible for award. Any offeror that submits an offer that is incomplete, does not comply with requirements stated in the PWS, or otherwise does not conform to the requirements specified herein may result in the offeror being removed from consideration for award. Failure to submit all the required documentation in exactly the manner stated with regards to timeliness and format specified in the solicitation will constitute a basis for the Government to reject a proposal as non-compliant and, therefore, unacceptable at the sole discretion of the Procuring Contracting Officer.

b. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of information essential to the understanding and comprehensive evaluation of proposals. The instructions permit the inclusion of any additional data or information an offeror deems pertinent within the stated page limitations. Offerors are cautioned to follow the detailed instructions fully and carefully, as the Government reserves the right to make an award based on initial proposals received, without discussion of such proposals.

c. The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The proposal shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale methods, processes and procedures to address how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror’s proposal. The Government will not infer meanings from vague or ambiguous language (e.g., “The Offeror understands/can comply/will comply with the PWS;” “Standard procedures will be employed;” “Well known techniques will be used.”). Any proposal that modifies or fails to conform to the essential requirements or specifications of the RFP may cause the proposal to be unacceptable resulting in the offer being removed from consideration for award. Any aspect of the proposal judged to be unacceptable may render the entire proposal unacceptable. If the proposal is determined to be unacceptable, upon completion of proposal evaluations the offeror will be notified promptly of the basis of the determination.

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d. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8, Government Contract Files, the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful proposals. Unless the offeror requests otherwise, the Government will destroy extra copies of such unsuccessful proposals.

e. Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror shall provide a statement that the offeror’s proposal and prices will remain in effect for 180 calendar days after solicitation closing date.

f. Questions, Clarifications, or Discrepancies. Address all questions, clarifications, or concerns regarding this solicitation in writing to the attention of Clifton M. Wells, Contracting Officer (KO), via e-mail at clifton.m.wells.civ@mail.mil and the Contract Specialist, Anthony Hill at anthony.j.hill16.civ@mail.mil referencing solicitation number W81K04-20-R-0020. Contractors must submit questions in a Government provided format (see contractor question template, Attachment 1) via email no later than 3:00PM local San Antonio TX time, 7 October 2020. In the event of solicitation discrepancies (e.g., errors, omissions, or points otherwise unclear or unsound), offerors shall immediately notify the KO in writing with supporting rationale. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “W81K04-20-R-0020, RMW Services.”

Note: If an Offeror perceives that a question may reveal proprietary information, they must clearly mark the subject sentence or paragraphs and notify the Government that they consider the information proprietary. In such a case, the Government reserves the right to either:

1. Concur that the information is proprietary and respond only to the requesting Offeror; or,

2. Non-concur that the information is proprietary and decline to answer the question.

g. Electronic Offers. The offeror shall submit Volumes I through V in electronic format on read-only CD-R CDs clearly labeled with the Offeror’s name, CAGE Code, volume number and volume title. Each CD shall contain 1 Table of Contents for the volume and one file containing all elements of the volume. If files are compressed, the necessary decompression program must be included. The offeror’s CDs shall be virus free. The electronic versions of the proposal shall be submitted in a format readable by, at a minimum, Microsoft (MS) Office Word 2007, MS Office Excel 2007, MS Office Project 2007, and MS Office Power Point 2007, as applicable. The Government will accept .pdf files for the electronic version with the exception of the price proposal (MS Office Excel 2007 or latest compatible version) which requires the formulas to be reviewed by the Government. The Government will also accept Excel 2003 version as long as it is compatible with the Excel 2007 version. It will be the offeror's responsibility to ensure the Excel 2003 version is compatible with the Excel 2007 version.

h. If Offeror is Teaming with other Contractors, including teaming with Small Businesses, they shall describe any teaming arrangements (i.e., teaming agreements, joint venture, partnership, etc.) proposed for performance of the Contract. Offerors shall indicate the portion of work to be performed by each team member and shall state the business size of each member. In addition, Offerors shall include copies of all teaming agreements, and where applicable, the Small Business Administration approval of the teaming arrangement in Volume I, Administrative.

Note: Offeror shall identify its proposed team (prime and all subcontractors/team members) and discuss the role that each member will have in accomplishing the specific functional area requirements of the PWS.

i. Organization/Number of Copies/Page Limits. The offeror shall prepare the proposal as set forth in the Proposal Organization Table (Table 7 below). The titles and contents of the volumes shall be as defined in this table, shall be within the required page limits and with the number of copies as specified. The contents of each proposal volume are described in the Instructions to Offerors (ITO) paragraph as noted in the table below.

Table 7 - Proposal Organization

Volume Volume Title Copies Page Limit

I Administrative

1 hard copy, 1 CD version, https://safe.apps.mil/submitt al

No Limit

II Factor 1 – Technical Capability

2 hard copies 2 CD versions, https://safe.apps.mil/submitt al

1 Sanitized and 1 Un-sanitized of each type

III Factor 2 – Past and Present Performance

1 hard copies, 2 CD versions, https://safe.apps.mil/submitt al

1 Sanitized and 1 Un-sanitized of each type

2 pages per referenced contract

IV Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Plan

1 hard copies, 1 CD version, https://safe.apps.mil/submitt al

Shall use attachment 6

V Factor 4 – Price

1 hard copies, 1 CD version, https://safe.apps.mil/ submittal

Shall use attachments 3 –

5 (Pricing Spreadsheets)

j. Page Limitations. Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. Pages in excess of the above limitations will be removed and disregarded during the evaluation. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Each page shall be counted except the following: Covers, tab dividers, title pages, glossaries, table of contents/file index, Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaires, points of contacts completing performance risk assessment questionnaires. Also, page limits are not applicable to legible tables, charts, graphs and figures used wherever practicable to depict organizations, implementation schedules, plans, etc. as outlined in Table 7 - Proposal Organization above. All contractors must ensure delivery of all Aspects of Table 7 are delivered to the KO and KS Mr. Clifton Wells and Mr. Anthony Hill @ clifton.m.wells.civ@mail.mil and anthony.j.hill16.civ@mail.mil

l. Page Size and Format.

i. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches, not including foldouts. Pages shall be single-spaced. Except for the reproduced sections of the solicitation document, the text shall be Times New Roman and shall be no less than font size 12. Use at least one inch margins on all four sides of the printed page. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume.

ii. Legible tables, charts, graphs and figures shall be used wherever practicable to depict organizations, implementation schedules, plans, etc. These displays shall be uncomplicated, legible, and shall not exceed 11 by 17 inches in size.

iii. “Sanitized” means to exclude information that pertains to the Offeror. This information excludes any information that would identify the company (i.e., name, address, telephone numbers, employees’ names, etc.). Any information provided shall allow the Offeror to be anonymous.

iv. “Un-sanitized” means to include information that pertains to the Offeror.

2. Proposal Content.

a. Volume I. – Administrative. Offerors shall submit one un-sanitized version of the administrative proposal.

i. Cover Letter. Shall be a no more than 2 page introduction identifying the offeror (name, address, telephone and fax number, email address, cage code, DUNS number, the solicitation number and the contents of the proposal)

ii. Table of Contents. Shall reference the contents of all volumes. The Table of Contents will not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes.

iii. SF 1449. Offerors shall include a copy of the completed SF 1449, with an original signature of a corporate officer authorized to negotiate for the company. Include proposed discount terms in Block 12 and the name of the company, address, phone and fax numbers in Block 17a.

iv. Amendments. Offerors shall include acknowledged and original signed copies of amendments to the solicitation, if applicable.

v. Provisions. Offerors shall include COMPLETED provisions.

vi. Contract Administration Data. Offeror shall also include a statement of the offeror’s appointed individual to make contractual decisions, points of contact (POCs) for administration of any resulting contract should the Offeror be selected, to include phone numbers and e-mail addresses, and include the offeror’s CAGE code, Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS) Number, and Tax ID number.

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vii. Offerors shall include a statement that the offeror and all subcontractors shall be in compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards. For certain labor categories, the FAR Clause 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires, provides the government’s assessment of the corresponding titles and occupational codes from the Service Contract Labor Standards Directory of Occupations. The minimum qualification requirements set forth in the PWS allow the Offeror to propose either Service Contract Labor Standards or non-Service Contract Labor Standards covered personnel for certain labor categories. The government is not making a predetermination of whether or not a particular labor category is Service Contract Labor Standards; or, if covered, which category from the Directory of Occupations applies. It is the responsibility of the offeror and the subsequent contract awardee to comply with the Service Contract Labor Standards. Wage Determinations will not be incorporated within the basic contract(s) but be incorporated at the task order level.

viii. Responsibility Determination. To assist in determining Offeror/Contractor responsibility IAW FAR Part 9, the Offeror shall explain how they plan to have or obtain adequate financial resources to support any awarded contract and resultant task orders. If the Offeror intends to rely on internally available working/operation capital, evidence of availability must be submitted. If the Offeror plans to rely on financial support from other sources, evidence of availability and the maximum lines of credit that may be available must be identified and must be based upon the inclusion of this contract effort. Evidence of external funding must be provided in the form of a dated letter form the external source. Documentation to support the amounts must also be included.

Offerors who are a small business and fail to provide sufficient information for the Government to make an affirmative responsibility determination may be referred to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for Certificate of Competency. To be eligible for award of a contract, the offeror must receive an affirmative responsibility determination or a Certificate of Competency issued by the SBA.

ix. Contractor Team Arrangements. Offerors may propose under this solicitation through a contractor team arrangement as defined in FAR Subpart 9.601. As such, a contractor team arrangement means an arrangement in which:

1) Two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor; or

2) A potential prime contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government contract or acquisition program. A major subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor performing more than 25% of the contract effort.

3) Offerors proposing a contractor team arrangement shall include a statement that fully discloses the contractor team arrangement and company relationships pursuant to FAR Subpart 9.603, Policy.

4) Contractor Information Sheet. Offerors are required to complete the Contractor Information Sheet (Attachment 2). The information must be completed for the prime and for any subcontractor performing at least 20% of the work.

b. Volume II, Factor 1 - Technical Capability. Offerors shall submit one (1) sanitized and one (1) un-sanitized copy of each hard copy, CD-R, and https://safe.apps.mil/ .The technical approach shall clearly demonstrate how the offeror intends to meet the minimum solicitation requirements. The technical proposal shall be addressed in sufficient written detail for the Government to determine if offerors understand this aspect of the Governments’ requirement. Offerors shall address each factor and subfactor separately, and shall provide sufficient narrative and supporting data for each factor and subfactor.

i. The offeror shall sanitize one virus-free CD-R by excluding any information that would identify their company (i.e., name, address, telephone numbers, employees’ names, etc.). The sanitized Volume II proposal shall contain the offeror’s CAGE code on the top right corner of each page of each copy for identification purposes. If the offeror does not have a CAGE code for any reason at the time proposals are due, a five (5) character, alphanumeric, code created by the offeror shall be used. The codes used shall be identified in the Administrative section of the proposal.

ii. All technical proposal information shall be confined to the appropriate volume and section. For example, only information included in the section labeled “Subfactor 1 - Quality Control” will be evaluated for Quality Control. If Quality Control, information is included elsewhere in the proposal (e.g., different volume or section), it will not be evaluated as part of Subfactor 1 - Quality Control. The Government will not adapt their evaluation to comply with an offeror’s proposal submission or otherwise go in search of information that an offeror omitted or failed adequately to present. The offeror shall clearly mark any proprietary information as such.

iii. The technical proposal shall not make reference to price data. The technical proposal will be evaluated strictly on technical approach.

iv. As the technical proposal will primarily describe how the offeror clearly meets the minimum solicitation requirements, it shall be specific and complete in every detail. A positive statement to the effect that the offeror will accomplish all requirements per the solicitation is not acceptable. The technical proposal shall not merely offer to perform work in accordance with the solicitation but shall outline the actual methods proposed as specifically as possible. It is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure the completeness of the technical proposal; hence, the Government technical review team will evaluate on the basis of the information provided in the technical proposal.

The Government will not assume that an offeror understands, complies, or clearly meets the minimum solicitation requirements unless described and specified in the technical proposal. All requirements specified in the solicitation are mandatory.

v. The table of Contents shall contain details which delineate the subparagraphs and sections within that volume.

vi. The Technical Capability Proposal must specifically address the 60-day transition period per PWS paragraph 1.16.

vii. The Technical Capability Proposal must specifically address the following subfactors:

1. Subfactor 1A - Regulatory Compliance. The offeror shall provide evidence of the methodology utilized to maintain currency with the latest RMW regulatory requirements.

2. Subfactor 1B - Contract Employee Training Plan. The offeror shall submit a copy of its training plan. At a minimum, the Training Plan shall (1) list job positions, tasks, and duties performed, and (2) demonstrate employees are trained in accordance with all Federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This training shall include, but not be limited to, elements required by the Federal Department of Transportation (DOT) under 49 CFR 172.700, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under 29CFR 1910.1030, Resource Conservation and Recovery (RCRA) requirements under 40 CFR Part 261, and any pertinent state and local regulations. Additionally, the method of training shall be described such as formal classroom training or hands-on training, frequency and length of training, and qualifications of the instructor.

3. Subfactor 1C - Operating Procedures Manual. The offeror shall provide a copy of its established Operating Procedures Manual to execute Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) disposal services in either the public or private sector. This established Operating Procedures Manual shall detail the offeror’s methodology, using current industry standards and practices that are appropriate for the type of service. The operating procedures shall clearly describe how the waste will be picked up and transported to the final disposal site, procedures used to decontaminate contractor provided reusable containers, method used to track individual containers from the time of removal to the final disposal site, an example of the shipping/tracking document used and generator return copy shall be provided.

Procedures shall indicate a listing of transfer points enroute to each final treatment facility, storage procedures, and description of how the waste is managed upon arrival at the transfer facility and routed to the treatment/disposal facility. At the treatment/disposal facility, procedures shall describe how the waste is received, storage procedures before treatment, treatment method, and disposal of treated waste.

4. Subfactor 1D - Permits/Licenses. The offeror shall submit a list of all current permits, licenses, and certificates required by Federal, state and local authorities, for each state affected, in the transport and treatment of RMW under this requirement. The list shall include the type permit, license, certificate; the regulatory authority issuing the document(s) and the expiration date. This includes any required permits and licenses for transport, storage, disposal, and or treatment of regulated medical waste and chemotherapy waste and includes but is not limited to DOT, EPA, OSHA and individual state regulation requirements. The offeror shall utilize the pick-up locations in Exhibit B to develop this list.

5. Subfactor 1E - Contingency Plan. The offeror shall submit a copy of its contingency plan for RMW transport and disposal when primary means of performing are unavailable. The plan shall include, at a minimum:

vehicle breakdown, disposal, transfer, and treatment facility breakdown, natural disaster and employee strike.

6. Subfactor 1F - Quality Control Plan. The offeror shall submit a copy of its existing Quality Control Plan, Corrective Action Plan, and Spill Response Plan. As a minimum, the Quality Control Plan shall describe how work will be controlled to ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of the full scope of contract requirements. As a minimum, the Corrective Action Plan shall describe what measures the offeror will take to resolve non-performance and prevent recurrence of identified performance deficiencies. As a minimum, the Spill Response Plan shall describe the corrective action procedures the offeror will implement should a spill occur while the RMW is in the offerors possession.

c. Volume III, Factor 2 – Past and Present Performance. Offerors shall submit one (1) sanitized and one (1) un-sanitized copy of each hard copy, CD-R, and https://safe.apps.mil/ proposal. The offeror shall submit evidence of past and present performance for at least three (3) contracts that the offeror currently has or has completed within the past three (3) years prior to the issuance date on the solicitation under which the offeror performed Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) disposal services in the public and/or private sector. The offeror shall submit past and present performance information on any business entity that will provide substantial effort in execution of the contract’s requirements. Substantial effort is considered to mean at least 25% of the work involved.

The proposal shall clearly indicate that the business entity will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract, to include execution of the contract effort or share management with the offeror. The proposal shall demonstrate how the parent company intends to use its workforce, or other resources, in performing this contract.

Offerors that are newly formed entities without prior contract RMW disposal experience shall provide a list of references where their key personnel worked on the same or similar contracts. The word "contract" is defined as a single contract or a single TO/DO on an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The word "contract", as defined herein, does not mean basic IDIQ contract, for the purpose of past performance submissions under this solicitation. This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

i. Table of Contents

ii. Section 1 – Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format.

1. Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

2. Government contracting activity, and current address, Contracting Officer’s name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

3. Government’s technical representative/COR and current email address, telephone and fax numbers.

4. Contract Number

5. Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Material (T&M), etc.). In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.).

6. Awarded price/cost.

7. Final or projected final price/cost.

8. Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

iii. Section 2 – Past and Present Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1, Contract Descriptions, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirement of this RFP. For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. The offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination. Past and/or current performance information may include data on efforts performed by other divisions, corporate management, and critical subcontractors or teaming arrangements, if such performance is recent and relevant to the requirements of the solicitation. If a contractor teaming arrangement is contemplated, provide complete information as to the arrangement, including any relevant and recent past and/or current performance information on teaming arrangements with the same partner.

1. Past performance shall meet the recency and relevancy definitions stated in the Addendum to FAR Provision 52.212-2, of the solicitation.

2. Absent any recent and relevant past and/or current performance history or when the performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror will be assigned a “neutral confidence rating” and its proposal will not be evaluated either favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

3. To expedite the evaluation process, offerors are requested to provide the individuals listed as references a letter authorizing the reference to provide information to the government. The Government may begin surveying references immediately after the solicitation closing date; therefore, it is crucial that offerors immediately authorize their references to release information to the Government. Do not exceed three (3) references. The Government will not be responsible for tracking incorrect references and phone numbers. Offerors are reminded that, while the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of providing thorough and complete past and present performance information rests with the offeror.

4. The offeror shall also identify past and present performance on all contracts (or subcontracts) that have been terminated, in whole or in part, for default or cause during the last three (3) years prior to the issuance date on the solicitation. This includes those contracts that are currently in the process of being terminated. The offeror may provide information on problems encountered on the identified contracts and provide a description of any corrective actions taken by the offeror to resolve those problems.

d. Volume VI, Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Plan. Offerors shall submit one (1) virus-free un-sanitized CD-R and two (2) un-sanitized hard copies.

i. The offeror shall submit a Small Business Participation Plan using the format at Attachment 6. The format is designed to streamline and bring uniformity to responses and evaluations for Small Business Participation (FAR

15.304). The format provides clarity in that it is distinctly different than the Small Business Subcontracting Plan required for large businesses only (FAR 52.219-9).

ii. The offeror shall submit a Small Business Participation plan that meets the minimum Total Small Business Participation goal of 40% (through collective small business participation from any type of small business or sub-category small business). The subcategory small business goals are NOT mandatory. However, the Government will evaluate the proposals to determine which offeror(s) propose the best value in terms of meeting all the Small Business Participation goals listed in Table below. The work to be performed directly by a small business prime offeror will also be evaluated as Small Business Participation. The goals are:

Small Business Participation Goals Type of Business Target %

Small Business Concern 40% Small Disadvantaged Business 5% Woman-Owned Small Business 5% HUBZone Small Business 3% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 3%

iii. Separate from Small Business Participation Plan, other than U.S. Small Business (large business) offerors shall also submit a subcontracting plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219-7003 (or DFARS 252.219-7004 if the offeror has a comprehensive subcontracting plan). Other than U.S. Small Businesses shall submit acceptable subcontracting plans to be eligible for award. Subcontracting Plans shall reflect and be consistent with the commitments offered in the Small Business Participation Plan. In accordance with DFARS 215.304(c), when an evaluation assesses the extent that small businesses are specifically identified in proposals, the small businesses considered in the evaluation shall be listed in any subcontracting plan submitted.

e. Volume V, Factor 4 – Price. Offerors shall submit one (1) virus-free un-sanitized CD-R and two (2) un-sanitized hard copies.

i. This requirement is exempt from the requirement of Certified Cost or Pricing Data.

ii. Pricing information shall be addressed ONLY in Volume V. A proposal will not be evaluated if it contains pricing information outside of Volume V.

iii. Pursuant to FAR Subpart 19.1307, a price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns will be used in this full and open competitive acquisition.

iv. The offeror shall submit their monthly unit prices up to two (2) decimal places (example: $158.03). All dollar amounts provided in response to these instructions shall be stated in United States (U.S.) currency.

v. An offeror's total proposed price includes the sum of all prices (based on maximum quantities) for all CLINs for the five-year ordering period (0001-0111), the post-award conference (CLINs 0112-0114), and the potential 6-month extension authorized by FAR 52.217-8—Option to Extend Services. Pricing for CMR requirements (CLINs 0115-0129) and the transition period (CLINs 0130-0132) shall not be included separately but built into the proposed pricing per pound and box in CLINS 0001-0111. Offeror’s shall not propose a cost for CLIN 0133 - Category A Waste in their proposal. This is an estimate for pricing purposes only and is NOT a guarantee of the quantities. Offerors may choose to submit a proposal for one or more regions.

vi. Volume V shall include the offeror’s proposed prices in the SF 1449 inclusive of all contract line items and complete attachments 3 – 5, the Western, Central, and Eastern Pricing Spreadsheets. Offers must enter their unit pricing information for each location, for each ordering year in the attached Price Spreadsheet, as well as for the potential 6-month extension authorized by FAR 52.217-8—Option to Extend Services. The green spaces must reflect the overall costs per year, the average unit cost per CLIN per year, and the average unit price per CLIN for the total 5-year ordering period and the potential six month extension. The award will reflect the average unit cost for the 5-year ordering period and the potential six month extension, and the estimated total cost per CLIN. The attached price spreadsheet will calculate the totals. However, it is the offeror’s responsibility to verify the accuracy of its costs and overall price. Note: unit pricing for this effort is fixed. The maximum quantities and maximum amounts are estimated.

vii. The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate competition on this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial proposals, the Contracting Officer will review this determination and if in the Contracting Officer's opinion, adequate competition exists no additional price information will be requested.

However, if at any time during this competition the Contracting Officer determines that adequate competition no longer exists; offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine the reasonableness of price.

viii. The offeror shall provide a narrative describing the overall price proposal, and the contributions by each of the team members. Teaming relationships, such as subcontracts and joint ventures, should be described from a cost perspective. The narrative should also address each cost or price making up the total price.

ix. Offerors shall not provide separate pricing for the 60-day transition period or the annual CMR requirements. Each CLIN appears as Not Separately Priced “NSP” in Schedule B.

x. MINIMUM GUARANTEE. The minimum guaranteed and the amount is priced by the USG. Awarded contract will include a minimum guaranteed amount of $1,500.00 and shall not be separately priced by the Offeror.

If one contractor is awarded two regions, and another contractor is awarded one region, there will only be two contracts and two post award conferences. If one contractor is awarded all three regions, there will only be one contract and one post award conference.

The final unit prices established in any contract resulting from this solicitation will be applicable to any delivery orders issued under the contract. The Government will only pay for actual quantities ordered and accepted, regardless of the quantities established on the contract and/or on any delivery order issued thereunder. Therefore, the offeror is hereby informed that the final unit prices are not subject to adjustment on the basis of a difference between estimated and actual quantities.

3. Discussions. General Information. In accordance with FAR Subpart 15.306(d), discussion sessions with each offeror may be held.

a. Discussion Scheduling. If discussions are conducted, the KO will schedule the discussion sessions, and each offeror will be notified of the time and place at least three business days prior to their discussion session. The KO will provide additional instructions with the notification. The discussion sessions will take place via telecom.

b. If discussions are conducted, the KO will establish a competitive range based on the ratings of each proposal against all evaluation criteria (see FAR Subpart 15.306(c)). The establishment of the competitive range will be formally documented by the Government in a competitive range determination. The KO will only enter discussions, to include discussions to determine technical acceptability, with those offerors determined to be in the competitive range.

c. If discussions are deemed necessary, the Contracting Officer may determine that the number of most highly rated proposals that might otherwise be included in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted. In this event, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

d. Discussions will be tailored to each offeror’s proposal and will be conducted by the KO with every offeror within the competitive range. The scope and extent of discussions will be a matter of KO’s judgment. As a minimum, during discussions, the KO will indicate to, or discuss with, each offeror in the competitive range the following: (a) significant weaknesses, and (b) any deficiencies that were identified during the evaluation. This will be accomplished through the release of Evaluation Notices (ENs). ENs will be prepared by the source selection evaluation board and reviewed by the KO and Legal Counsel. All ENs will clearly indicate the type of exchange being conducted (e.g. clarification, communication, etc.). Any EN addressing a proposal deficiency or significant weakness will clearly indicate that a deficiency/significant weakness exists. The KO will not be required to discuss every area where the proposal could be improved as outlined at FAR Subpart 15.306(d) and (e). All discussions will be documented in writing.

Paragraph 52.212-1(m) is hereby added:

(m) The non-FAR Part 12 discretionary FAR and DFARS provisions included herein are incorporated into this solicitation either by reference or in full text. If incorporated by reference, see provision 52.252-1 herein for locations where full text can be found.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2

Paragraph (a) is hereby replaced with the following:

1. Award will be made using the lowest-price, technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection technique in accordance with FAR Subpart 15.101-2, as supplemented, to make a best value award decision. Technical tradeoffs will not be made and no additional credit will be given for exceeding acceptability. Award will be made to the acceptable offeror with the lowest evaluated price, deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR, and whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements. Each offeror has the potential to be awarded one, two, or all three regions— West (CLINs 0001-0028), Central (CLINs 0029-0063), and East (CLINs 0064-0111). Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

The following evaluation factors/subfactors will be set forth in the solicitation:

Factor 1: Technical Capability Subfactor 1A: Regulatory Compliance Subfactor 1B: Contract Employee Training Plan Subfactor 1C: Operating Procedures Manual Subfactor 1D: Permits/Licenses Subfactor 1E: Contingency Plan Subfactor 1F: Quality Control Plan Factor 2: Past and Present Performance Factor 3: Small Business Participation Plan Factor 4: Price

2. Evaluation Approach. All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by the Source Selection Team. The application of the LPTA technique in the contract award selection and approval process is as follows:

a. Factor 1 – Technical Capability. The government will evaluate this factor to determine if the offeror’s technical approach, to include the supplements, demonstrates understanding, and compliance, and meets the solicitation requirements. This factor is met when the offeror submits, as part of its technical proposal, specific narrative detailed and/or description of its technical approach (to include supplements) with actual methods, processes, and procedures that demonstrate the offeror’s compliance and understanding of the solicitation requirements.

The Government will evaluate technical proposals on an acceptable/unacceptable (pass/fail) basis to determine technical acceptability. Each technical proposal will receive a rating of acceptable or unacceptable at the subfactor and factor level. Any subfactor that is evaluated as “unacceptable” will result in an overall “unacceptable” rating at the factor level. Only those offerors whose technical proposal has been determined to be technically acceptable will receive further consideration for award. All technically acceptable proposals are considered equal. Only those proposals determined technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of exchanges will be considered for award.

Technical proposals rated unacceptable will not be considered for award. The adjectival ratings in Table 1 will be used in evaluating the offeror’s technical proposal:

Table 1 Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

b. Factor 2 – Past and Present Performance. The Government will evaluate this factor to determine if the government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will or will not successfully perform the required effort or the offeror’s performance record is unknown. An offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown (or “neutral”) past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, a neutral rating shall be considered “acceptable.” This factor is met when an offeror demonstrates a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required services or the offeror’s performance record is unknown. There are two aspects to the past performance evaluation— recency/relevancy and quality:

1) Recency/Relevancy. To be recent, the performance effort must have occurred within the last three (3) years prior to the issuance date on the solicitation. In addition, past performance includes “present performance,” i.e., work efforts that are currently in performance, provided that the contract period of performance is at least 75% complete by the proposal due date. Relevancy is defined as projects with similarity of service/support, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and degree of subcontract/teaming. The past performance of a technically qualified team member or major sub-contractor may be used to satisfy past performance requirements for a prospective prime offeror.

2) Quality: How well the contractor performed on the contracts. The past performance evaluation performed in support of this source selection does not establish, create, or change the existing record and history of an offeror’s past performance on contracts; rather, the past performance evaluation process will gather information from customers on how well an offeror performed those contracts. See FAR 15.101-2(b)(1) for treatment of past performance relative to small business.

The Government will evaluate past performance on an acceptable/unacceptable (pass/fail) basis to determine past performance acceptability. The past performance evaluation is an assessment of the offeror’s probability of successfully performing the required effort; therefore, past performance evaluation is not a responsibility-type factor. The adjectival ratings in Table 2 will be used in evaluating the offeror’s past and present performance proposal:

Table 2 Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

c. Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Plan. All offerors (large and small businesses) will be evaluated on the level of proposed participation of U.S. small businesses in the performance of acquisition (as small business prime offerors or small business subcontractors) relative to the objectives and goals established herein. The Government will evaluate the offeror's Small Business Participation Plan (Attachment 6) for compliance and understanding of small business participation to include:

1) The extent to which such firms, as defined in FAR Part 19, are specifically identified in proposals;

2) The extent of commitment to use such firms (enforceable commitments will be considered more favorably than nonenforceable ones).

3) Identification of the complexity and variety of the work small firms are to perform;

4) The extent of participation of small business prime offerors and small business subcontractors in terms of the percentage of the value of the total acquisition; and

5) The extent of Small Business Participation Past Performance

6) The extent to which the offeror meets or exceeds the goals: Goals for this procurement are -- Small Business:

{40%} of the total contract value; Small Disadvantaged Business (SOB): {5%} of…