Sources_Sought_FT_Bliss_Refuse_12DEC16.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

SERVICES AT FORT BLISS, TX

Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington, in support of FT Bliss, TX’s Directorate of Public Works (DPW) is conducting preliminary planning market research to obtain information from potential and eligible contractors for a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for a non-personal services contract for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) manage men t t o i nc lude collection and disposal. All MSW shall be disposed off-site at the El Paso, TX Landfill or any other permitted municipal solid waste landfill. The goal is to support the installation mission by providing a clean, healthy environment for occupants, users, and visitors. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is, 562111, Solid Waste Collection, and the size standard is $38,5million.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.001(a)(3)(i), in order to determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency need exists, the Government will consider all Sources Sought (SS) responses received, particularly those received from small businesses. Responses to this SS permits the contracting officer, in accordance with FAR 19.203(c), to consider an acquisition for small business socioeconomic concerns (e.g., Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) programs) and to consider a small business set-aside (see 19.502-2(b)). Small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories, are highly encouraged to identify capabilities in meeting the requirements at fair market prices.

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, vehicles, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other non-personal services necessary to perform services and manage all MSW including Municipal Waste Collection Stations (MWCS).

These operations include the collection, transportation, and disposal of nonhazardous solid waste generated at Fort Bliss, TX. This contract does not include the Fort Bliss Housing Areas.

Note: The standard of the Refuse Pick-Up CLIN is based upon the pick-up rate and not the tonnage rate.

Please see attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) for additional information. The DRAFT PWS is subject to change.

Interested contractors should have a successful history of MSW Management for an area the size of FT Bliss TX (approx. 1.12 million acres) or an equivalent sized area. The proposed Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract shall be for a one -year base period and not to exceed a total of four years. The expected magnitude is $19M (base and option periods).

Respondents shall submit a capability statement demonstrating their experience in managing MSW the size of FT Bliss TX (approx. 1.12 million acres). Capability statements are for this SS are not expected to be proposals, but rather statements regarding the company’s existing experience. Narratives shall include the following:

1. State the full name of your firm to include address, point of contact, point of contact phone number and email address, including Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code.

2. State if your company is a certified 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, or Small Business.

3. A statement of your intention to submit an offer/bid when the solicitation is issued.

4. In the event of a future solicitation, would you bid on this requirement as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s), or as a joint venture?

5. Provide evidence of recent experience (past five years) in work similar in type and scope as the Prime contractor. For each contract/project submitted, include the Contract Number, Project Title and Description, Award and Completion Dates, Dollar Value of Contract, Points of Contacts for each contract to include current telephone numbers and email addresses.

6. Describe the company’s professional qualifications and specific experience associated with skills associated with your key personnel identified that likely will perform the work under the contemplated contract.

7. Describe your ability and experience to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to, Federal law, New Mexico (NM) and Texas (TX) state law(s), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, Army and Fort Bliss regulations, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 258 and 30 TAC 330.211Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

8. Discuss your experience with fully automated systems using GPS and scales that provide real-time weight data for each cart, dumpster, customer load, and will be retrofitted to your trucks specifically designed for refuse collection that have watertight bodies and which do not permit loss of refuse.

9. Discuss any issues or concerns you may have regarding question #8 and how it would apply to operating at FT Bliss, remote desert Ranges, and temporary staging camps surrounded by mountains.

10. Discuss if you are capable of providing RFID tags that will become Government Property to approximately 1,000 containers.

11. Discuss period of time it will take to outfit vehicles with scales, GPS, and install approximately 1,000 RFID tags to the dumpsters.

12. Discuss your ability to maintain and track Government owned refuse containers (refer to Section 5.2 through 5.4 of Draft PWS) that are located at Ft. Bliss, various Ranges, and temporary staging areas where there is poor radio and cell phone reception surrounded by mountains.

13. Discuss the type of software your company is familiar with and uses to provide the necessary data that will track the level of refuse picked at any dumpster located at FT Bliss or various Ranges including temporary staging areas for the duration of the contract. The data will be required for the Contractor to analyze data to record weights from the fitted truck scales and RFID sensors used to modify and optimize routes in enhancing efficiency. The Government will use for tracking dumpster locations and amount of refuse located at Ft. Bliss, its various Ranges, and temporary staging areas that will cater to the Governments’ request for that specific data. Also discuss how you will be able to provide weekly or monthly reports.

14. Discuss how you will respond to emergency refuse pick up, special events/training events at FT Bliss.

15. Discuss if is it more cost efficient to provide quality assurance (two people) to ensure pick up is necessary of bins before the route is driven for pick up (bins beside food waste are not to be picked up if less than 80% full) or if sending trucks on the route is more efficient going to each stop finding out if bins should be picked up or not.

16. The type of worked associated with this contract is for the Contractor and its employees to be subjected can include, but is not limited to, standing, walking, sitting, screening, sorting, and driving for extended periods of time. Duties can include lifting heavy items, opening containers and top level arm/device reaching and sorting for recyclables, operating light to heavy machinery, working in an industrial environment, working in an outdoor desert environment exposed to the elements, wildlife, and working in an office environment. The exposure to the different environments and physical are demanding to this contract. Would you have any concerns on what was described?

17. Any other information deemed pertinent that will aid in our assessment of the firm’s capabilities.

Interested potential contractors shall limit their response to this sources sought notice to a maximum of ten pages.

If issued, all notices, the Request for Proposal, and related documents or updates will be available solely on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (https://www.fbo.gov).

Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FBO website for the posting of any solicitation or subsequent updates.

Interested sources shall submit responses no later than 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST) on 30 December 2016 via e-mail to Michael Myers at michael.d.myers38.civ@mail.mil with a courtesy copy to Angela Chaplinski at angela.k.chaplinski.civ@mail.mil. Include any comments.

All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a future acquisition.

This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is ONLY to invite interested vendors to submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to provide the services listed above. At this time, the Government will not entertain questions concerning the DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS); however, interested firms may submit comments about the PWS. The Government will not post responses or answers to submitted comments, questions, or recommendations.

This Sources Sought Notice is submitted in accordance with 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997). This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bids (IFB) or as an obligation of the part of the Government to acquire any services. Responses to this sources sought notice shall not serve as proposals, bids, or offers, which could be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation exists and solicitation requests will not be acknowledged. MICC-JBLM will not accept unsolicited proposals related to the subject of this Sources Sought Notice. The responder must clearly identify any information it considers sensitive or proprietary. All information received in response to this sources sought notice that is marked “Proprietary” will be handled accordingly. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with and incurred by responding to this sources sought notice. The Government reserves the right to determine how it should proceed because of this notice.

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