Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) Services for Kirtland Air Force Base

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort described herein pursuant to FAR part 10, Market Research and FAR part 19, Small Business Programs. This is for planning purposes only.

Any information submitted by respondents to this Source Sought Notice is voluntary. The Air Force does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the Air Force for any purpose, and should refrain from providing proprietary information in the response.

1. INTRODUCTION: This is the initial step in the planning process for Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) services. 

The 377 MSG/CENB at Kirtland Air Force Base seeks sources to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform ISWM services at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in the contract as well as all local, state, and federal regulations.

This is a non-personal services requirement to provide refuse collection and recycling services to locations designated in the contract across Kirtland Air Force Base supporting both the 377 ABW and Mission Partners. The major locations are dispersed across the installation and include sites such as dining facilities, dormitories, industrial sites, and administrative buildings. Frequency standards require services to be performed at designated times, i.e., daily, weekly, twice weekly, three times weekly, etc., based on the volume of refuse to be collected and the potential for health hazards. Additionally the ISWM requirement includes the operation of the base recycling center.

377 MSG/PKA anticipates conducting a competitive acquisition for this effort. The effort is expected to result in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract. NAICS code is anticipated to be 562111, size standard $41.5M. 

2. INSTRUCTIONS: All businesses capable of providing ISWM services are invited to respond electronically.

Responses shall include company name, address, DUNS number, CAGE code, point of contact with email address and telephone number, and  indicate business size (small business, small disadvantaged business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, woman-owned small business, or HUBZone) using NAICS 562111, size standard $41.5M. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside for any subsequent acquisition based upon responses to this notice. Small business respondents should provide a statement of capabilities to assist the Air Force in making a set-aside decision.

Statement of Capabilities are limited to 5 pages, and should demonstrate capability to provide ISWM services. The capabilities statement should address the following areas of discussion at a minimum:

1. Discuss your company’s experience in managing/preventing unauthorized/ unintended waste disposal from the point of container to appropriate managing authority/agency.
2. Discuss your company’s capability to respond to various requirements to change/ remove/modify containers within a 24 hour period and provide for many instances within that period?
3. Describe the method your company will use to provide feedback and recommendations that meets decreasing of Municipal Solid Waste containers or increasing of Recyclable containers.
4. Discuss how you will be able to provide weekly or monthly reports to the Government.
5. Discuss how you will respond to emergency refuse pick up, special events/training events on Kirtland Air Force Base.

Responses must be received no later than Friday, 21 May 2021 and addressed to Contract Specialist Leann Lopez at leann.lopez@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer April Miller at april.miller@us.af.mil.