Spill Response - Scott AFB, IL

The 375th Contracting Squadron at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois is conducting a Request for Information (RFI) for Emergency Oil and Hazardous Substance/Hazardous Waste (OHS) spill response, sampling, and cleanup services. Services will cover incidents occurring at SAFB and within a 25 miles radius of the installation, with 24/7/365 availability required. The contractor must meet stringent qualifications including HAZWOPER 40-hour certification for all personnel, current Illinois EPA registration, REAL ID-compliant credentials, and clean background checks; the contractor must also maintain liability insurance and comply with all EPA and OSHA requirements. The government is not requesting technical proposals or pricing at this stage; instead, it is seeking source information and industry feedback through the attached draft Performance Work Statement, pricing list template, and RFI response list to inform development of the formal solicitation. The deadline for submitting RFI responses is March 23, 2026, at 11:00 AM CST, with a question deadline of March 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM CST; responses must be directed to Contract Specialist Ashley Bebout and Contracting Officer Robert Duffy.

This procurement is designated as a local area set-aside for small businesses within a specific geographic area to be determined prior to formal solicitation, with the NAICS classification 562211 (Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal) and small business size standard of $47 million. No incumbent contractor has been identified in the available documentation. The government intends to establish a single Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with a 5-year ordering period covering fiscal years 2026-2030, though specific contract value and budget range have not been disclosed in the pre-solicitation materials. Key operational requirements include an initial responder arrival within two hours of notification and full response personnel and equipment on-site within three hours, with a minimum billable order of four hours for all personnel and a minimum of two employees responding to each spill. All interested vendors must maintain active registration in SAM.gov and provide basic company information, DUNS number, CAGE code, and business designation in their RFI response.