S205--General Waste Disposal Contract - Indianapolis

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THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY and is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10 Market Research, to conduct market research. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or guarantee to issue a solicitation in the future. This Sources Sought Notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Not responding to this Sources Sought Notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if issued. This announcement is based on the best information available at this time and is subject to future modification.

Purpose and Objectives
The Indianapolis Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) requires a qualified contractor to collect and dispose of recycled aluminum, glass, plastic and cardboard. As part of this service, Contractor shall also provide and maintain all equipment, containers and compactors.

The Government intends to award a contract for these services with a base year and four (4) one-year option periods, to be exercised at the Government s discretion.

This Sources Sought Notice is being issued by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, located in Ann Arbor MI, as market research for planning purposes.

A draft copy of the Statement of Work (SOW) is attached - this is the only information available at this time.

The applicable NAICS code is 562111 Solid Waste Collection, which has a size standard of $47 Million. The applicable Product Service Code (PSC) is S205 Trash Collection.
Responses:
Please submit your response in accordance with the following instructions:
Responses are due by 12/10/2025 at 5:00 PM EST.

Responses shall be no more than 10 pages in length.

Responses shall be submitted via email to Kaitlin.Nachtrab@va.gov.
a. Emails cannot exceed 10mb
b. Subject line of the Email shall include this Sources Sought Notice Number Firm Name General Waste Disposal Services Contract
c. If your response contains proprietary information you will place Proprietary Information in front of the Sources Sought Notice Number.

d) Contractor Point of Contact to include:
a. Name
b. Title
c. Phone
d. Email

e) Company Information to include:
a. Name
b. Address
c. Unique Entity ID
d. Tax ID Number
e. Business Size
f. Provide how your company invoices for services in the commercial marketplace.

f) Business Size/Type: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), Hub Zone Small Business, Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Small Business, or Large Business.
a. All prospective contractors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.11, they shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and shall complete annual Representations and Certifications in SAM prior to any offer. SAM is located at http://www.sam.gov and consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. There is no cost to use SAM.
b. FOR SDVOSB/VOSB ONLY: Please note that if responding as an SDVOSB or VOSB, your company must be registered and verified in the VetCert database, which is available at: https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/. Please include a copy of your VetCert certification with your response.

g) Contractors Federal Supply Schedule Contract that carries the desired services.
a. If you do not have a Federal Supply Schedule contract, you shall state open market :
b. Provide the Schedule:
c. Provide your GSA/FSS/SAC Contract Number:
d. Provide the SIN(s) for relevant services:
e. If any of the items are not on your GSA/FSS contract you will mark which items are open market

h) Contractor shall include three (3) past contracts for the same or similar services. Contractor shall include at minimum for each contract, the following information:

Contract #1
Contract #2
Contract #3
Name of Company

Company POC

Company POC Phone

Company POC Email

Dollar Amount of Contract

Contract Number

Period of Performance

Description of Services Provided


k) Contractor shall provide a detailed response to include your firm s ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the services presented in this Sources Sought Notice.

l) Contractor shall provide if they plan to sub-contract all or part of the work, and to what firm to include the subs Unique Entity ID number and business size.
Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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