Solid Waste/Recycling Processing Management Services

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure

Solid Waste/Recycling Processing Management Services on a competitive 8(a)

Business Development Programs set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified 8(a)

participants respond to this sources sought notice with information sufficient to support

an 8(a) set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside

this requirement if 2 or more 8(a) Business Development Programs do not respond with

information to support the set-aside. We encourage all 8(a) Business Development

Programs, to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not

constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal

(RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not

commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S.

Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept

unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government

will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this

notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice

does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a

solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry. It

is the responsibility of potential offerers to monitor the Government wide Point of Entry

for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS

code(s) is: 562920 Materials Recovery Facilities. The size standard is $25M.

A continuing need is anticipated for the Solid Waste/Recycling Processing

Management Services requirement which is currently being fulfilled through current

contract # W9124M-22-C-0004. The U.S. Government desires to procure Solid Waste/

Recycling Processing Management Services on a competitive 8(a) Business

Development Programs set-aside basis. We encourage all 8(a) Business Development

Programs to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

Attached are the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Performance

Requirements Summary (PRS).

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number,

CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business

type(s)/certifications(s) such as 8(a), and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime

contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that

will be pursued, if any.

3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a

prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope,

complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will

facilitate making a capability determination.

4. Information to help determine if the service is commercially available, including

pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog

pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate

competition by and among small business concerns.

6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily

restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC

Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015,

if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the

subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the

https://beta.sam.gov notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict

competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to

acquiring the identified services.