Base Recycling Services

*** ALL AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO AMENDMENT 7 ARE NULL AND VOID *** This is a combined solicitation/synopsis for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: Barksdale AFB, Louisiana has a requirement for base-wide recycling services. The contractor shall provide all supervision, personnel, equipment, transportation, and other items and services necessary to perform recycling services at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in the contract as well as all local, state, and federal regulations. See attached Statement of Work for specifics on this requirement. Performance period will be 1 April 2014 through 30 Septemeber 2014 (basic period) plus four one-year option periods. THE PROPOSED SOLICITATION HAS NO SET-ASIDE UNDER NAICS 562111. Small business size standard is $35.5 million. The requirement is not set-aside for small businesses, but small businesses, woman-owned, and service disabled veteran-owned businesses are encouraged to participate by submitting proposals. This solicitation is a competitive RFP awarded using commercial procedures found in FAR Part 12, using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation procedures. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. All prospective offerors are responsible to visit the web page frequently and obtain the solicitation and any amendments or other information pertaining to this solicitation. No telephones calls or written requests for this solicitation package will be accepted. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the following addenda applies. Offerors shall submit their prices on letterhead stationery annotating Cage Code Number, DUNS Number and Tax Identification Number. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT ACCEPT INCOMPLETE PROPOSALS. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation that will be most advantageous to the Government. The Contracting Officer and the Contract Administrator are not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. If an offeror cannot comply with every requirement, that offer will not be acceptable, and therefore will not be considered. Offers will be evaluated on a price basis and upon technical capability, however, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award to other than the lowest quote based upon a best value determination by the Government. Before an award can be made, according to DFARS 252.204-7004 Alt A, offeror must be in the Contractor Central Registration (www.ccr.gov) database and also in the Online Representation and Certifications database (https://orca.bpn.gov/). The full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. Offers must be received NLT 12:00 P.M. (CST), Friday, 21 March 2014, 2 CONS/LGCAA, 41 Vandenberg Ave, Barksdale AFB, LA 71110-2079. Prices can be faxed (in accordance with FAR provision 52.214-13 TELEGRAPHIC BIDS) to the attention of SSgt Justine Smith at (318) 456-3612. Offers received after this date and time will be considered as late submissions in accordance with 52.212-1(f) and will not be evaluated or considered. Please refer any questions to SSgt Justine Smith, Contract Specialist, at (318) 456-3612, justine.smith.1@us.af.mil or Ms. Brenda Russo, Contracting Officer, at (318) 456-6940, brenda.russo@barksdale.af.mil.