Campground Trash Collection Services

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS announcement to be used for preliminary market survey information planning purposes only. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. The type of solicitation to issue will depend upon the responses to this synopsis. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Small Business Community to include Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) to compete and perform a Firm Fixed Price Contract. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon the responses to this sources sought synopsis. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors. The Medicine Bow/Routt National Forest and Thunder Basin National Grasslands is located in Northern Colorado and Southern Wyoming and anticipates soliciting for and awarding a project which shall cover Trash Collection Services for camp grounds located within the Forest. The primary locations are the Snowy Range Facilities located approximately 35 miles west of Laramie, Wyoming; Pole Mountain located approximately 5 miles east of Laramie; and Centennial located approximately 27 miles west of Laramie. The Forest Service currently is utilizing a total of 24 two cubic yard dumpsters and 1 thirty yard dumpster. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, supplies, storage, other incidentals and all work required to complete the proposed work in accordance with the specifications and provisions of the contract. The award would be for a base year and four (4) option years. The proposed project will be awarded to one firm as a fixed price contract. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this acquisition is 562111, Garbage Collection Services. The Small Business Size Standard for this acquisition is $35.5 million. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under the sources sought synopsis. It is anticipated that award may be based on "Best Value" to the Government. The estimated solicitation issuance date will be on or around March 15, 2013, and the estimated proposal due date will be identified in the solicitation. The official Synopsis citing the solicitation number, and inviting Offerors to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued is anticipated to be available on or around March 1, 2013. If you have an interest in participating in this type of contract, please provide the following information: 1. NAICS Code(s): 2. Area that you would be able to service: 3. Company information: (i.e.: small business, 8a, veteran, service disabled veteran, small disadvantaged business, HUBZone, or woman owned.) Please include contact information and email address. Please reply to Malinda (Mindy) Jiminez, contact@example.gov, phone number +1 (555) 000-0000 or Kasey Koch, contact@example.gov phone number +1 (555) 000-0000 no later than February 22, 2013, by 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time. In the event a solicitation is prepared and posted, all Offerors shall be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM) in accordance to FAR 52.204-7 and FAR 52.204-8 to be considered responsive to this solicitation. Interested parties should register on-line and subscribe to receiving procurement announcements related to this sources sought notice at www.fbo.gov. Any questions related to this notice shall be submitted in writing to the point of contact listed above.