Disposal and Recycling of Industrial Wood Waste, Food and Compostable Waste, and Contaminated Solid Waste-Naval Base Kitsap, Silverdale, Washington

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to identify potential Offerors for market research purposes. TELEPHONIC SUBMISSION AND QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED AS THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Northwest (NAVFAC NW) is specifically seeking businesses with current, relevant qualifications, experience, personnel, and capabilities to perform the proposed requirement. The requirement includes one (1) bid item as follows: Bid Item 0001: Disposal and recycling materials being received will consist of approximately 3,500 tons/year of Industrial Wood Waste, and 150 tons/year of Contaminated Waste. The successful source would receive a firm fixed price contract for one base year and four option years including a 6-month extension period. Source will demonstrate compliance with environmental regulations, including air pollution control permit; storm water discharge/control permit; county health permit; state Department of Ecology permits to operate a certified food and organics composting facility. Summary of Permits required by offer or to handle and compost Navy material: 1. Department of Ecology Storm Water Permit 2. Air Pollution Control Authority Permit 3. County Health Department Solid Waste Handling Permit 4. County Health Department Contaminated Materials Permit 5. County Health Department Composting permits for Types I, II and III material. 6. Department of Ecology Storm Water Permit Source must certify that their work processes exclude banned material from incoming material stream and that their inspections process is followed for all incoming material. Excluded materials include pressure treated lumber, asbestos bearing material, hazardous material, and hazardous wastes. Chain of custody/quality control for industrial wood waste. The Navy industrial wood waste stream contains approximately 2,000 tons per year (included in the previously stated 4,000 tons) of fire retardant coated wood blocking from dry-dock operations. This material is not hazardous waste, but it does impact the pollution control equipment of the facilities that purchase wood chips for use as fuel. Offeror will provide verification that their wood sorting and process control procedures to verify that their facility can properly handle and market this material. The Contractor shall provide all labor, management, supervision, tools, transportation, materials, facilities, and equipment to provide recycling and/or composting services for post-industrial wood, related products, marine growth and VAC truck debris composting/disposal that are to be delivered to the Contractor's processing facility or receiving point by various Navy installations within Navy Region Northwest (NBK-Silverdale, NBK-Bremerton,NBK-Keyport, NAVMAG Indian Island, NAVHOSP, & Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA). This volume of materials will include, but not be limited to; wood dunnage, sawdust, marine growth, land-clearing debris, dirt (non-petroleum contaminated), sod, green waste, leaves and grass Navy generated industrial wood waste will have undetectable, large metal fasteners which have been proven to cause significant damage to commercial shredding and chipping machines. Co-mingling of bio solid compost and regular compost: If the Offerer's facility processes bio solids, the Offer shall demonstrate documentation that composted bio solids are kept separately from non-bio solids and that there are processes in place that prevent cross contamination of material handling and processing equipment. Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) is comprised of Naval Magazine Indian Island, Keyport, Bangor, Jackson Park, and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Source acceptance location must not be more than 50 miles from the origination point. Source understands that some of the Navy-generated industrial wood waste will have undetectable, large metal fasteners, which have been proven to cause significant damage to commercial shredding and chipping machines. Contractors should understand the Navy is not liable for damage caused to equipment by Navy material. Contaminated Materials truck waste, street sweeping debris: A portion of Navy solid waste amounting to roughly 120 tons per year is generated from maintaining streets and cleaning storm drains. This material may have high concentrations of sand, petroleum, and minor quantities of other contaminants. The source will provide verification that they have the proper permits to compost this material. The estimated magnitude of work for this project is $720,000. The Procurement Method is full and open competition. Award will be made to the responsible bidder whose bid is responsive to the terms of the invitation for bids and is most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and other price-related factors. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 562111. The applicable Service Contract Act (FAR subpart 22.4 is) 2015-5525 Revision 23, 12/26/2023: Washington Counties of Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap & Mason. The wage determination can be downloaded from website: http://www.wdol.gov. All capable businesses are encouraged to respond with a capability statement that addresses the Navy Requirement stated above. The Government will not pay for any information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this evaluation. The capability statement shall include the following: Ability to meet all technical requirements outlined in this notice Bonding capacity DUNS number CAGE code Location of delivery site for recyling materials (must be within 50 miles of Naval Base origination point). NOTIFICATIONS OF INTEREST MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING VIA EMAIL; PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Notifications that do not address all the required information will not be considered. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be emailed to the following address: moriah.a.carter.civ@us.navy.mil