Medical Waste Disposal

Amendment No. 1 to the combined synopsis/solicitation is to correct the pricing list by including an attached RFQ. This amendment also incorporates the 316 CONS clauses by full text. The response date has been change 22 December 2009. Combined Synopsis/solicitation: PURCHASE MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE. Request for quote due 22 DECEMBER 2009, 12:00 Noon Eastern Standard Time (EST). Point of Contact: A1C PANUWAT SRIAUTHARAWONG, 301-981-6088, Contract Specialist. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined solicitation/synopsis reference number is F1A4A09245A001-MEDICAL_WASTE_DISPOSAL and is being issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation. This combined solicitation/synopsis document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-37. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small businesses. The associated NAICS code is 562211 with a $10,500,000 size standard. The contractor shall submit a quote for following items (Medical Waste Disposal Service): Line Item: 0001, Medical Waste Disposal Service See Attached Performance Work Statement for Additional Information. Period of Performance: Base Year: 1 January 2010 - 30 December 2010 Option Period One (1): 1 January 2011 - 30 December 2011 Option Period Two (2): 1 January 2012 - 30 December 2012 Option Period Three (3): 1 January 2013 - 30 December 2013 Option Period Four (4): 1 January 2014 - 30 December 2014 NOTE: Proposals should include all items listed in the solicitation. Award will be made on an all or none basis. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated and will remain in full force in any resultant award: (full texts of clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at this website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to offeror-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items Evaluation, applies to this acquisition. Offers are to comply with the requirements in FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. The clause FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Item (Deviation). Specifically, the following clauses cited are applicable to this solicitation: - FAR 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct; - FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Total Small Business Concerns; - FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; - FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; - FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities; - FAR 52.222-39, Notification of Employment Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees - FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965; - FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons; - FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons, Alternate I; - FAR 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Certain Equipment--Requirements - FAR 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements - FAR 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification; - FAR 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations; - FAR 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels; The clause at DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders, applies to this acquisition. Addendum to Paragraph (a). The following DFARS clause is incorporated by reference: 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments. Specifically, the following clauses cited are applicable to this solicitation: - FAR 52.203-3, Gratuities - DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials - DFARS 252.205-7000, Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders - DFARS 252.219-7003, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts) - DFARS 252.219-7004, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program) - DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program - DFARS 252.225-7008, Restriction on Acquisition of Specialty Metals - DFARS 252.225-7009, Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals - DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities - DFARS 252.225-7015, Restriction on Acquisition of Hand or Measuring Tools - DFARS 252.225-7016, Restriction on Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings - DFARS 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements - DFARS 252.225-7027, Restriction on Contingent Fees for Foreign Military Sales - DFARS 252.225-7028, Exclusionary Policies and Practices of Foreign Governments - DFARS 252.225-7036, Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program - DFARS 252.225-7036, Alternate I, Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program - DFARS 252.225-7038, Restriction on Acquisition of Air Circuit Breakers - DFARS 252.226-7001, Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns - DFARS 252.227-7015, Technical Data-Commercial Items - DFARS 252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data - DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports - DFARS 252.232-7019, Training for Contractor Personnel Interacting with Detainees - DFARS 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment - DFARS 252.247-7003, Pass-Through of Motor Carrier Fuel Surcharge Adjustment to the Cost Bearer - DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea o DFARS 252.247-7023, Alternate I, Transportation of Supplies by Sea o DFARS 252.247-7023, Alternate II, Transportation of Supplies by Sea o DFARS 252.247-7023, Alternate III, Transportation of Supplies by Sea - DFARS 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea The following additional clauses are applicable to this procurement: - DFARS 252.204-7001, Commercial And Government Entity (CAGE) Code reporting (Aug 1999); - DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Contractors are not registered in CCR will be ineligible for award (register at http://www.ccr.gov/ or call 1-800-334-3414); - DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payments Requests; - DFARS 252-232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006); - AFFARS 5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) (Apr 2003); - AFFARS 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations; 316 CONS-004 AAFB Environmental Standards (19 Oct 2006) Environmental Compliance. Offerors are reminded of the environmental requirements contained in the solicitation to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental statutes and regulations. In addition to the scrutiny of civil environmental regluatory and enforcement agencies, environmental compliance incidental to Air Force activities or on Air Force property is subject to Air Force scrutiny. The Air Force routinely investigates environmental violations and cooperates fully with civil authorities to secure remedies and discourage future violations. Failure to comply with environmental statutes and regulations can subject the contractor to criminal and civil penalties and/or contractual sanctions including, but not limited to, termination, suspension, and debarment, and adverse past performance assessment. Contractors can obtain specific information regarding environmental compliance mandates in 316 WG/CC Memo "Andrews AFB Environmental Standards" dated 19 Oct 2006. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the base environmental flight 316 CONS-007 PERSONNEL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS AFI 31-501 (27 Jan 2005) The contractor shall not employ any person for work on this contract if such employee is identified as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well being or operational mission of the installation and its population, nor shall the contractor employ any person under this contract who has an outstanding criminal warrant as identified by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). NCIC checks will verify if a person is wanted by local, state, and federal agencies. All contractor personnel must consent to NCIC background checks. Contractor personnel who do not consent to an NCIC check will be denied access to the installation. Information required to conduct an NCIC check includes: full name, driver's license number/state issued/expiration date, social security number, and date of birth of the person entering the installation and shall be submitted in conjunction with the contractor's request for vehicle passes. Completion of a successful NCIC check does not invalidate the requirement for an escort when contractor personnel are working within controlled or restricted areas. Contractors shall ensure their employees and those of their subcontracts have the proper credentials allowing them to work in the United States. Persons later found to be undocumented or illegal aliens will be remanded to the proper authorities. The contractor shall not be entitled to any compensation for delays or expenses associated with complying with the provisions of this clause. Furthermore, nothing in this clause shall excuse the contractor from proceeding with the contract as required. The contractor shall flow this clause down to all subcontracts. WIDE AREA WORKFLOW - RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE (WAWF-RA) ELECTRONIC RECEIVING REPORT AND INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DFARS 232.7002, USE OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENT REQUESTS IS MANDATORY. USE OF WAWF WILL SPEED UP YOUR PAYMENT PROCESSING TIME AND ALLOW YOU TO MONITOR YOUR PAYMENT STATUS ONLINE. THERE ARE NO CHARGES OR FEES TO USE WAWF. Requests for payments must be submitted electronically via the Internet through the Wide Area WorkFlow - Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) system at https://wawf.eb.mil. Questions concerning payment should be directed to the Defense Finance Accounting Services (DFAS) Limestone through the DFAS Centralized Customer Service number (800) 756-4571 (select option 2) or faxed to (866) 392-7091. Please have your order number and invoice number ready when contacting DFAS about payment status. You can also access payment information using the DFAS myInvoice web site at http://www.dod.mil/dfas/contractorpay/myinvoice.html. THE FOLLOWING CODES WILL BE REQUIRED TO ROUTE YOUR RECEIVING REPORTS, INVOICES AND ADDITIONAL E-MAILS CORRECTLY THROUGH WAWF. CONTRACT NUMBER: DELIVERY ORDER NUMBER: TYPE OF DOCUMENT: CAGE CODE: ISSUE BY DODAAC: ADMIN DODAAC: INSPECT BY DODAAC: SERVICE ACCEPTOR / SHIP TO: LOCAL PROCESSING OFFICE: PAY OFFICE DODAAC: SEND MORE E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS: CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR: CONTRACTING OFFICER: ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION: ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION: ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION: BPN ver 05.21.2006 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman. OMBUDSMAN (AUG 2005) (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, Diane Dade, AFDW/SB, 1535 Command Drive Suite E-210, Andrews AFB, MD (301) 981-7342, fax (301) 981-6538, email: Diane.Dade@afncr.af.mil . Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) ired to complete and include a copy of the following provisions with their proposals or have available online at https://orca.bpn.gov : FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications - Commercials Items; DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercials Items; DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act- Balance of Payments Program Certificate. Contractors are responsible for ensuring their proposals are in line with all updates, modifications and amendments done to the combined solicitation/synopsis prior to the close out date stated herein. The deadline for QUESTIONS is 21 December 2009 at 9:00 AM (EST). Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email, or fax by 22 December 2009 no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) to panuwat.sriautharawong@afncr.af.mil. The fax number is 301-981-1910. Prospective offerors are responsible for ensuring that the contracting administrator receives the faxed proposals via phone or email confirmation. Late replies to the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f), "Late submission: modifications reservations and withdrawal of offers." Responses should be marked with solicitation number F1A4A09245A001-MEDICAL_WASTE_DISPOSAL.