99--Refuse and Recycling Collection and Disposal in the San Diego Metro Area, CA.

This procurement consists of one solicitation with the intent to award one Refuse Collection and Recycling combination Firm Fixed Price/Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to be performed at various Naval and Marine Corps installations located in the San Diego, California metropolitan area. This solicitation is un-restricted, and is to be procured as a commercial items acquisition in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 562111 and the size standard is $12.5 million dollars. See explanation of size standards at the following website: http://www.sba.gov/contractingopportunities/officials/size/index.html. This procurement includes Option periods. The performance period will include a 12-month base period, four 12-month option periods, and five 12-month award option periods for a total maximum duration not to exceed 120 months. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO EVAL! UATE OFFERS AND AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS WITH OFFERORS (EXCEPT CLARIFICATIONS AS DESCRIBED IN FAR 15.306(A)). THEREFORE, THE OFFERORS INITIAL OFFER SHOULD CONTAIN THE OFFERORS BEST TERMS FROM A PRICE AND TECHNICAL STANDPOINT. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT DISCUSSIONS IF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER LATER DETERMINES THEM TO BE NECESSARY. IF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER DETERMINES THAT THE NUMBER OF PROPOSALS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE IN THE COMPETITIVE RANGE EXCEEDS THE NUMBER AT WHICH AN EFFICIENT COMPETITION CAN BE CONDUCTED, THE CONTRACTING OFFICER MAY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PROPOSALS IN THE COMPETITIVE RANGE TO THE GREATEST NUMBER THAT WILL PERMIT AN EFFICIENT COMPETITION AMONG THE MOST HIGHLY RATED PROPOSALS. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: ! Relative Importance of Evaluation Factors: The evaluation factors are divided into two categories; non-price evaluation factors (Factors 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) and price. Factors 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are of equal importance. When the proposal is evaluated as a whole, the non-priced Factors 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are approximately equal to price. The importance of price will increase if offerors' non-price proposals are considered essentially equal in terms of technical quality, or if price is so high as to significantly diminish the value of a proposal's technical superiority to the Government. Award will be made to the offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and represents the best value to the Government, price and non-price factors considered. The evaluation factors are set forth below:Factor 1: Corporate ExperienceFactor 2: Technical ApproachFactor 3: Management PlanFactor 4: Small Business Subcontracting EffortFactor 5: Past Performance and Safety of Offeror and Offeror's Team Sub-factor 5A: Past Performance Sub-factor 5B: Safety of Offeror and Offeror's TeamPrice Offeror shall submit its proposal in two (2) separate parts as follows: 1) Technical Proposal: (original & 4 copies). Address each of the following evaluation factors shown in FAR Clause 52.212-2 of the solicitation: Factors 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5. 2) Price Proposal: (original & 4 copies). Include all other Price Proposal submission requirements shown in FAR Clause 52.212-2 of the solicitation. Price proposal shall be submitted in a separate binder from the technical proposal, and clearly marked "Price Proposal." Offerors shall complete Exhibits A through K, Option Periods 1 through 4, and Award Option Periods 1 through 5. OFFERORS SHALL COMPLETE ALL EXHIBIT LINE ITEM NUMBERS (ELINS) UNIT PRICES AND TOTAL AMOUNTS IN THE BASE YEAR, FOR EACH OPTION PERIOD, AND AWARD OPTION PERIOD. While all proposed pricing will be fully evaluated in accordance with the RFP price evaluation criteria, the Government will consider only the sum total of the prices proposed for the following Exhibit Line Item Numbers (ELINs) to determine reasonableness, realism, and completeness for the purpose of performing any required cost-technical trade-off analysis to determine the offeror proposing the best value to the Government: Base Year: FFP (ELINs A001 through A065)IDIQ (ELINs A100 through A115)Option 1:FFP (ELINs B001 through B065)IDIQ (ELINs B100 through B115)Option 2:FFP (ELINs C001 through C065)IDIQ (ELINs C100 through C115)Option 3:FFP (ELINs D001 through D065)IDIQ (ELINs D100 through D115)Option 4:FFP (ELINs E001 through E065)IDIQ (ELINs E100 through E115)Award Option 1:FFP (ELINs F001 through F065)IDIQ (ELINs F100 through F115)Award Option 2:FFP (ELINs G001 through G065)IDIQ (ELINs G100 through G115)Award Option 3:FFP (ELINs H001 through H065)IDIQ (ELINs H100 through H115)Award Option 4:FFP (ELINs J001 through J065)IDIQ (ELINs J100 through J115)Award Option 5:FFP (ELINs K001 through K065)IDIQ (ELINs K100 through K115) In the event there is a difference between a unit price and the extended total amount, the unit price will be held to be the intended price and the total of the ELINs will be recomputed accordingly. If the offeror provides a total amount for an ELIN but fails to enter the unit price, the total amount divided by the ELIN will be held to be the intended price. AN OFFEROR WHOSE PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED FOR AWARD WILL BE FIRMLY BOUND TO ALL OF ITS PROPOSED PRICING LISTED ABOVE WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY REQUIRED COST-TECHNICAL TRADE-OFF ANALYSIS." A site visit is tentatively scheduled for 7 & 8 July 2009 at the time and location to be identified in the solicitation. Offerors will be required to make a reservation, once available, by REGISTERING AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: https://www.neco.navy.mil/, by 29 June 2009. THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FREE OF CHARGE VIA THE INTERNET WORLD WIDE WEB https://www.neco.navy.mil/ ON OR ABOUT 22 JUNE 2009 AND CAN BE FOUND UNDER SOLICITATION NO. N62473-09-R-4001. No hard copies (paper sets) or CD-ROM of the RFP will be provided by the Government. Telephone and facsimile request will not be accepted. Notification of any changes (amendments) to the solicitation will be made only on the internet. It is the contractor's responsibility to check the website daily for any and all amendments to this solicitation. All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a DoD contract. Contractors may obtain information on registration by calling +1 (555) 000-0000, or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov/. Prospective contractors are requested to submit Annual Representations and Certifications via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://! orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR Clause 52.212-3. Contractors shall comply with the VETS-100 reporting requirements of FAR Clause 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and other Eligible Veterans prior to receiving award of a federal contract exceeding $25,000. Instructions, information and follow-up assistance is provided at VETS-100 Internet site at http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/. For assistance contact the VETS-100 help desk at +1 (555) 000-0000 or email contact@example.gov. Proposals are due on 22 July 2009 by 2:30 PM LOCAL TIME AND SHALL BE DELIVERED TO NAVFAC SOUTHWEST, ATTN: JOHN KROKEE, CODE AQ1.JK, 1220 PACIFIC HIGHWAY, BUILDING 127, SAN DIEGO, CA 92132. POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS SOLICITATION IS JOHN KROKEE, TELEPHONE +1 (555) 000-0000 OR EMAIL: contact@example.gov. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC BID OPENING.