S -- RFQ41702-009-07 Solid Waste Removal - FCI Milan, MI

The Federal Bureau of Prisons - Field Acquisition Office in Grand Prairie, Texas, intends to make a single award for the provision of providing Solid Waste Removal Services for the inmate population at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), the Federal Detention Center (FDC), and the UNICOR operation located in Milan, Michigan. The residents located in the adjacent staff housing will also need service. The successful contractor shall provide trash removal and recycling services to include the rental of units, pick-up, exchange units, haul off, maintenance and relocation of trash and recyclables produced by the FCI, FDC, and UNICOR. All waste shall be disposed of in an approved landfill, in accordance with Federal, State and City regulations. The Government currently owns two (2) 35 cubic yard self-contained compacting units that will need to be emptied approximately once per week. The Contractor shall provide for rental and maintenance of the remaining units. One (1) 30 cubic yard, open top roll off container to be used primarily for construction debris to be emptied approximately twice per month. Two (2) 6 cubic yard, covered containers to be emptied as needed for on call basis. One (1) 42 cubic yard compactor box that will be emptied approximately three times per month. And, there are 12 residential homes located next to the prison that use their own personal containers that will need pick up service one time per week. The total estimated amount of pulls will be approximately 240 per year. A semi-trailer to store white paper, cardboard and other recyclables will also need to be provided by the Contractor and will be emptied approximately twice a month. The award will be made to the responsible contractor who submits the most advantageous quote to the Government based on price. The Contracting Officer anticipates awarding an indefinite-delivery, requirements type contract with firm-fixed unit prices. The contract period shall consist of a 12-month base year with four 12 month option years for renewal. The solicitation will be made available on or about September 4, 2007 and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administrations Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The website provides all downloading instructions to obtain a copy of the solicitation. All future information concerning the acquisition, including solicitation and amendments, will be distributed solely through the website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the site to ensure you have the most up-to-date information about the acquisition. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The website for registration is www.ccr.gov. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is on or about September 25, 2007. The solicitation is set aside 100% for small business. The North American Industry Classification System code for this solicitation is 562111 with a size standard of $11.5 million. Therefore, all interested small businesses can submit a quote. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.