S205--36C77020Q0315 - Recycling Services- Tucson CMOP POP 6/1/2020-5/31/2025

OVERVIEW This is a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought announcement only. This is not a solicitation announcement. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of potential qualified businesses interested and capable of providing trash and recycling service to the Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) facility located in Tucson, Arizona. This RFI/Sources Sought is part of the market research being conducted to locate qualified, experienced and interested potential sources for supporting the CMOP. The Government will determine whether the requirement warrants a set aside for small business. For the purpose of this RFI/Sources Sought announcement, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 562111 with a size standard of $41.5M. SERVICES BEING SOUGHT Contractor to provide equipment and removal of non-hazardous waste and recyclable waste (cardboard and plastic commodities) from the Tucson Consolidated Mail Out-Patient Pharmacy (CMOP), 3675 Britannia Drive, Tucson, AZ 85706-5041. Recyclable materials are to be sold and revenue returned to the Tucson CMOP. The work described shall be performed by trained, qualified technicians in accordance with the manufacturer s recommendations. Contractor receptacle(s) will be installed in the current compactor area. Proposed solution must minimize required contractor collection frequency and maximize collection volume. TIMELY: The minimum collection for recyclables is described below. Collections should be scheduled such that cardboard and plastic collections do not occur on the same day. Cardboard Collection: Presently recycle roughly 30 tons of corrugated cardboard per month Cardboard collection is every other working day Plastic Collection Presently recycle roughly 15 tons of High Density Poly-Ethylene (HDPE) per month Plastic collection is every sixth working day EQUIPMENT ON SITE: Type of Equipment Size Amount Cardboard Compactor (owned by current contractor) 20 Cubic Yard One (1) Receiver (owned by current contractor) 40 Cubic Yard One (1) Self-contained Plastic Compactor (owned by current contractor) 30 Cubic Yard One (1) 480VAC 3 Phase disconnects N/A Two (2) 1.2.1. Contractor supplied equipment must be compatible with Tucson CMOP s one cubic yard tilt trucks and must have safety interlock to ensure safe operation. 1.2.2. Contractor installed commodity loading ramps must be free standing but may be attached to recycling equipment for added stability. 1.2.3. Contractor awarded this contract must provide a temporary means of cardboard and plastic collection until current equipment is removed and new equipment is installed. CONTRACT TYPE: This will be an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ), firm-fixed price (FFP) contract. TRAVEL: The cost of travel and/or travel time to and from the job site will be at the contractor s expense, no cost to the Government. CLEANLINESS: Contractor will be responsible for keeping the area surrounding the recycling equipment clean. RESPONSE: If contractor supplied equipment becomes inoperable or unsafe equipment must be repaired by 3:30 PM the day after it is reported. Temporary commodity containment equipment must be supplied by the contractor to facilitate continued commodity storage while equipment is inoperable or unsafe. UNSCHEDULED COLLECTION: If the contractor is unable to make a scheduled collection, an alternate collection must be made within one day of the originally scheduled collection date for cardboard or within two days of the originally scheduled collection date for HDPE plastic pharmaceutical bottles. WORK TIME: Work will be done during normal business hours (7:00 am through 12:00 am, Monday through Friday), excluding holidays. Access gates are locked after hours. PAYMENTS: Pursuant to FAR Clause 52.212-4(g), payment will be made in arrears after receipt of properly prepared invoices, provided that the following has been met: Only original invoices will be certified for payment. Carbons or photocopies will not be accepted. In order to properly administer this contract, it is mandatory the contractor will include weight tickets with their monthly invoice. Contractor will also provide copies of commodity sales receipts with their monthly invoice. Contractor will provide current market rate data for recyclables. Contractor will provide monthly checks for recyclable commodities. PERIOD OF SERVICE: The term of this contract is for a base period of one year with four optional years for renewal that may be exercised at the sole discretion of the government. QUALIFICATION OF OFFERORS: Proposals will be considered only from offerors who are regularly established in the business called for and who in the judgment of the Contracting Officer are financially responsible and able to show evidence of their reliability, ability, experience, equipment, facilities and personnel directly employed or supervised by them to render prompt and satisfactory service. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: The contractor technician(s) will have the ability to speak, read and write the English language. SMOKING POLICY: Smoking is not permitted within or around CMOP facility. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: Technicians are subject to OSHA 1910 Article 178 standards. In the performance of this contract, the contractor shall take such safety precautions as the Contracting Officer or his designee may determine to be reasonably necessary to protect the lives and health of the occupant of any building. The Contracting Officer or designee will notify the contractor of any noncompliance with the foregoing provisions and action to be taken. After receipt of such notice, the contractor shall immediately correct the conditions to which attention has been directed. Such notice, when served on the contractor, his representative at the site of the work, shall be deemed sufficient for the purpose aforesaid. If the contractor fails or refuses to comply promptly, the Contracting Officer may issue an order stopping all or any apart of the work and hold the contractor in default as provided for elsewhere in this contract. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT: The Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer s Representative shall refer to the Contractor for immediate action (including, but not limited to, removal from the work site) any contract technician whose personal or professional conduct jeopardizes or interferes with the regular and ordinary operation of the CMOP facility. Breaches of conduct include, but are not limited to, intoxication or debilitation resulting from drug use; theft; dereliction; negligence in performing tasks or other conduct resulting in complaints by staff or management. DRUG SCREENING: Contract technicians performing services at the CMOP facility may be subject to random drug screening or screening for cause as determined by VA, to ensure compliance with the standard in 38 CFR 1.218. RESPONSE (CAPABILITY) To assist the Government in identifying potential sources, the respondents will need to provide documentation that sufficiently addresses their organization s qualifications, ability to perform as a prime contractor for the services required. Documentation will need to include the following: Company name, address, and DUNS number; Company point of contact to include phone, fax, and e-mail information; Company s socioeconomic status (e.g. small business, service disabled veteran owned small business, large business) Number of employees as defined by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19.101 and (f) the amount of annual receipts as defined by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19; Contract numbers, along with points of contact for the contracting officer and contracting officer s representative of recent (within the last 24 months) contracts you have held of the same or similar size and scope as what is presented in this sources sought notice; Detailed explanation speaking to your company s capability and experience in providing trash and recycling service within the Tucson, AZ geographic region and how response times will be addressed. Provide specific examples of contractor equipment going down and how that issue was addressed (time specifics and solution). All interested offerors should submit this information by email to: contact@example.gov by close of business day March 23, 2020. DISCLAIMER This RFI/Sources Sought is issued solely for market research purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI/Sources Sought that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI/Sources Sought.