Solid Waste (Refuse) Services

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Glynco, Georgia is in the process of determining the acquisition strategy and market capability for providing Solid Waste and Collection Services on Glynco, GA This is a sources sought notice and request for information (RFI). This is not a formal solicitation. Any formal solicitation will be announced separately at a later time. Please note that the solicitation number used for this sources sought may be different from the one that will be used in the pre-solicitation notice. Information provided to the Government as a result of this posting is strictly voluntary and given with no expectation of compensation, and clearly provided at no cost to the Government. Contact with Government personnel, other than the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer, by a potential offeror or their employees regarding this requirement is strictly prohibited. Please do not request a copy of a solicitation, as one does not exist. This is market research for the purpose of posting this RFI is to locate experienced service providers capable of and interested in performing a non-personal services contract that provides the Full Service Solid Waste and Collection Services on Glynco, GA. Responses are welcomed from all interested and capable firms. The summary of services is as follows: DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform Solid Waste and Collection Services at the FLETC Glynco, Georgia facility. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, transportation, equipment, materials, supplies and supervision as required to provide for collection and disposal of all garbage/refuse/litter at the FLETC, Glynco, Georgia. Collection and disposal shall be in compliance with the Rules of Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, Chapter 391-3-4, Solid Waste Management, and all conditions specified in the Contractor's Solid Waste Handling Permit. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) is located approximately five miles north of Brunswick, Georgia in Glynn County. The city is located off U.S. Interstate 95 and U.S. Highway 17. Savannah, Georgia is approximately 70 miles to the north and Jacksonville, Florida is approximately 85 miles to the south. The nearest airports are the Glynco Jetport approximately two miles to the north, the Savannah Airport and the Jacksonville International Airport. The FLETC encompasses approximately 1500 acres of Government real property, including firing ranges, driver training courses, and 320+ buildings. The anticipated period of the Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract is October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2020 with one (1) base period and four (4) one-year option periods and a 30 day phase-in. The resultant contract will be a Firm Fixed Price Contract. The solicitation will be issued electronically and will be available for viewing at the following website: the FEDBIZOPPS.GOV at https://www.fbo.gov. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Codes proposed for this requirement is 562111 - Solid Waste Collection Services and, the size standard for NAICS 562111 is $38.5M. Comments on this NAICS and suggestions for alternatives must include supporting rationale. This NAICS Code is subject to change if necessitated by the responses to this Sources Sought. FLETC Glynco, GA is interested in obtaining information from industry that will help to support a determination of the appropriate set aside category for the acquisition strategy. All categories of small business are encouraged to respond to this request. The Government is requesting that interested businesses that feel they can fully support this requirement, furnish the following information in the subject line of the email: (Header: Solid Waste and Collection Services Services), and the following information listed below. 1) Capability Statement to include experience with similar projects of a comparable magnitude. Capability statement should include your firm's general background, experience, qualifications and industry specific awards. A special notation should be made of similar or related programs performed for the Government including documentation with reference to the applicable contract numbers and the supervising agencies. 2) Company name, address, point of contact, telephone number, Duns & Bradstreet Unique Numbering System (DUNS) number, Central Contractor Registration (CCR), and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and e-mail address. 3) Please include type of business (small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, HUBZone, serviced-disabled veteran-owned small business, etc.) under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 562111 - Solid Waste Collection Services which contains a size standard of $38.5M. We are also looking for input from industry relative to how this type of service is performed in the private sector in order to maximize the incorporation of commercial standards and practices where practicable. Responses are due in this office no later 2:30 p.m. EST, on December 1, 2014.