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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 FBO #2487
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Q -- Disposal Of Infectious Waste Services - Statement of Work

Notice Date: 9/15/2008
Notice Type: Statement of Work
NAICS: 562211 — Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
Contracting Office: Department of the Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, 3 CONS - Elmendorf, 10480 22nd Street, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, 99506-2500
ZIP Code: 99506-2500
Solicitation Number: F1W4MG8226A006
Archive Date: 10/7/2008
Point of Contact: Daniel J. Jackson, Phone: 907-552-5456, Diane M Meyer,, Phone: 907-552-3642
E-Mail Address: daniel.jackson@elmendorf.af.mil, diane.meyer@elmendorf.af.mil
Small Business Set-Aside: Total Small Business
Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a solicitation for Disposal of Infectious Waste Services and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under the number F1W4MG8226A006. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-26, 12 Jun 2008. This acquisition is 100% set aside for small business concerns and is under North American Industry Classification Standards (NAICS) code 562211, with a $12,500,000 size standard. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: Request for weekly services rendered as Disposal of Infectious Waste Services for 3rd MDG from 1 Oct 08 – 30 Sept 09 plus four option years. See attached Statement of Work. This RFQ contains five (5) line items. The item, as follows, is on a firm fixed price basis: CLIN 0001: Base Year (1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009) for Disposal of Infectious Waste Services. The contractor shall perform non-personal services in accordance with Statement of Work included in this solicitation. CLIN 1001: Option Year 1 (1 October 2009 to 30 September 2010) for Disposal of Infectious Waste Services. The contractor shall perform non-personal services in accordance with Statement of Work included in this solicitation. CLIN 1002: Option Year 2 (1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011) for Disposal of Infectious Waste Services. The contractor shall perform non-personal services in accordance with Statement of Work included in this solicitation. CLIN 1003: Option Year 3 (1 October 2011 to 30 September 2012) for Disposal of Infectious Waste Services. The contractor shall perform non-personal services in accordance with Statement of Work included in this solicitation. CLIN 1004: Option Year 4 (1 October 2012 to 30 September 2013) for Disposal of Infectious Waste Services. The contractor shall perform non-personal services in accordance with Statement of Work included in this solicitation. The initial Period of Performance (POP) shall be 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009. The POP location shall be Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK 99506. Any questions in regards to this solicitation must be submitted no later than18 September 2008 to ensure Government ample response time and timely submittals of proposals. Award basis lowest price technical acceptable. Subject to availability of funds for FY10, FY11, FY 12, FY 13. (End description). The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are: Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Offerors must be registered with the CCR (http://www.ccr.gov) database upon submission of their request for proposal (RFP) / request for quote (RFQ) to be considered responsive. If confirmation of CCR is not provided with the proposal submission by the closing date of the RFP/RFQ, the offer shall be considered nonresponsive and ineligible for contract award. Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). Offerors must be registered in the WAWF (https://wawf.eb.mil). If the offeror does not become registered in the WAWF database within three (3) days after receiving notification from the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered offeror. 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Jan 1999), applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-2 are: (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Award will be made based on the lowest price technically acceptable offer. IAW 52.212-3 (Alt I) -- Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (June 2008). An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically at http://orca.bpn.gov. If you have not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, please complete only paragraphs (c) through (m) of this provision and return along with your quotation. Additionally, Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA) is mandatory in lieu of Reps and Certs in hard copy form. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Feb 2007) IAW 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, is applicable to this procurement along with the following addenda. 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration IAW 252.212-7001 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items is applicable to this procurement along with the following addenda. 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea 252.247-7023, Alt III, Transportation of Supplies by Sea 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990), Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999), The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days. 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000), (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years and 6 months. 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (Apr 1984), Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. 252-232-7010 -- Levies on Contract Payments - (a) 26 U.S.C. 6331(h) authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to continuously levy up to 100 percent of contract payments, up to the amount of tax debt. (b) When a levy is imposed on a payment under this contract and the Contractor believes that the levy may result in an inability to perform the contract, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Procuring Contracting Officer in writing, with a copy to the Administrative Contracting Officer, and shall provide—(1) The total dollar amount of the levy; (2) A statement that the Contractor believes that the levy may result in an inability to perform the contract, including rationale and adequate supporting documentation; and (3) Advice as to whether the inability to perform may adversely affect national security, including rationale and adequate supporting documentation. (c) DoD shall promptly review the Contractor’s assessment, and the Procuring Contracting Officer shall provide a written notification to the Contractor including– (1) A statement as to whether DoD agrees that the levy may result in an inability to perform the contract; and (2)(i) If the levy may result in an inability to perform the contract and the lack of performance will adversely affect national security, the total amount of the monies collected that should be returned to the Contractor; or (ii) If the levy may result in an inability to perform the contract but will not impact national security, a recommendation that the Contractor promptly notify the IRS to attempt to resolve the tax situation. (d) Any DoD determination under this clause is not subject to appeal under the Contract Disputes Act. (End of clause) 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations (Jun 1997) (a) In performing work under this contract on a Government installation, the contractor shall: (1) Comply with the specific health and safety requirements established by this contract; (2) Comply with the health and safety rules of the Government installation that concern related activities not directly addressed in this contract; (3) Take all reasonable steps and precautions to prevent accidents and preserve the health and safety of contractor and Government personnel performing or in any way coming in contact with the performance of this contract; and (4) Take such additional immediate precautions as the contracting officer may reasonably require for health and safety purposes. (c) The contracting officer may, by written order, direct Air Force Occupational Safety and Health Standards (AFOSH) and/or health/safety standards as may be required in the performance of this contract and any adjustments resulting from such direction will be in accordance with the Changes clause of this contract. (d) Any violation of these health and safety rules and requirements, unless promptly corrected as directed by the contracting officer, shall be grounds for termination of this contract in accordance with the Default clause of this contract. 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (Aug 2007), (a) The contractor shall obtain base identification and vehicle passes, if required, for all contractor personnel who make frequent visits to or perform work on the Air Force installation(s) cited in the contract. Contractor personnel are required to wear or prominently display installation identification badges or contractor-furnished, contractor identification badges while visiting or performing work on the installation. (b) The contractor shall submit a written request on company letterhead to the contracting officer listing the following: contract number, location of work site, start and stop dates, and names of employees and subcontractor employees needing access to the base. The letter will also specify the individual(s) authorized to sign for a request for base identification credentials or vehicle passes. The contracting officer will endorse the request and forward it to the issuing base pass and registration office or security police for processing. When reporting to the registration office, the authorized contractor individual(s) should provide a valid driver’s license, current vehicle registration, valid vehicle insurance certificate, and [insert any additional requirements to comply with local security procedures] to obtain a vehicle pass. (c) During performance of the contract, the contractor shall be responsible for obtaining required identification for newly assigned personnel and for prompt return of credentials and vehicle passes for any employee who no longer requires access to the work site. (d) When work under this contract requires unescorted entry to controlled or restricted areas, the contractor shall comply with [insert any additional requirements to comply with AFI 31-101, Volume 1, The Air Force Installation Security Program, and AFI 31-501, Personnel Security Program Management,] citing the appropriate paragraphs as applicable. (e) Upon completion or termination of the contract or expiration of the identification passes, the prime contractor shall ensure that all base identification passes issued to employees and subcontractor employees are returned to the issuing office. (f) Failure to comply with these requirements may result in withholding of final payment. This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: https://farsite.hill.af.mil. Potential contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) to be eligible for award. The CCR internet web site is http://www.ccr.gov. Offers are due by 22 September 2008, 12:00 PM, Alaska Standard Time. Submit offers via fax to (907) 552-7496 or email to daniel.jackson@elmendorf.af.mil.
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Document(s): Statement of Work; File Name: SOW (SOW.doc); Link: https://www.fbo.gov//utils/view?id=86a52b03a3fa0cd6243405214f0c8f82; Bytes: 23.50 Kb; Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
Place of Performance: Address: Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, Alaska, 99506, United States; Zip Code: 99506
Record: SN01670213-W 20080917/080915215919-bb7beaf4be52640795f083930dfac3dc (fbodaily.com)
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