The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), APHIS-Veterinary Services (APHIS-VS), Ames, IA, has a requirement for commercial service contract for the removal and disposal of Regulated Medical Waste (Sharps), for their facilities located at 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010. This will be a firm fixed priced indefinite quantity commercial service contract for a base year and 4 option years. Service to include any and all costs but not limited to: Overhead, general and administrative costs, profit, transportation, licensing and permitting costs. A. SCOPE OF WORK The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) intends to award a firm fixed-price indefinite quantity commercial service contract for the removal and disposal of Regulated Medical Waste (Sharps), for their facilities located at 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010. This will be a firm fixed priced indefinite quantity commercial service contract for a base year and 4 option years. Service to include any and all costs but not limited to: Overhead, general and administrative costs, profit, transportation, licensing and permitting costs. Transportation of the Regulated Medical Waste must be done in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations. A current copy of the Hazardous Waste Transporter license must be provided to the Contracting Officer. The contractor is to provide the disposal records (manifest) to the COTR. Transportation containers for holding the sharps containers are to be provided by the contractor in sufficient size and number. The current amount of sharps generated monthly fills 10 to 12 - 150 gallon transport containers; this quantity is not expected to substantially change over the next 5 years. Regulated Medical Waste pickups are to occur no less than twice a month. Pickups shall take place during normal business days Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm, excluding federal holidays. If a routine pickup schedule is not established, then the contractor will contact the Technical Point of Contact listed below to coordinate pickups. We are seeking interested sources from small business concerns that have the capability of providing the needs assessment services. The estimated magnitude of this project is under $75,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 562119 with a small business size standard of $38.5M. This is not a request for proposals, but instead market research to determine interested small business concerns prior to issuing a solicitation. A determination by the Government on the method to compete this requirement has not been established. The Government will not award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice or the information received, nor will it reimburse participants for the information they provide. If you are an interested small-business concern, please provide the following information: 1) Small business name, point of contact and phone number; 2) DUNS number and CAGE code; 3) Evidence of small business concern status; and 4). A brief Statement of Capability (no more than three pages) which demonstrates the ability to meet the specialized work requirements above. Include any past performance information on contracts of similar size and scope, and indicate the degree of work self-performed. Also include past performance references with names and phone numbers. Electronic responses are preferred. Information provided will not be used as a part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses are due no later than 2 p.m., Central Standard Time, on Tuesday March 7, 2018, via e-mail to
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