SOURCES SOUGHT
S -- Blue Ridge Parkway Consolidated Refuse Collection
- Notice Date
- 2/20/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 562111
— Solid Waste Collection
- Contracting Office
- NPS, SER - North MABO107 Park Headquarters RoadGatlinburgTN37738US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- P13PS00140
- Response Due
- 3/4/2013
- Archive Date
- 4/3/2013
- Point of Contact
- LARA ANDERSON
- E-Mail Address
-
lara_anderson@nps.gov
(lara_anderson@nps.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 15.201(c)(7) AND FAR 52.215-3. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP). An RFP is not issued at this time, and this notice shall not be considered as a commitment by the Government to issue an RFP, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Background The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 470-mile motor road that provides scenic views of the many mountain ranges in Virginia and North Carolina starting at milepost 0 at Rockfish Gap, VA and ending at milepost 469 in Cherokee, NC. The Parkway connects the Shenandoah National Park to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and offers many recreational opportunities to approximately 20 million visitors annually. The parkway is separated into four districts: Highlands District; Pisgah District; Plateau District; and the Ridge District. Each district has maintenance areas, picnic areas, campgrounds, and visitor centers. Each of the locations has dumpsters that are emptied on a recurring basis. Several times during the year, dumpsters require unscheduled collections due to surge in visitor volume. Currently there are multiple contracts issued for each location causing a large administrative burden. The government's goal is to provide an effective and efficient contract solution to meet this requirement. The government is considering consolidating this requirement into either one contract or a contract for each district. Operational Requirements The contractor shall be required to provide dumpsters at each location identified. The location, dumpster size, and required collection frequency is provided in the attached spreadsheet. The contractor shall be required to transport and dispose of all solid waste at a licensed commercial landfill selected by the contractor. The contractor shall keep refuse loads completely covered while handling and shall take all measures to prevent blowing of paper and leakage of liquid refuse. Trucks shall be equipped with enclosed type bodies. Disposal shall be in accordance with existing local, state, and federal regulations. The contractor shall be responsible for any permits, fees, licenses, surcharges or taxes levied by Federal, State, or Local authority associated with the use of disposal locations. The contractor shall be required to return the containers to their original location after servicing, in an upright position with the lids securely in place (closed). The contractor shall be responsible for immediately cleaning up any spills or debris, which may occur during servicing of dumpsters. Questions 1) Do companies currently have the capability to provide refuse service throughout the entire parkway? 2) Should refuse services be separated by district? 3) Can this requirement be completed using a Firm Fixed Price Contract? If not please identify a suggested solution. 4) How should the Contract Line Item Structure (CLIN) be constructed? 5) Is it possible to price a one year Firm-Fixed price base contract with four year options? 6) If your company can meet this requirement, please provide a brief narrative or capabilities statement and business size. Please provide responsed to this sources sought notice to: Lara_Anderson@nps.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Please provide responsed in writing no later than 1100 ET, March 4, 2013.
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