NCI Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center (NCI-FCRDC), P.O. Box B, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201

R -- HAZARDOUS WASTE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL SERVICES SOL S99-98 DUE 010599 POC Thomas L. Danver, Sr. Contracts Specialists, 301-846-5422 E-MAIL: Thomas L. Danver, Sr. Contracts Specialist, Research, tdanver@mail.ncifcrf.gov. The National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center (NCI-FCRDC) and its satellite operations have hazardous and nonhazardous solid, liquid, semi-solid or contained gaseous wastes, materials, PCB's, asbestos and/or containers thereof from their activities at NCI-FCRDC and elsewhere which the NCI-FCRDC wishes to have transported, handled, reclaimed, reused, recycled, treated, and/or properly disposed. The NCI-FCRDC has an agreement in place with SAIC Frederick under which agreement SAIC Frederick, among other things, helps NCI-FCRDC manage its Byproducts. SAIC Frederick, on behalf of the NCI-FCRDC, is subcontracting to Contractor this portion of the work. Specifically, the Contractor to whom this Contract is awarded shall provide all management, supervision, labor, materials, tools and equipment for the complete and total performance of hazardous waste handling, removal, transportation, recycling, and disposal services for Byproducts, including hazardous wastes, (including asbestos and PCB's), generated at the NCI-FCRDC, Ft. Detrick, Maryland, for the base period fo the contract and for options years, if awarded. This will be a base year fixed unit price requiremens contract with two (2) options years. Minimum qualifications for offerors include: (a) Offeror and its subcontractors must not be barred from federal contracts by citation in the list of violating facilities maintained by US EPA 40CFR Section 15, or other applicable lists; (b) The Offeror and its subcontractors must hold all necessary and valid EPA or state permits and licenses to perform the work required under the contract; (c) The Offeror and its subcontractors must have a demonstrated record of compliance with environmental and health and safety regulations; (d) Offeror must be able to treat or dispose of the waste streams identified in Exhibit D at 103, 104, 105, 106, and 107 through resources it owns or which are owned by a subsidiary of Offeror in which Offeror is a majority owner. [Note that the Offeror is not required to dispose of these waste streams solely at these facilities.]; (e) Offeror must submit resumes of individuals with whom offeror will staff the positions listed under personnel qualifications, and Offeror agrees that should it be awarded this contract, it shall staff the positions with the individuals whose resumes have been submitted with the bid; (f) Offeror is not permitted to offer a conditional bid on the offer sheet. Each unit price shall include all costs associated with the service listed. Offeror is permitted to make value-added suggestions in its technical proposal, which may minimize costs. Suggestions will be evaluated for their technical merit; and (g) Offeror must carry at a minimum, the amounts and types of insurance required in Section H of the RFP. Offerors proposals must show direct experience of the offeror and its key personnel in successfully completing. Evaluation of proposals which meet the minimum requirements will occur using a sequential procedure consisting of four (4) distinct steps as follows: (a) Evaluation for technical acceptability without consideration of total cost; (b) The cost and price information of all proposals found to be technically acceptable under Step (a) above will be analyzed to establish a competitive range for purposes of negotiations; (c) Negotiations may be conducted with all tecnically acceptable offerors in the competitive range. However, SAIC Frederick, reserves the right to award the contract without negotiations, based upon information provided in the Offer; (d) Award will normally be made to that technically acceptable offeror which has been determined responsible and offers the most advantageous total cost. However, the Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest final offer. The following technical factors will be evaluated separately, as well as in relationship to each other: 1) Experience; 2) Personnel qualifications; 3) Compliance history; and 4) Past Performance. Interested prime contractors should fax/e-mail letters ofinterest no later than January 5, 1999 to Thomas L. Danver at 301-846-5414/tdanver@mail.ncifcrf.gov. Posted 12/09/98 (W-SN278611). (0343)

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