THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED.
This solicitation is a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-95.
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 562920 – Materials Recovery Facilities. The small business size standard is $25.0 Million. This acquisition is set aside for small businesses. Simplified acquisition procedures will be utilized.
Background Information
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) requires services to recycle scrap metals produced on the NIST Gaithersburg campus. The objective is the removal, sale, and recycling of scrap metal from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899.
APPLICABLE ATTACHMENTS:
Attached to this solicitation are the following:
- Attachment II – Applicable Provisions and Clauses
- Attachment III – Evaluation Criteria
- Attachment IV – Statement of Work
- Attachment V – Service Wage Determination, No: 2015-4269 Rev 26 date 07/22/2024
- Attachment VI Past Performance Questionnaire
1352.215-73 INQUIRIES (APR 2010):
Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to sandra.smith@nist.gov. Questions must be received no later than 2:00 pm ET 12/23/2024. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation Responses to question will be issued on 12/30/2024. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of Provision).
CONTRACT LINE-ITEM STRUCTURE:
Responsible offerors shall provide pricing for the following line items:
CLIN 0001: Recycle Scrap Metal
Period of Performance: Five (5) years, 01/30/2025 thru 01/30/2030 (anticipated)
The contractor shall purchase and recycle 100% of the scrap metal produced, through the NIST excess program, at no cost to the government in accordance with the statement of work and attachments. The types of scrap metal included in this contract are scrap aluminum, stainless steel, light iron, tin, copper, brass, and comingled scrap metal. The applicable wage determination under the Service Contract Act shall be updated on a yearly basis during the period of performance.
INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE
The Government reserves the right to inspect and accept the services performed. At the discretion of the COR, the COR will inspect the condition of the containers, and their location as the method of surveillance.
PAYMENT TERMS
Under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 41, Part 102-38, Section 295, NIST has the statutory authority to retain the proceeds from sales of the scrap metal.
The contractor shall pay NIST within 30 calendar days after pick-up. All payments shall be made payable to: The National Institute of Standards and Technology
Payments must include a receipt that documents, at a minimum, date of pick-up, type of scrap, weight of each type of scrap, verifiable current market value/pound, direct/indirect costs, and total cost paid to NIST for each type of scrap.
The proceeds from the scrap metal shall be mailed to:
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Administrative Services Division, Excess Recyclables Program
ATTN: Gail Lantion
100 Bureau Drive, MS 1920
Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899
REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS
All offerors shall submit the following for evaluation:
- Technical Capability:
Please see Attachment III – Evaluation Criteria
- Price:
The offeror shall submit their pricing in accordance with the bid schedule in Attachment III – Evaluation Criteria.
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for services to recycle scrap metals produced on the NIST Gaithersburg campus. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, ALL quotations shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:
- The offeror shall state “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.”
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- The offeror shall state “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following…”
Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)
Please note that this procurement IS NOT being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the offeror’s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation.
- The DUNS # for the offeror’s active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters must have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to be considered for award.
Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing, via email, to Sandra.smith@nist. Questions should be received no later than 2:00 PM ET 12/23/2024 All responses to the questions will be made in writing on 12/30/2024.
DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS
E-mail quotations are required. All quotations must be submitted, via e-mail, to Sandra Smith at sandra.smith@nist.gov. Facsimile quotations will NOT be accepted.
Submission must be received no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on January 6, 2025.
An e-mail quotation shall be considered received when it is received in Sandra Smith’s electronic inbox.
The solicitation will close on the date and time specified herein this SAM.gov posting.
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD
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.
Technical and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price.
See Attachment III for Evaluation Criteria.
Price will be evaluated for reasonableness.
