The Network Contracting Office (NCO-10) is seeking vendors to perform the following services, on premises Recycling Services at the Cincinnati VA Community Based Outreach Clinics. The vendor is to provide weekly pickups inside of the locations, transport the recycling, and dispose of the contents IAW applicable regulations. Recycled materials include, but are not limited to glass bottles, plastic bottles and jugs, aluminum cans, steel containers, office paper, poly-coated paperboard cartons, newspapers, magazines, aerosol cans, cardboard, and more. This is a Sources Sought to seek capable sources and request industry feedback ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. Interested parties are asked to submit capability statement that clearly and convincingly identifies their ability to fulfill the requirements. Answers to questions below and detailed capabilities statements must be submitted by email to Contract Specialist Josh Kovar at Joshua.Kovar@VA.gov in an electronic format, no later than 1330 EST | November 22, 2024. As part of market research, this Sources Sought is to determine if there exists an adequate number of qualified interested contractors capable of providing the requirement. Industry feedback to the information below is requested to ensure the VA has not created a defacto sole source requirement. The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes. We are proposing a Base + 4 (1 year) Option Period contract for Recycling Services at the nine (9) locations around the Cincinnati Metropolitan area. Question #1: Response, are you interested in providing a quote for this requirement? Yes / No (choose one) Question #2: Response: If your firm is a small business, please provide the following: Please provide your company name, address, UEI and primary point of contact information. Current scope of operations and locations of service/capability: Certifications, if any regarding the socio-economic status of your company including, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, HUB, 8A, Small Business, etc. Three (3) customer references for similar services performed within the past 3 years. information. Capability Statement: Please provide your capability statement, which adequately supports this requirement. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is NAICS 562111 Solid Waste Collection with a Small Business Size Standard of $47.0 Million Dollars. The Product Service Code is S205 Housekeeping _ Trash/Garbage Collection. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. This Sources Sought is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources as part of market research. No Request for Proposal (RFP), Quote (RFQ), or Invitation for Bid (IFB) exists. Responses to this Sources Sought are not quotes, proposals, or bids on which the VA can issue any contract. This Notice is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute an RFP, RFQ or IFB. The Government does not intend to award a contract based only on responses to this Sources Sought. Responses to the notice will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. The VA will not pay for information received in response to this Notice. Do not submit pricing information in response to this Notice.
