This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified sources and whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. The NAICS code is 562111 and the size standard is $38.5M. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price contract to the successful offeror. The contractor shall provide the non-personal services of Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) removal and destruction for Bassett Army Community Hospital (BACH), Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

The contractor qualifications are, but not limited, to the following:

1. The contractor shall have minimum of five years of experience in the transport and destruction of regulated medical waste.

2. The contractor shall provide all vehicles used to transport RMW. Vehicles shall be enclosed, such as a cargo van. All vehicles shall be registered, licensed, insured, and operated in accordance with local and installation traffic regulations by a licensed driver. Vehicles used in the performance of this contract will conform to General Service Administration vehicle replacement criteria; generally that is a combination of not more than five years of age and less than 72,000 total vehicle mileage, no vehicle safety deficiencies, or visible vehicle body damage.

3. The contractor shall provide and maintain a Government accepted contingency plan for the transport, destruction and storage of all waste in the event of inclement weather, road closures or disasters.

4. The contractor shall complete the treatment/destruction and disposal of the RMW and submit a signed treatment/destruction document to the COR or designee within 72 hours of pickup at BACH.

The Regional Health Contracting Office-Pacific intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing no later than 04 April 2019 at 10:00 AM Hawaii Standard Time. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Vendors are invited to submit information demonstrating their ability to fulfill the requirement in the form of a capability response that addresses the specific requirement identified in this notice. Responses to this notice should include company name, address, telephone number, point of contact (POC), and brochures which will allow the Government to understand your offerings and options. Capability statements should be submitted to the attention of Scott Saito, Contract Specialist, Regional Health Contracting Office - Pacific; email [email protected]. Telephone responses will not be accepted. All vendors providing to the Federal Government are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) registry with NAICS code 562111.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to provide the required services. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information should be included in your response.