The National Park Service intends to issue solicitation number Q6640110567 Request for Quotation for the service of Solid Waste pick-up and disposal at Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Van Buren, Missouri. This project consists of Solid waste pickup will be performed in the Upper Current River District located within Ozark National Scenic Riverways The areas identified for solid waste pickup are Cedargrove, Akers, Pulltite and Round Spring.Competition for this project is a total small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 562111 with the size standard of $12.5M. The award will be a single, firm fixed price contract. If no qualified small business concerns provide a reasonable quote, large business will be considered. All size businesses are encouraged to provide a quote, however if a qualified small business does provide a quote every attempt will be made to make award to a small business. The solicitation will be released on or about 10 September, 2010 and made available to the public free of charge by electronic posting. Any prospective bidder may obtain bid documents on line via internet address at https://www.fbo.gov or http://ideasec.nbc.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be mailed, faxed or emailed. Plan holders will be required to visit the website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the solicitation document. No other notification will be sent. The proposed acquisition will be conducted in accordance with FAR PART 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and PART 37 - Service Contracting. This project is subject to Service Contract Act. This solicitation will be issued electronically, on the Department of Interior's National Business Center (NBC) web site, at http://ideasec.nbc.gov on or about 10 September, 2010. Search by referencing the solicitation number (Q6640110567) and/or by the agency (National Park Service). PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE. Proposal documents will be available for download in one or a combination of, the following formats: Microsoft Word, HTML and Adobe PDF. Specifications and drawings will be available in Adobe PDF format. Free downloads of Adobe "reader" software are available at www.adobe.com. Vendor's wishing to receive electronic notification of changes made to this solicitation will need to register on the NBC web site at http://ideasec.nbc.gov. This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. Subscribers to this service are ultimately responsible for reviewing the http://ideasec.nbc.gov site for all information relevant to this solicitation. Both the NBC and the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) (www.fbo.gov) web sites maintain separate Interested Vendors List/Bidders Mailing List's. Vendors can add their information to these lists through each of the websites. Potential offeror's will be required to visit either website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the contract documents. No other notifications will be sent. Please note that all solicitation documents, amendments, and associated attachments are available only from the NBC website. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is an on-line system that is located on the Internet at https://orca.bpn.gov. Prior to ORCA, vendors were required to submit representations and certifications (Reps and Certs) for each individual large purchase contract award. Now, using ORCA, a contractor can enter their Reps and Certs information once for use on all federal contracts. This site not only benefits the contractor by allowing them to maintain an accurate and complete record but also the Contracting Officer as they can view records, including archives, by the click of a mouse. The ORCA site can be found by going to https://orca.bpn.gov. If you do not have access to the internet or feel you need internet assistance, please contact the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) closest to you. PTAC locations can be found at www.dla.mil/db/procurem.htm. You are strongly encouraged to register in ORCA in responding to this solicitation. Businesses are required to have an active registration in CCR (www.ccr.gov) in order to conduct business with the federal government. All responsible small business sources may submit an offer that will be considered. It is the policy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. All offerors, large or small, are strongly encouraged to contact their local Small Business Administration office, to post their need for qualified subcontractors on SUB-Net (http://web.sba.gov/subnet), and to utilize the Central Contractor Registration's (CCR) Dynamic Small Business Search (http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs) for potential subcontractors within these various socio-economic categories. The point of contact for this solicitation is Neal Hause, Contract Specialist, National Park Service, Missouri MABO, 11 North 4th Street, St. Louis, MO 63102-1882; email - [email protected], Phone- (314) 655-1609. End of announcement.

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