RFPs (Request for Proposal) for the Week

Toner Cartridge Recycling Service

Document Type:  Sources Sought Notice

Solicitation Number: 646-16-04

Contracting Office Address: Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Contracting Officer, (04A-H), 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206

Description: The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System is seeking a contractor to buy our used/empty ink jet printer, laser printer, and laser/inkjet fax printer toner cartridges. These cartridges include recycled and OEM cartridges.

The contractor shall pick up the used cartridges on a scheduled basis at the three VAPHS facilities located at 1) University Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, 2) 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, and 3) Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215. This is not a Request for Proposal. Please respond in writing NLT October 27, 2003 C.O.B. to Linda Glancy (04A-H), VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, by fax to (412) 365-5444, or by e-mail to Linda.Glancy@med.va.gov if your company is interested in bidding on a contract to pick-up and purchase the VAPHS's used/empty toner cartridges. A solicitation will be issued to those contractors responding to this sources sought advertisement.

Original Point of Contact: Linda Glancy, Supervisory Contract Specialist, (412) 365-5436, Contracting Officer - Linda Glancy, Supervisory Contract Specialist, (412) 365-5436.

Operation & Maintenance of the 90-Day Hazardous Waste Site

Document Type:  Presolicitation Notice

Solicitation Number: HSFLR040004

Posted Date: Oct 15, 2003

Set Aside: Total HUB-Zone

Contracting Office Address: DHS - Border and Transportation Security, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Procurement Division, PRO-BLD 93, Glynco, GA, 31524

Description:

Operation and maintenance of the 90-day hazardous waste accumulation site at the Glynco, GA, campus of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. This is 100% set aside for competitive HUBZone Acquisition.

RFP to be issued on or around October 31, 2003 with mandatory pre-proposal conference to held within a week afterwards. Resultant contract will be a firm-fixed-price requirements contract with incidental labor hour line for emergency spill response.

Base year currently scheduled for period 4/1/04 through 9/30/04, with four optional one-year periods; total dollar value estimated between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Bid and performance bonding is required. Pre-Proposal Conference attendance is mandatory to allow prospective offerors to tour the 90-Day Site and the FLETC/Glynco, GA, campus.

Firms who wish to attend the conference will need to contact Erin Wofford at erin.wofford@dhs.gov 48 hours in advance of conference to arrange for security clearance; only two representatives from each firm will be permitted due to the high number of attendees expected.

Description of services: Provide all labor, equipment and supervision to operate and maintain a 90-day hazardous waste accumulation site to include pick up and labeling of hazardous, non-hazardous, and recyclable materials generated at the Glynco campus; delivering GFM containers for satellite accumulation sites; responding to spills on a 24/7 basis; providing forklift and truck for moving containers of waste; performing and documenting inspections of accumulation sites; maintaining an adequate inventory of containers, labels, spill containment and other related materials and notifying FLETC personnel if new GFM inventory is needed; and miscellaneous other duties related to this requirement. Waste includes but is not limited to: lead and composite metals bullet fragments, lead contaminated debris and water, HEPA and roll filters, antifreeze, oil, solvents, paint, copier toner, fluorescent bulbs, batteries, aerosol cans, and small arm ammunition brass. NAICS is 562112. RFP will only be available via FEDBIZOPS

Original Point of Contact: Erin Wofford, Procurement Technician, Phone (912) 267-3297, Fax (912) 280-5343, Email erin.wofford@dhs.gov

Refuse and recycling collection and disposal services at U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Boston, MA

Document Type:  Sources Sought Notice

Solicitation Number: DTCG84-04-Q-AA1069

Contracting Office Address: DHS - Direct Reports, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commander (fcp), USCG Maintenance and Logistics Command - Atlantic, 300 East Main Street Suite 965, Norfolk, VA, 23510-9113

Description: This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine the capability of potential sources and the availability of commercial sources pursuant to FAR Part 10.

This notice is issued by the Coast Guard, Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic, Norfolk, VA to identify sources capable of providing Refuse and Recycling Collection and Disposal Services at Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Boston, MA for a base plus four option years, if exercised by the Government, beginning December 1, 2003 through November 30, 2004. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary to perform these services. At this time, no solicitation exists: therefore, Do not request a copy of the solicitation. Vendors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform stated requirement are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought including, commercial market information and company information via e-mail to the Contract Specialist at dtonsel@mlca.uscg.mil or facsimile (757) 628-4134/4135, no later than October 20, 2003.

Past performance information shall include recent and relevant contracts for the small or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contacts with telephone number and other relevant information). Offerors shall furnish this information for at least three contracts, ongoing or completed within the last three years, for like or similar services held with the U.S. Coast Guard, other Government agencies or private industries. Responses should also include the following information: company name, address, point of contact, phone number and e-mail address; business size and disadvantaged, 8(a) or HUBZone status; corporate affiliations; potential joint venture partners, teaming partners, and or major subcontractor or (prime).

The applicable NAICS code is 562111 (Fire Alarm Monitoring Services) with a Small Business Size Standard of $10.5 million. For the calculation of annual receipts and number of employees see parts 21.104 and 121.106 in SBA's Small Business Size Regulations . This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited: no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought or Government use of any in formation provided. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business, 8(a) or any other set aside arrangement as deemed appropriated for this procurement.

Original Point of Contact: Danielle Tonsel, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-628-4120, Fax 757-628-4134, Email dtonsel@mlca.uscg.mil - Jeanie Thorne, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-628-4109, Fax 757-628-4134, Email jthorne@mlca.uscg.mil.

Solid Waste Disposal Services - 4300 Goodfellow Boulevard & 4601 Planned Industrial Drive, St. Louis, Missouri

Document Type:  Presolicitation Notice

Solicitation Number: GS06P04GXC0001

Contracting Office Address: General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Service Contracts (6PMF-C), 1500 East Bannister Road, Room 2101, Kansas City, MO, 64131

Description: Solicitation GS06P04GXC0001, Solid Waste Disposal Services, 4300 Goodfellow Boulevard and 4601 Planned Industrial Drive, St. Louis, Missouri, will be issued o/a November 3, 2003. Request for bids (RFB) will be due on or around December 11, 2003.

This solicitation is for a twelve month period of service with four (4) twelve month options to extend. This procurement will be open to all responsible, responsive, large and small businesses. The solicitation will be available on the Internet at http://www.eps.gov.

Original Point of Contact: Hai Nguyen, Purchasing Agent, Phone 816-823-2212, Fax 816-926-1779, Email hai.nguyen@gsa.gov - Katherine Miles, Contracting Officer, Phone (816) 823-2242, Fax (816) 926-1779, Email kathy.miles@gsa.gov.