Recycling Collection Services for USAG Rhineland-Pfalz

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY AND IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MARKET ANALYSIS. INTRODUCTION The U.S. Army Contracting Command, 409th Contracting Support Brigade (CSB), Theater Contracting Center (TCC), Kaiserslautern is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for Recycling Collection and Disposal Services to United States Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz (USAG-RP) Installations . The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis.

This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions and FAR 10.001(a)(2)(i) which requires conducting market research before developing a new

requirements document for this acquisition. The Government is seeking industry’s input to determine the availability of qualified sources with the technical capability to provide non-personnel services contract to provide waste and recycling collection and disposal services to United States Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz (USAG-RP) Installations. No contract awards will be made from this notice, and no solicitation is available on SAM.gov or any other bulletin board, posting room, or clearinghouse at this time. In order to develop a sound acquisition strategy, early industry participation is welcomed and highly encouraged; however, participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. All costs associated with responding to this RFI/Sources Sought will be solely at the interested party’s expense. The Government will not reimburse costs and will not be liable for any costs associated with responses to this RFI/Sources Sought. Respondents will not be notified of the responses to this notice. Responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. All RFI/Sources Sought responses will be used in whole or in part for determining the most effective acquisition strategy for the subject requirement and similar future

requirements. Requested information will be used to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agency. NOTE on SMALL BUSINESSES SET-ASIDE FAR Part 19.000(b)(1)(ii) states “Contracting officers may apply this part outside the United States and its outlying areas.” The

contracting officer has determined that it is not in the best interests of the Army to use FAR Part 19 small business programs for this acquisition. In coming to this determination, the

contracting officer considered that the contactor must be knowledgeable of, and comply with, local labor and other laws when performing these services in Germany. In light of this requirement, and given the availability of local sources, the