Solicitation for hazardous, nonhazardous, and universal waste characterization, packaging, and disposal services at two NMFS facilities in Milford, CT and Highlands, NJ. The contract will be a single, firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded to a responsible small business based on the lowest evaluated overall price. Quotes must meet technical acceptability criteria including SAM. gov registration, capability to perform hazcat, labpacking, manifest processing, and final TSDF removal within 60 days, and current insurance compliance. Work is restricted to normal business hours, Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. Contractor is liable for accidental spills. All personnel must have required safety training and identification. Deliverables include bid submittals, project work schedules, SDS, TPOC prepickup plans, executed waste manifests, destination manifest copies, final certificates of destruction, and a comprehensive waste data report. Invoicing is mandatory via the IPP website, with payment contingent on submission of post-disposal manifests and certificates of destruction.
For the Milford, CT location, all tasks must be completed within ninety (90) calendar days following the receipt of the contract notice to proceed. For the Highlands, NJ location, all services must be completed within forty-five (45) days of contract award.
Invoices must be submitted electronically via the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) website. Proper invoices must be submitted in arrears of successful tasks completed, no later than the 10th day of the billing month following the period in which services were performed. Invoices will not be accepted or cleared for electronic funds transfer (EFT) disbursement until all relevant post-disposal manifests and final certificates of destruction have been turned in to and accepted by the facility TPOC.
The government will award a single, firm-fixed-price purchase order to the responsible small business quoter whose quote conforms to all solicitation requirements, meets the core technical requirements of the statement of work, and represents the lowest evaluated overall price.
To be determined technically acceptable, the quoter must provide an active SAM. gov UEI demonstrating registration under NAICS **** or ****, submit an explicit statement confirming capability to execute all hazard categorization field testing, labpacking, manifest processing, and final TSDF removal within the required 60-day performance timeline, and provide brief confirmation of current insurance compliance meeting baseline hazardous waste transport standards.
A preliminary site visit is available to establish familiarity with the layout and is part of the predisposal coordination planning for the Milford, CT location. For the Highlands, NJ location, a comprehensive walkthrough of all laboratory spaces and central waste accumulation areas is required.
If any contractor actions are observed to present an imminent hazard to life, local health, or the surrounding environment, government personnel maintain absolute authority to issue an immediate verbal stop work order. Invoices will be rejected and returned within seven (7) days of receipt if submitted without required supporting documents or containing errors.