Sault Ste. Marie Project Office (SSMPO) Waste Disposal Services

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR MARKET RESEARCH ONLY – This notice does not constitute a solicitation announcement or restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach and NO AWARD will occur from this notice. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS are available for this Notice. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT Notice to determine the capabilities of both small AND large business firms. Small firms interested in performing this work are strongly urged to respond to this Notice.

Two or more small firms capable of performing this work will help to guide the acquisition strategy and influence potential set-aside. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB). No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any cost associated with the submission of responses or comments.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sault Ste. Marie Project Office (SSMPO) requires regular and recurring waste removal services at the St Marys Falls Canal Multipurpose Project Site located in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. The Contractor shall provide and empty on a regular basis, two dumpsters at the Maintenance Support Building and one dumpster at the Storage Yard. The Contractor shall remove the dumpsters at the conclusion of the contract.

The Contractor shall also provide document destruction and office paper shredding services of a type capable of rendering original information unreadable, indecipherable, and unrecoverable. The contract is expected to be solicited during the second calendar quarter of 2024. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 562111, which has a small business size standard of $47.0 million.

SURVEY: The responses received to this notice shall be in summary format and shall not exceed five (5) pages, including the Sources Sought Information Form. In order for the Government to determine the extent of industry interest and experience in the project, interested contractors shall complete the information attached to this Sources Sought. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of the Sources Sought.

Responses shall be submitted via email to Contract Specialist Noah Bruck at Noah.R.Bruck@usace.army.mil and Contracting Officer Stephanie M. Craig at Stephanie.M.Craig@usace.army.mil no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on Monday, April 1, 2024. Please reference in the subject line "SOURCES SOUGHT Soo Waste Removal Services".