NOTICE: The following information is provided for situational awareness and is not required to respond to this PreSolicitation Notice.The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Environmental Laboratory, Environmental Processes and Engineering Division (EPED) and Ecosystem Evaluation and Engineering Division (EED) in Vicksburg, MS ERDC intends to establish Master Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) in order to facilitate the procurement for continuous hazardous waste removal and disposal of solids and liquids.

The Government anticipates this solicitation will result in multiple BPA awards, up to five. Ordering shall be for a period of five years. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, and other items and services necessary hazardous waste removal and disposal of solids and liquids.

This procurement is being competed as 100% Small Business set aside utilizing the North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 562112, Hazardous Waste Collection, with a size standard $47,000,000.00 This procurement is being conducted in accordance with regulations at FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and FAR 13.303, Blanket Purchase Agreements.

The Master BPA WILL NOT obligate any funds. The government shall be obligated only to the extent of authorized orders actually utilized via a properly executed BPA Call. There shall be no guaranteed minimum or maximum order limits established and no guaranteed dollar amount of expenditures with the vendor. Actual purchases will be made via properly executed BPA Calls. All BPA Calls will be initiated at the time the hazardous waste removal and disposal of solids and liquids are needed by a warranted Contracting Officer or a BPA Ordering Authorized Individual.

In accordance with Federal Aquisition Regulaton (FAR) 4.1102 Policy Offerors and quoters are required to be registered in SAM at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirementsVendors can check whether an account is active by performing a query by their CAGE or Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). The new registration process may now take several weeks, so vendors are highly encouraged to begin registering as soon as possible to avoid any possible delays in future contract awards. Remember, there is no cost to use SAM.

Draft Request For Proposal and Wage Determination are attached