The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport intends to award a single IDIQ contract for silver reutilization and account maintenance services, involving refinement of silver-bearing battery material to 99.9% purity. Annual requirements include 328,060 troy ounces of high silver content, 582,421 troy ounces of low silver content, 439,108 troy ounces of account maintenance, and 9 transaction fees. The contract will have a five-year ordering period, use Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation, and be fixed-price with economic price adjustment. The procurement will be full and open, requiring offerors to be registered in SAM and have an active PIEE account with Proposal Manager role. This presolicitation notice is for advance notice only; the government will not accept offers based on this notice.

The requirement is for silver reutilization and account maintenance services, specifically refining silver-bearing material from batteries to 99.9% purity for use in new battery manufacturing. Annual quantities include 328,060 troy ounces of high silver content, 582,421 troy ounces of low silver content, and 439,108 troy ounces for account maintenance, plus transaction fees. The government intends to award a single IDIQ contract with a five-year ordering period, using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection and fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract terms. Full and open competition is anticipated under FAR Part 12, with a draft Statement of Work and draft Economic Price Adjustment clause currently available. Interested vendors must have an active SAM registration and a PIEE account with the Proposal Manager role to submit offers electronically.