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The Network Contracting Office (NCO-10) is seeking vendors to perform the following services, Scrap Metal Recycling services at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. This is a Sources Sought to seek capab... The Network Contracting Office (NCO-10) is seeking vendors to perform the following services, Scrap Metal Recycling services at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. This is a Sources Sought to seek capable sources and request industry feedback ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. Interested parties are asked to answer questions below AND submit capability statement that clearly and convincingly identifies their ability to fulfill the requirements. Detailed capabilities must be submitted by email to Contract Specialist Josh Kovar at Joshua.Kovar@VA.gov in an electronic format, no later than 1330 EST 1:30 PM EST | January 08, 2025. As part of market research, this Sources Sought is to determine if there exists an adequate number of qualified interested contractors capable of providing the requirement. Industry feedback to the information below is requested to ensure the VA has not created a defacto sole source requirement. The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes. DRAFT SCOPE: Contractor shall provide a scrap metal recycling dumpster for daily use and collection. The Medical Center will call when the scrap metal dumpster is full. The contractor shall pick up the full scrap metal dumpster and replace with an empty one. Contractor shall recycle the scrap metal and provide a check for the proceeds of scrap to the Medical Center within a certain time frame from the pickup. Contractor shall provide detailed reports of materials recycled to identified Medical Center Personnel within a certain time frame of pickup. This container shall be used for Scrap metals only and not paper, plastic, or cardboard, however there is the possibility of some items containing plastics, paper etc.. Estimated weight per year averages 1.3-1.5 tons, however this is just an estimate and may vary depending on facility operations. Estimated number of pickups to be 6 per year. We are proposing a Base + 4 (1-year) Option Periods contract for this requirement. Questions for Industry: Question #1: Response, are you interested in providing a quote for this requirement? Yes / No (choose one) Question #2: Response: If your firm is a small business, please provide the following: Please provide your company name, address, UEI and primary point of contact information. SBA Certifications, if any regarding the socio-economic status of your company including, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, HUB, 8A, Small Business, etc. Question #3: Will you provide your current scope of operations and locations of service/capability? Where do you currently work and what is your maximum service area? Question #4: Can your firm provide three (3) customer references for similar services performed within the past 3 years. Information? Please provide the references as a bulleted list including the following: Name/Company of Customer Reference Period of performance What service was being provided by your firm? Did you use any subcontractors for this requirement? Capability Statement: Please provide your capability statement, which adequately supports this requirement. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is NAICS 562119 Other Waste Collection with a Small Business Size Standard of $47.0 Million Dollars. The Product Service Code is P100 Salvage- Preparation and Disposal Of Excess/surplus Property. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement and answer questions above. This Sources Sought is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources as part of market research. No Request for Proposal (RFP), Quote (RFQ), or Invitation for Bid (IFB) exists. Responses to this Sources Sought are not quotes, proposals, or bids on which the VA can issue any contract. This Notice is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute an RFP, RFQ or IFB. The Government does not intend to award a contract based only on responses to this Sources Sought. Responses to the notice will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. The VA will not pay for information received in response to this Notice. Do not submit pricing information in response to this Notice.