The Government is issuing this sources-sought announcement as part of a market research effort to find contractors qualified to purchase and remove accumulations of surplus property consisting of empty brass cartridge cases (brass) and plastic packaging trays that retain the cartridges (plastic) from Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) locations nationwide, and to include all Organizational Element (OE) locations under the Department of Homeland Security. The locations will include Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
The estimated quantities of existing brass and plastic at the various locations are unknown. The contractor will not be obligated to make a pickup of less than 500 pounds for locations within the 48 contiguous states, and 1,500 pounds for locations outside the 48 contiguous states.
Submission of interest should include the following information:
1. A reference to the title âSources Sought Notice â Brass Recycling;â
2. Company name and address;
3. Company's point of contact name, phone, fax, and email;
4. Company size â if a small business, specify if your company is or is not each of the following:
(a) small disadvantaged business;
(b) Hubzone business;
(c) woman-owned business;
(d) 8(a) business;
(e) veteran owned business;
(f) disabled veteran owned business.
5. State if the company is a U.S. or foreign owned company
6. Which product (brass, plastic, or both) your company would be able to purchase.
7. Provide the companyâs DUNS number and Central Contractor Registration (CCR) status
Information submitted in response to this Notice will be treated as potential source selection sensitive information, and not generally releasable to the public. This is a Sources Sought Notice for planning purposes and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the U.S. Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought Notice. The Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this market research nor will the Government return any data provided.
Responses to this Notice should be sent to Dana Funk (
[email protected]) by close of business on 17 February 2009.
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