The Air Force intends to solicit proposals from qualified vendors for a firm-fixed price contract for municipal solid waste collection, transportation, and disposition services, located at Kadena Air Base and various other Military Family Housing (MFH) locations in Okinawa, Japan. The procurement is a commercial acquisition wherein the contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, material, vehicles, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform municipal solid waste collection, transportation and disposition services on Kadena Air Base, and various MFH for tenants in a manner that will present a clean, safe, and professional environment for the 18th Civil Engineering Squadron.

This is a synopsis for a commercial acquisition using Commercial Acquisition procedures (Reference FAR Part 12) and will be negotiated pursuant to FAR Part 15. The 18th Civil Engineering Squadron has a requirement for municipal solid waste collection, transportation, and disposition services, located at Kadena Air Base, and various other Military Family Housing (MFH) locations in Okinawa, Japan. The proposed contract will be awarded using full and open competition. This service will be conducted at Kadena Air Base, and various other military family housing areas on Okinawa, Japan. Period of performance will be five (5) years; a base year of twelve (12) months and four (4) option periods of twelve (12) months each. The government intends to make one award to the offeror that represents the best overall value considering price and past performance.  Solicitation No. FA5270-18-R-0011 will be issued as a Request for Proposal. It is advertised with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 562111. The solicitation will be issued electronically on or about 30 Aug 2018 at www.fbo.gov. Proposals will be accepted when submitted via e-mail to [email protected] mil or when hand carried; proposals must be deposited in the bid depository located at 18 CONS/PKA, Bldg. 99, Kadena AB, Okinawa.

Offerors must submit a paper copy of their proposal as well as all information required by the solicitation if proposal is submitted by email. The Request for Proposal issue date is an estimation of the date on which the solicitation will be available; however, the solicitation may be posted before or after this projected date. The closing date for receipt of offers will 30 days after issuance of the solicitation.

Facsimile, telephone or written request for the solicitation package will not be honored. HARD COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR ANY REASON. All prospective offerors interested in submitting proposals must have a Commercial and Governments Entity (CAGE) code, and must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/) in order to be eligible for receipt of contract award.

Questions you may have regarding this impending acquisition should be submitted to the point of contact (POC) after the solicitation is posted. POC is Beatrice A. Muranaka at phone number 011-81- 98-961-5036.

NOTE: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, does not restrict the Government in its ultimate acquisition approach or obligate the Government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. The Government reserves the right to cancel the solicitation, whether before or after RFP closing, with no obligations to the offeror by the Government