S205--Sources Sought - Waste, Solid, and Recycling | Dayton, Chillicothe, Columbus, and Cincinnati VA Medical Facilities

The Network Contracting Office (NCO-10) is seeking vendors to perform the following services, Solid Waste and Recycling Services at the Dayton, Chillicothe, Columbus VAACC, and Cincinnati VA Medical Centers.  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. Responses 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 | November 28, 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 all dumpsters, compactors, and other containers used to collect waste for pickup and disposal. Contractor will provide recurring pickups to each facility as directed by the performance work statement. Contractor shall provide detailed reports of weights to the identified Medical Center Personnel within a certain time frame of pickup.  Estimated weight per year averages 3,100 tons of solid waste and recycling. Current Locations of Service: Chillicothe VA Medical Center 17273 State Route 104 Chillicothe, OH 45601 Cincinnati VA Medical Center 3200 Vine St. Cincinnati, OH 45220 Ft. Thomas VA Domiciliary 1000 South Fort Thomas Avenue Ft. Thomas, KY 41075 Columbus VA Ambulatory Care Center 420 N. James Rd. Columbus, OH 43219 Dayton VA Medical Center 4100 West Third St. Dayton, OH 45428 Springfield Community Based Outreach Center 1620 N. Limestone St. Springfield, OH 45503 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.   List of SBA Certifications, if any regarding the socio-economic status of your company including: SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, HUB, 8A, Small Business, etc.   If your firm is considered a large business for NAICS 562111 please state OTSB . Question #3:  Will you provide your current scope of operations and locations of service/capability for similar services? Where do you currently perform similar services and what is your maximum service area?   How will you perform this requirement while maintaining Limitations on Subcontracting compliance requirements? 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 clearly and adequately supports this requirement.   The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is NAICS 562211 Solid Waste Collection with a Small Business Size Standard of $47.0 Million Dollars. The Product Service Code is S205 Housekeeping Trash/Garbage Collection.   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.