SAM #W50S9F27Q0001

Indoor Firing Range Cleaning, Filter Servicing, and Hazardous-Waste Management

The 115th Fighter Wing is researching recurring cleaning and lead-control services for its Building 1266 indoor firing range at Truax Field in Madison, Wisconsin. - Government buyer: 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Department of the Air Force. The initial notice also identifies W7N8 USPFO Activity WIANG 115, USPFO Wisconsin Procurement, National Guard Bureau, Department of the Army. - Scope: Range cleaning and decontamination, exhaust and dust-control filter work, collection-drum servicing, VFD cleaning, and hazardous-waste handling and disposal. - Service frequency and term: Range cleaning is estimated twice per year, with possible increases to four or more times per year. The draft scope describes one 12-month base year and four 12-month option years. - Quantities: Replace 60 exhaust pre-filters; 48 exhaust HEPA filters (24 filters sized 24 x 24 x 30 and 24 bag filters); eight DCU cartridge filters (six standard and two HEPA); and clean two exhaust-system VFDs as required. Replace DCU collection drums when dust reaches at least one-third capacity; drum quantity is not specified. - Notable requirements: Use HEPA vacuuming, an approved commercial liquid lead-cleaning agent, appropriately rated equipment and PPE, and meet PWS lead-cleanliness thresholds. Collect post-cleaning dust-wipe samples and provide analytical results and work reports. Waste—including range debris, projectiles, filters, DCU dust, disposable PPE, and cleaning liquid—is presumed hazardous unless analysis establishes otherwise; the contractor must package, label, transport, and dispose of it compliantly. The notice states the range has not used lead ammunition, while the draft PWS nevertheless specifies lead-control procedures. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, or vendors are named in the supplied materials.

Description

The 115th Fighter Wing in Madison WI is conducting market research to identify sources capable of providing indoor firing range cleaning in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The Government intends to use information received in response to this Sources Sought notice to:

assess industry capability and commercial availability; identify customary commercial practices for indoor firing range cleaning; identify potential issues, ambiguities, omissions, or recommended revisions to the PWS; and evaluate the feasibility of a small-business or other socioeconomic set-aside acquisition strategy.

This notice is issued solely for market-research and planning purposes. It is not a solicitation, request for proposal, request for quotation, invitation for bid, or commitment by the Government to award a contract. The Government will not reimburse respondents for costs incurred in preparing or submitting a response.

Range Ammunition History: The range does not currently use, and has not used, lead ammunition. Respondents are requested to consider this condition when reviewing the PWS and providing recommended commercial practices, required safety measures, cleaning methods, waste-handling procedures, and proposed PWS revisions.

Responses should provide company information, which must include:

Business name. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Provide a brief description of experience and capability to perform services as described in the PWS. Include if these services can be self-performed or if they will be subcontracted. The respondent’s business size under the recommended NAICS code and applicable size standard ($12.5M for 811310), along with any applicable socioeconomic designations

Respondents are requested to review the attached PWS and provide feedback on the following items. Responses may be used to refine the requirement and revise the PWS.

State whether the PWS can be performed as written. If not, identify the specific requirement at issue and provide a recommended revision or alternative approach. Identify any requirement that is unclear, ambiguous, incomplete, impractical, unusually restrictive, inconsistent with customary commercial practice, or likely to create unnecessary cost, schedule, safety, or performance risk. The range does not currently use, and has not historically used, lead ammunition. Based on this condition, identify any PWS requirements that should be revised, removed, added, or tailored. Explain the basis for each recommendation. Identify any cleaning, inspection, preventive-maintenance, testing, documentation, reporting, consumable, or support service that is normally included in a commercial turnkey indoor firing range cleaning and maintenance service but is not addressed in the PWS. Identify any additional information that would be needed to accurately price and perform the requirement, Identify qualifications, licenses, certifications, OEM authorizations, or specialized personnel required for the work. Any other recommendations or concerns.

The Government is considering conducting a pre-solicitation site visit for interested vendors. The purpose of a site visit would be to allow potential offerors to observe facility conditions and obtain information relevant to the anticipated requirement. Interested firms should indicate whether they would participate in a pre-solicitation site visit.

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