Base-wide Refuse Collection/Disposal and Recycling Services
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · NAVFACSYSCOM MID-ATLANTIC
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.
Draft the paperwork
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.
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What would disqualify you
Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.
Sources Sought response
A complete draft response — capability statement, relevant past performance, business size and socioeconomic status, and answers to the agency's specific questions.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
N40085-27-RFPREQ-GREAT-LAKES-ROICC-0006
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
562111
Product service code
S205
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-19
Response deadline
Nov 12, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Great Lakes, IL
Contracting contact
eleanor.c.cloe.civ@us.navy.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 562111 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quotation, or invitation for bids. The intent of this notice is to identify potential offerors for market research purposes. This notice does not commit the Government to issue any type of solicitation or award an ultimate contract. It does not restrict the Government from a particular approach. The Government does not pay for information obtained through this type of notice. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Mid-Atlantic, PWD Great Lakes, is seeking potential firms capable of furnishing all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, incidental engineering, and other items necessary for Management and Execution of Base-wide Refuse Collection/Disposal and Recycling Services at NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES. The contract term will be a base period plus four (04) one year option periods. Planned NAICS: the planned NAICS Code for this requirement is 562111 – Solid Waste Collection with at size standard of $41.5 million. If issued, the solicitation will utilize source selection procedures which will require offerors to submit a proposal for evaluation by the Government. Submitted Sources Sought Questionnaires must be completed and sufficiently detailed to assist Government in determining the firm’s qualifications to perform the defined work. Interested parties are requested to submit the attached Sources Sought Questionnaire to NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, PWD Great Lakes via email to eleanor.c.cloe.civ@us.navy.mil. Receipt of potential offeror’s sources sought package shall be received no later than Friday, November 12, 2026 at 12:00pm, Central Time. This sources sought notice is for information and planning notice is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or ultimate award a contract. An award will not be made on offers received in response to this notice. This notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP); it is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of sources prior to issuing the RFP. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice.
Contact
Point of contact
Ellie Cloe
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
eleanor.c.cloe.civ@us.navy.mil
Secondary
belinda.d.trout.civ@us.navy.mil
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
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