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Collection and Treatment Services for Collection, Holding, and Transfer (CHT) and Disposal Services for Industrial Waste from Ships and Vessels at Commander, Fleet Activities, Sasebo (CFAS), Japan

Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · NAVFACSYSCOM FAR EAST
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Solicitation number
N4008426B6300
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
562211
Product service code
S222
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-24
Response deadline
Oct 30, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC
Contracting contact
masayo.sonoda.ln@us.navy.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The intent of this notice is to identify potential offerors. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Far East, Resident Officer in Charge of Construction (ROICC) Sasebo, is currently seeking interested contractors who are both willing and qualified to provide Collection, Holding, and Transfer (CHT) for ship-generated waste which includes black and gray wastewater and industrial waste from all Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CPF) home-ported ships, visiting ships, and submarines. The Contractor would be required to provide barges for collection, holding, transfer and on-site treatment service for black water and gray wastewater generated from naval ships (at anchorage and/or in port) and submarines. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, incidental engineering, and other items necessary to provide the CHT services, within CFAS, Japan and outlying areas supported by this installation under CFAS, under a performance-based contract that is comprised of both Recurring Work and Non-Recurring Work Items. The Contractor would be required to have valid collection, transportation and disposal licenses, permits and authorizations issued by the Japanese governing authority for the treatment and handling of CHT Services in accordance with the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act, Japanese Environmental Governing Standards (JEGS), and all applicable Japanese, prefectural, local laws, regulations and standards including Prevention of Marine Pollution and Maritime Disasters Law. The Contractor would be required to possess applicable licenses and permits depending on the waste treatment operations. The Contractor would also be required have valid Industrial Waste (IW) collection, transportation and disposal permits and licenses in accordance with the Japan Environmental Governing Standards (JEGS) and Government of Japan (GOJ) regulatory requirements. The Government is contemplating issuing a commercial solicitation in accordance with FAR Part 12. The Government is contemplating a multiple year (one year base period and four one-year option periods) contract. The Government is also considering two different contracting vehicles, an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) or a Requirements Contract in accordance with FAR 16.5. Please see the attached DRAFT PWS (Performance Work Statement) for a general idea of the required work, Attachment (1)_DRAFT PWS_CHT SVC_Renewal If you are capable of and interested in performing this requirement, please complete and submit Attachment (2): Contractor Information. Please provide any comments/recommendations/questions in this form. The response will be used as market research to help determine the acquisition method utilized by the Government for this requirement. In order to be eligible for any U.S. Government award, a contractor must register in the “System for Award Management” at www.sam.gov and have a valid CAGE code. Interested contractors are encouraged to begin the registration process as soon as possible. If you are interested in this requirement or have any feedback or questions, please provide your contact information and responses to the three questions below: Company name Your name (Point of Contact) Email address Telephone number(s) Questions or other feedback regarding this potential consolidation Please submit the information to Masayo Sonoda via e-mail at Masayo.Sonoda.ln@us.navy.mil, no later than 10:00 am on 08 June 2026, using the subject line “Sources Sought N4008426B6300”. Contracting Office Address: NAVFAC Far East, ROICC Sasebo Contracting Branch PSC 476 BOX 66 FPO AP 96322-1160 Point of Contact(s): Masayo Sonoda, Contract Specialist Masayo.Sonoda.ln@us.navy.mil / 81-956-50-2394

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Point of contact
Masayo Sonoda
Role
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Email
masayo.sonoda.ln@us.navy.mil
Secondary
elaine.p.jolliff.civ@us.navy.mil
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