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Lindsey Waste Solutions

DeMarcus Lindsey

MSA 611

Company Description

Introduction

Lindsey Waste Solutions is a service waste management company that provides safe, reliable and economical waste hauling, recycling as well as disposal services. The company is dedicated to making the environmentally friendly and safe for every citizen in American society.

The company’ philosophy is to meet the customer's or clients' needs by application of the most environmentally friendly method. The primary goal of LWS is to provide or establish a safe environment for all DOD installations. The growth of the company will be based on the following areas:

1. At Lindsey Waste Solution we understand that reduction of long-term viability is a vital issue for the customers. We will, therefore, devise the best methodology in reducing the liability which is following the standards and operation which are safe environmentally. When a company, organization, institutions, clients have commercial, industrial or residential needs, then LWS would be their solutions at affordable price.

2. The company will be committed to improving the company environment for the future society that we reside. We believe that our services will play an integral part in enhancing the quality of the environment, being mindful of deploying cost-effective waste management solution for our potential customers (Burns, 2016).

3. The company has the mandate of monitoring and evaluating modern technologies and programs that improve the company's commitment to the surrounding. Within the industry, there are significant efforts to establish advanced technologies in reducing green joule gases, emissions as well as harnessing biofuels. The company is dedicated to serving thousands of people across the United States with its headquarters at Philadelphia PA, and branch offices across the country.

Mission

Creating a healthy environment for tomorrow’s future

Vision

Provide Sustainable environment and waste management services which are effective in the United States

Core Values

The business will be conducted in accordance with the following values;

1. Trustworthiness

2. Professional

3. Exceptional

4. Community-oriented

Core Practices

The company will endeavor to instill the core values into practicum through the following methods:

· Customer services should be prompt and deliver the promise

· Champion and adhere to the rules and regulations on Safety

· Our company personal appearance should be professional

· Treating our customers or client and everybody with dignity and respect

· Maintain cleanliness of our trucks as well as the environment

· Maintain the appearance of the containers.

Footprint

Lindsey Waste solutions is a unique business that is determined and committed to ensuring that the resident in the united states of America is living in an environment that is litter free and free from garbage and other waste from electrical, industrial and even garbage wastes.

For homes or resides, the company will be collecting all the garbage keeping the communities safe and clean, curbside pickup service will carry all the grass clippings and tree trimmings, the electronics waste should not be a bother since we will carry them for recycling, household hazardous waste will not be left unattended rather they will be properly disposed, papers, plastics and metal will be recycled to keep the environment clean.

Lindsey Waste Solutions has a proper understanding of the issues that the business faces, thus we have customized industry-specific solutions that meet your environmental objectives. Industrial or manufacturing we are concerned in enhancing the waste flow processes, the waste from restaurants, property management, universities or institutions, retails, hotels, health care facilities as well as religious places will be collected, seasoned and handled properly.

Finally, is the municipal waste disposal in which our team is offering effective services in handling the waste disposal, special waste and recycling the papers, metals, plastics etcetera. The business will operate in 5 states having 15 transfer stations, 30 collection operations, 7 recycling facilities and 10 active landfills.

The company comprised of 50 employees who supervise, process the waste, material recovery, cleaning operations, activates of loads separations among others. The documentation that the company has includes; Site plan review SPR-76-045-R which was approved in 2012, Modification for the Non-Disposal facility Element, Temporary Occupancy Permit for Outdoor Processing, Solid Waste Facility Permit, and Transfer Processing Report Amendment etcetera.

Lindsey Waste Solutions has a long-term contract with the Government and Municipal wastes for wastes and recycling collection as well as disposal. The company offers exclusive contracts with the federal government for over 5 states benefits 200 communities by providing the clean and safe environment.

It is the philosophy of the company that the only traceable steps should be the clean surrounding and the facilities rather than the garbage trucks. In the fiscal year 2017, the company generated $200 cash flows in the operation in comparison with $198 in 2016 which represents an increase of $2. The increase results from a decrease in the accounts receivable due to increased emphasis on the collections.

Since Lindsey Waste solutions are determined to work with primary agencies in the federal government as well as numerous states, non-governmental organizations, corporation across the country. It is the role of the company to prove their clients that quality proposal will have relied on the quality of the request for the proposal the partners receive after completion of the contract. The preparation of Lindsey Waste Solutions of the request for proposal may increase the probability of receiving the appropriate proposal on the basis of project agreement as well as achieving an effective end result.

Market Survey

The fundamental aspect in the RFP is a description of the procurement for the corporation. The Request should offer federal government and the business a mutual understanding of the company services that will be offered. Besides the request of the firm for bids should be inclusive of the preliminary specification requirement as well as the concept design (Feldman & Keyes, 2011).

The main objective of including the specification requirement is to define the limits of the content, functionality and implementation of the firm’s project that it will begin on. Basically, Lindsey Waste Solutions use of firm exemplar will assist the firm in ensuring that the format of the requests attains the Public Procurement Act Requirements.

Since the business contracts should be legally binding, they are effective within the ethical framework which has the assumptions that nearly all the parties observe and fulfills their contractual obligations (O’Connor, 2007).

Lindsey Waste Solutions believes that accomplishing quality and productivity should be done via empowering clients. Safety and health planning at Lindsey Waste Solution should follow the Requirements of the FAR (Engelbeck, 2002).

Furthermore, the Firm should develop a work schedule and work breakdowns structure that entails the tasks that are in the process of writing proposals. Creation of bid strategy by the firm demonstrates the capability of working with public and private sectors. The firm will customize the response from the federal government on the requisitions of the solicitation in ensuring submission of a complaint.

Competition Review

Lindsey Waste Solutions deals with the management of the environment by collecting, recycling and treating all types of wastes whether hazardous, solid, industrial or domestic wastes. Specializing in performing one task per the contract, Lindsey Waste Solutions will hereby be dealing with Solid waste collection and removal under the NAICS Code 562111.

There are numerous opportunities for contract types on the FBO website. I will hereby detail some of the contracts with their advantages as well as the demerits, then choose a contract that I will possibly pursue.

The first one is S-Integrated Solid Waste Management Services at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan with Solicitation Number: N4008418B5403. This contract deal with the Department of the Navy, the contract is restricted to local sources only. Any bid that is done from sources which are not members of the regional will not be considered.

I would hereby decline this bid because the restriction is given under the contract. Secondly, the term and conditions that are attached such as the bidder should be authorized to undertake business in Japan which is limited by the scope of operation for the LWS.

Another opportunity that I have considered is the S-626-19-1-4189-0001 Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) & Recycling services with the Solicitation Number: 36C24918Q9475. This contract is from the Veterans Affair. This is one of the contract opportunities that LWS would pursue due to the following reasons.

The contract period is one year, then there are other opportunities for renewing the contract at the government discretion. LWS is confident and prepared to handle the task with professional expertise for a future recommendation of the contract. Moreover, the contract is unrestrictive; thus, any firm can bid for the contract.

GSA Schedules

After conducting the GSA schedules, LWS has identified the source in which to contract with the GSA implementation program that is instituted. Since GSA promotes the minimization of waste by recycling and reusing as well as pollution prevention. The firm will focus on this chance of selling the materials that are energy enough, bio-based, non-toxic, contains recycled contents.

This would be a great forum in contracting with the GSA environmental programs. The GSA schedules are accessible and useful for industrial partners such as the LWS. The merit of contracting with the GSA is that GSA programs assist the industrial partners in becoming successful in any legal marketplace. They have a profound record of accomplishment done by small business.

The platform has plenty of contracts per financial year. Moreover, 80 percent of the Multiple Awards schedule by the GSA is the small business individuals. Most of the government needs are usually produced through the GAS contracts.

Subcontracting

Some of the contracts given by the government require the large or the primary firms to subcontract the task or the scope of the works with another small business. This provides more opportunities for the small business to be involved with the federal contracts.

Moreover, some of the federal contracts necessitate one to subcontract the project to a small firm. The contracting officers should include the specific goals of contracting to be met by the prime contractor.

Even though subcontracting work is profitable, it also has its limitations such as, the small business or firms which have been awarded the subcontracts are required to do the minimum levels of the task or the project. It is expected that all contractors should be familiar with the governing rules and regulations that constitute the subcontracting limitations.

From the SBA website, there are numerous subcontracting opportunities. The subcontract the LWS would endorse would be Defense Logistics Agency on the DLA disposition service where any hazardous waste materials, especially in the housekeeping, would be addressed by the company. This company will be based within the area or region of operation and it will assist greatly in easing the pressure or the tasks that LWS would not be able to handle at the moment.

Set Asides

Set aside contracts assist in leveling the playing field for the small firms. This is done by the government to limit the competition for contracts to the small firms. The small organization is, therefore, able to compete and win the government contracts. Two types of contracts under set aside involves competitive and sole source set-asides.

In competitive set-aside, the government set aside particular contracts for the small business having the know-how that there are at least two small firms that are available and capable of handling the task or the project to be rewarded. On the other hand, sole –source where the government issues a contract without the bidding process.

This usually occurs, when the firm fulfills the requirement of the contract. LWS should venture in Joint ventures. This involves the creation of a pool of risks and efforts in competing for a contract. This is effective for the LWS firm as they will be able to handle a large area of operation as well as larger government projects.

Cost, Risk, And Profit Considerations

The contract pursued by LWS is Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) & Recycling services under the solicitation number: 36C24918Q9475. This project is from the Veterans Affairs. The solicitation type is from a firm fixed price contract; thus, the company is expected to observe maximum risk and responsibility on all the associated costs and the resultant profit or loss ("Fixed Price (FFP) Contract", 2018).

Under the firm fixed price contract, the company is at liberty of requesting an incentive fee which should be awarded after the winning of the contract. Since the project involved the Veteran affairs, the firm shall impose a minimal administrative burden.

Major Cost Components

The primary cost components shall entail labor, materials, equipment as well as expertise that is required for the removal and recycling of the waste which includes the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). Office occupancy shall also be factored in the cost components for the LWS.

Assignment 3

DIRECT COSTS:

Personnel (All are 12 Month Emp.) $350,000

Hanlon Health, LLC will require five (5) personnel to carry out proposed contract requirements that will include all labor and reporting of before and after care of rehabilitation and also the recreation at the gym on base for the NASA Space station in Florida. Position Descriptions of each of the Hanlon Health, LLC personnel are detailed in the Human Resources section of this RFP response.

Equipment (Gym Equipment & Computers) $150,000

We will be operating a gym on base so we will be leasing all the gym equipment, walkers etc. clinics throughout the Nasa Space Station so that our Kinesiologist and Occupational Therapist Staff may have the equipment needed to help the employees. In addition, three (5) computers will be necessary to track, account and bill for contract requirements.

Supplies $3,500

Occupational health items, Gloves, Masks, Gowns, towels

Subcontractors $20,000

Hanlon Health, LLC will hire Laundry Specialists who will provide the sanitizing and cleaning of our gym and gym equipment. One (1) of the five (7) personnel on the contract is a subcontracted laundry specialist.

Another Rent/Lease

Utilities/Maintenance/Janitorial Equipment Maintenance Training/Certification/Registration Fees

Operating/Overhead Expenses/G &A $18,000

INDIRECT COSTS:

Fringe Benefits (Included In Personnel $) $0

Benefit rate is 25% of salary for Health Insurance, Pension Plan, Long Term Disability, Parking (On base at NASA), State Unemployment Insurance, Worker’s Compensation, and FICA.

Profit or Fee (6.2%) $46,500

Total (Contract Base Year $750,000)

Plus 4 Option Years w/Customary 3% Annual Inflation Rate

Base Year 04/01/2019 - 03/31/2020

Option Year One 04/01/2020 - 03/31/2021

Option Year Two 04/01/2021 - 03/31/2022

Option Year Three 04/01/2022 - 03/31/2023

Option Year Four 04/01/2023 - 03/31/2024

We measure past performance by presenting out CPARS rating. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires that contractor performance information be collected (FAR Part 42.15) and used in source selection evaluations (FAR Part 15). Source selection officials rely on clear and timely evaluations of contractor performance to make informed business decisions when awarding government contracts and orders. This information is critical to ensuring that the Federal government only does business with companies that provide quality products and services in support of the agency’s missions. Given this requirement by the Government, Hanlon Health, LLC. take their role in this very serious.

Our employees will work on base from 8:30-5 40 hours a week. We will not be on base after that time, or on base for Holidays. We are always open to working past 5 pm but that would be on a case by case basis. Our employees will be responsible for maintaining the facility along with working on plans to help the employee’s workout or rehab injuries.

Our company plans on being the subcontractor to win this award, so we plan on team with GLC on the go, we will provide them with anything they might not to add into the proposal so we can be rated exceptional to win that award. We will give them access to whatever they need as long as it is not secret to our company’s success.

Process for Preparing Cost Estimates

The cost components for labor and equipment will be based on the current market. Since we have most of the equipment that is used for the removal and recycling of the waste, professional experts will be rated in accordance to the previous costs basing on the scope of the work to be involved. All travel costs that shall be incurred in the implementation of the project shall be factored from the previous performance of the company.

Risk Management Considerations.

All the risk that is associated with all the activities that will be carried out by the company shall be documented and their respective solutions. There will be a team that will be involved in mitigating any risk that arises such as health risk to the environment or the society.

Significance of Maintaining Good Cost Records

It is paramount to document every costs activity that the company undertakes during the contract period. This shall involve keeping all the inventories, costs incurred in all activities in the financial booklet. Keeping good records is vital for the evaluation of the profitability of the company in accomplishing a project.

Key Proposal Planning and Preparation Documents

Lindsey Waste Solution is a high-profile firm whose services are beyond the expectation of its potential clients. The Project Manager will submit accurate and current costs estimates to the potential or new customers.

The company has in the last decade done over twenty projects with the government departmental organization thus its reputation is excellent. The Project Manager will address any matters arising from the proposal or the contract as expected.

Technical Evaluation.

The LWS shall document in the bid of demonstrating the availability and the commitment of the company's personnel with professional expertise in waste management and environmental conversation. The person should also be expertise is data management, auditing experience, records management as well as community policing and public health.

The company should be able to document the educational background, key professionals and the work experience in the related field. Giving out the statement of work is mandatory (Garrett & Parrott, 2007).

Cost Evaluation

The cost of the contract and the scope of works shall be categorically be presented in the financial report of the organization. Cost estimates shall be done on each specific course of action or activities.

The expenses incurred will be based on the previous performance as well as the current prices in the industry. Services shall be charged with respect to the set prices by the management of the company.

Past Performance

The past experiences of the proposed personnel shall be documented to prove the credibility of the firm. Besides, the firm has adopted a joint venture, thus teaming up with others will ensure that the firm can undertake a more massive prime contract in pursuit of the opportunities given by the federal government.

The past performance shall highlight the specific works or the scope of operations in the previous period highlighting the particular industry, for instance, local government, military, the private sector, federal government among others.

Work Schedules

After the award of the contract, the LWS shall plan the timeline for all the activities involved. Since the work requires removal of waste and recycling of material excluding the hazardous wastes, anti-neoplastic as well as pathological waste, the management will set the timeline for all the activities associated.

Responsibilities, Control Measures, Communications

The Managing Director together with their departmental heads shall address all the activities or concern that are related to the contract. The control measures in managing the waste for instance for all personnel should also be documented, for example, being on safety gear, wearing gloves.

All the workers or staff members shall be in the company’s outfit for identification as well as safeguarding against any infection. The type of communication shall be horizontal communication. Notification to the national contract board of governors shall be done after every, say one month.

Identifying Subcontractors

Since the company has the well-experienced personnel, there will be no need for the subcontractors. LWS staff members will adequately and proficiently meet the contractual obligations.

References

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Garrett, G., & Parrott, G. (2007). Solicitations, Bids, Proposals and Source Selection: Building a Winning Contract (1st ed.). United States of America: CCH.

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