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The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport intends to issue a Request for Quote for Silver Reutilization and Account Maintenance Services. The requirement involves the refinement of silver-bearing material recovered from batteries, for which the refined silver will be used to manufacture new batteries that require silver of 99.9% purity. Annual requirements: Silver Reutilization High Silver Content 328,060 troy ounces Silver Reutilization Low Silver Content 582,421 troy ounces Silver Account Maintenance 439,108 troy ounces Transaction Fee 9 each Contract Data Requirements List 1 Lot (Not Separately Priced) This presolicitation notice is for commercial services and is posted in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.101. This notice is not combined with a solicitation, to provide advance notice of the contract type and promote industry participation. The Government intends to award one (1) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five-year ordering period, using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures. The contract type will be Fixed-Price with Economic Price Adjustment-Cost Index in accordance with FAR 16.203-4(d). A draft Statement of Work and a draft Economic Price Adjustment clause are attached to this notice. The applicable Product Service Code (PSC) for the requirement is P999 (Salvage � other) and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 331492 (Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)), with a small business size standard of 850 employees. The Government anticipates issuing the Request for Quote using number N0025327Q0001 on or about October 1, 2026. The anticipated closing response date is 30-days after the issuance of the Request for Quote. The Request for Quote will be full and open competition under FAR Subpart 12.201. The Request for Quote will be made available through the Solicitation Module in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) at https://piee.eb.mil/. Interested vendors must establish a PIEE account and obtain �Proposal Manager� role activation through PIEE Contractor Administrator to submit offers electronically. Vendors will need a Digital PIN, One-time Password, and CAGE Code to successfully save and submit offers through the system. For information and instructions regarding the Solicitation Module in PIEE, please visit https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site-pages/solicitation-module. Offerors must have current registration and completed representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) at website https://sam.gov/, a Federal Government owned website. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept offers as a result of this presolicitation notice. For questions regarding this procurement, contact Christina Schmitt at christina.m.schmitt.civ@us.navy.mil.
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