The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a blanket purchase agreement to Waste Connections Bayou, Inc. DBA WC of Louisiana for dumpster rental services in support of disaster relief operations throughout Louisiana. According to the solicitation, FEMA required dumpsters at 12 group sites for periods ranging from 4 to 10 months. Associated task orders awarded against the BPA provided dumpsters at specified sites in Gretna, Baton Rouge, Harvey, and Houma for values between $10,866.88 to $43,467.52 through various completion dates in 2023 and 2025. The original solicitation sought dumpster rentals for Hurricane Ida disaster relief and was set aside only for local firms in the affected area per Stafford Act requirements. WC of Louisiana served as prime contractor on the BPA and subsequent task orders to supply waste removal services aiding FEMA's response to disasters in Louisiana.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency also awarded four firm fixed-price task orders against the BPA to Waste Connections Bayou, Inc. DBA WC of Louisiana for dumpster rental services at specified group sites in Gretna and Harvey, Louisiana. The task order periods of performance and values ranged from $0 to $23,833.76 through completion dates in 2022 and 2023. One task order was designated as a total small business set aside while the others had no set aside listed. All aimed to support FEMA's Disaster Relief Appropriations Act operations for Hurricane Ida in designated Louisiana locations through the prime contractor, Waste Connections Bayou, Inc. DBA WC of Louisiana.