The USDA Agricultural Research Service awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to Best Choice Environmental Inc., a Total Small Business Set-Aside, with a ceiling of $875,000 and an award date of September 28, 2026. The contract is firm-fixed-price with a base period from October 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, plus four one-year option periods extending through August 30, 2031.
Place of performance encompasses five research units at the Madison, Wisconsin location (Cell Wall Biology and Utilization, Cereal Crops, Dairy Forage, Environmentally Integrated Dairy Management, and Vegetable Crops) and one unit in Marshfield, Wisconsin. The IDIQ procures hazardous waste removal and disposal services, including collection, lab packing, consolidation, and transportation of pyrophoric, explosive, reactive, toxic substances, and compressed gases. Service frequencies vary by unit: bi-monthly pickups at Dairy Forage and Vegetable Crops, and annual pickups at Cereal Crops and Environmentally Integrated Dairy Management.
NAICS code 562112 applies under a $47.0 million size standard. Personnel must obtain and maintain OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 HAZWOPER 40-hour certification with annual 8-hour recurrent training, and DOT 49 CFR 172.704 hazardous materials transportation training every three years. The contractor must develop a quality control plan within 14 days of award and prepare hazardous waste manifests four days prior to pickups. Service Contract Act wage determinations WD #1996-0223 Rev 70 apply. PSC code is S222; the acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System.