The Department of the Army awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Handy Rentals, Inc., a woman-owned small disadvantaged business, on April 5, 2025, for liquid waste removal services at Philpott Lake with a $150,000 ceiling and a $5,000 minimum guarantee. The contract is designated Total Small Business set-aside.
Place of performance encompasses multiple Philpott Lake Project facilities in the Bassett and Martinsville, Virginia area, including visitor centers, powerhouses, park areas, the dam, and the powerhouse, with performance locations spanning Bowens Creek, Ryans Branch, Goose Point, Smith River, Salthouse, Twin Ridge, and Horseshoe.
The solicitation, issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Wilmington on February 14, 2025, with responses due March 18, 2025, requested sewage and septic wastewater removal from multiple facilities using firm fixed-price task orders. The contractor must respond within 24 hours of task order receipt and provide all necessary labor, equipment, vehicles, vessels, materials, and supplies. Estimated seasonal demand is 18 loads during summer months (May–September) and 2 loads during winter months (October–April), with each load comprising 2,500–3,500 gallons.
The contract runs from April 5, 2025, through March 31, 2030, with a one-year base period and four one-year option periods. Work is classified under NAICS 562991 (Septic Tank and Related Services).
Four delivery orders have issued under this IDIQ: April 28, 2025 ($2,625, for liquid waste removal at Philpott Lake, completed April 30, 2025); July 24, 2025 ($2,625, Martinsville, Virginia, completed July 29, 2025); August 13, 2025 ($5,250, Martinsville, Virginia, completed September 12, 2025); and March 31, 2026 ($10,500, Bassett, Virginia, completed April 6, 2026). All delivery orders are firm fixed price.