Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

NAICS code 42393 encompasses Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers, a category focused on purchasing, processing, and reselling various recyclable materials. These wholesalers specialize in collecting and trading scrap metals, paper products, batteries, electronic waste, and other reusable materials from industrial, commercial, and government sources. The merchants typically sort, clean, process, and prepare these materials for recycling or remanufacturing, serving as critical intermediaries in the circular economy and waste management infrastructure.

No specific federal contract awards were detailed in the provided materials. The documentation primarily consisted of solicitations and opportunities for selling recyclable materials, rather than completed contract awards. These solicitations suggest potential contract values ranging from approximately 20,000 to 500,000 pounds of materials, with durations typically spanning one year and including potential renewal options. The primary federal agencies issuing these opportunities are the Department of the Navy, Department of the Army, and Defense Logistics Agency, with performance locations primarily in California, Kentucky, and Texas.

The federal contract opportunities under this NAICS code predominantly involve government agencies seeking to sell recyclable materials through qualified recycling programs. Specific opportunities include sales of scrap metals (steel, non-ferrous metals, aluminum), used batteries (lead-acid, lithium-ion), electronic waste, used motor oil, toner cartridges, ammunition containers, railcars, and wood pallets. The solicitations are consistently structured as competitive bid processes, with no specific small business set-asides, and typically require bidders to provide transportation, proper processing, and payment to the U.S. Treasury. Performance locations are primarily military installations in California, Kentucky, Nevada, and Texas, with bid due dates ranging from August to January 2025.