NIGP 95896: Waste Management Services

NIGP 95896 Waste Management Services (Item) covers the full spectrum of collection, transportation, processing, and disposal of solid waste streams — general refuse, yard waste, construction and demolition debris, recyclables, hazardous materials, leachate, and specialized wastes — that state and local governments contract for to manage their operational and municipal sanitation obligations. Recent state and local opportunities show demand across county resource conservation divisions, city public works and environmental services departments, transit authorities, school districts, colleges, and special-purpose solid waste authorities, with activity spanning county-level integrated waste services, municipal curbside collection programs, specialized disposal (tire disposal, leachate pumping, hazardous waste, medical waste), materials recovery facility operation, and public education campaigns focused on recycling behavior. Issuing bodies range from small municipalities and rural counties to large metro areas, with repeat activity from Hillsborough County Florida (leachate disposal, roll cart management), the City of Tampa (Class III waste disposal, tire disposal, steel parts for waste-handling equipment), and multiple Georgia jurisdictions (residential collection, yard waste processing, sidewalk receptacle emptying, electronic waste recycling). Geographic spread includes active recent solicitation in Florida, Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, California, Kansas, Mississippi, and Illinois, with no single region dominating but consistent multi-state engagement across the Southeast and Southwest.

Recent representative opportunities span the full commodity range. Boulder County Resource Conservation Division posted RFP32026 (response due November 6, 2026) for integrated waste collection and disposal encompassing trash hauling for 26 buildings, compostable material and recycling services at transfer stations and drop-off centers, roll-off services for special events and construction debris, and compactor maintenance—a classic county integrated model. The City of Richardson, Texas issued ITB 0327 (response due November 5, 2026) for outdoor litter removal across 64 park and public facility locations covering 31.6 million square feet with service frequencies ranging from three to seven days per week and an estimated annual budget of approximately $285,000. Orange County, Florida posted RFP Y26-1014-KK (response due October 22, 2026, updated from October 1) for Materials Recovery Facility operation processing minimum 6,750 tons monthly of single-stream recyclables with a 15-year term and incumbent Waste Management Inc. Hillsborough County posted ITB-26-00422 (response due October 14, 2026) for pumping, transportation, and disposal of leachate from the Southeast County Landfill with estimated contract value of $14.28 million over three years. The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County issued RFEI 27-501 (response due November 18, 2026) for demolition, design, build, operation, and maintenance of a new mass-burn waste-to-energy facility processing up to 2,550 tons per day. Set-asides and preferences appear regularly: the City of Tampa's tire disposal procurement (ITB 26P00555, response due September 4, 2026) was reserved exclusively for Small Local Business Enterprises with a 5 percent bid discount; the City of Augusta's sidewalk receptacle and illegal dumping collection (RFP 26-135, response due September 2, 2026) required fifty percent subcontracting to local small business haulers; and multiple municipalities applied local business preferences or SBE/MBE evaluation scoring. Pre-bid meetings, site visits, and Q&A cycles are standard; most solicitations allow 15 to 30 days for questions and include addenda addressing clarifications or timeline adjustments.