UNSPSC 76122404: Hazardous waste fee

UNSPSC 76122404 Hazardous waste fee is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure collection, assessment, profiling, transport, and disposal or recycling services for hazardous, biological, medical, and environmentally regulated waste streams generated at maintenance and operational facilities. Recent solicitations show California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) districts and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife buying on-call and scheduled hazardous waste disposal across multiple counties, with services including waste characterization, packaging, manifesting, emergency response, and placement at compliant disposal or recycling facilities. Buffalo Public Schools is also actively procuring hazardous waste management and disposal for roughly 70 schools and facilities across Erie County, New York. Contractors must hold state motor carrier permits, hazardous waste transporter registrations, hazardous materials certificates, and appropriate federal DOT credentials; most solicitations require commercial general liability insurance ($1 million per occurrence/$2 million aggregate) and pollution liability coverage. Pricing typically spans personnel classifications (lead technician/supervisor, technician, operator/driver), equipment hourly rates (1-ton through tractor-trailer vehicles), and flat or per-ton disposal costs across 50–60 waste streams or container types. California procurements frequently carry mandatory 3–5 percent Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation requirements and 5–25 percent Small Business or Micro Business preference caps; New York procurements do not specify set-asides but solicit MWBE utilization plans.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in California, where Caltrans districts 3, 5, 7, and 10 have issued multiple Invitations for Bid (IFBs) and Invitations for Price Quote (IFPQs) covering central, coastal, northern, and southern regions. Caltrans IFB 07A6438 (Los Angeles and Ventura Counties) carries a July 23, 2026 response date with estimated award July 30, 2026 and a three-year term through July 31, 2029; IFB 03A4190 (eleven northern and central counties) closed June 30, 2026 with estimated award July 7, 2026 and term through June 30, 2029. Buffalo Public Schools issued RFP 26-0627E5-008 for hazardous waste management and disposal with April 23, 2026 deadline and estimated award May 20, 2026, covering initial term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with five optional one-year renewals and current-year award of $50,000. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife's IFB P2580035 for collection, testing, and disposal of lab-pack waste from its Wildlife Health Laboratory closed May 8, 2026 with estimated award May 22, 2026 and term through March 31, 2027.