2026 Shredding and Recycling Ohio National Guard

The Ohio Army National Guard is soliciting for on-site shredding and recycling services to support three military installations located in the Columbus, Ohio area: the Ohio National Guard Headquarters (Beightler Armory), Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) Building 5, and Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base (RANGB). The contractor will be responsible for providing all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary to collect, shred, and recycle sensitive but unclassified materials on a bi-weekly basis during operating hours of 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Tuesdays through Thursdays, excluding federal holidays and facility closures. Key requirements include maintaining 16 lockable 95-gallon receptacles and 51 consoles across the three locations, completing all shredding on-site before material removal, managing recyclable cardboard removal, conducting one additional annual bulk records destruction visit to DSCC, and complying with all DoD security requirements including background checks, Common Access Card (CAC) eligibility, and mandatory training in AT Level 1 Awareness, iWATCH, and OPSEC within 30 days of contract award. Award will be made to the lowest-priced quote meeting all solicitation requirements, with evaluation based on past performance and price factors under Service Contract Labor Standards prevailing wage determination. Quotes are due by February 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM local time, with anticipated award on or about March 14, 2026, and contract performance beginning the same date.

This solicitation is set aside as a 100% women-owned small business (WOSB) set-aside under NAICS code 561990 with a small business size standard of $90,000 USD, and no incumbent contractor information is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price award for a 12-month base year (FY26) plus four 12-month option years (FY27-FY30), with an additional six-month extension option, resulting in a potential maximum performance period of five and one-half years. While specific budget figures are not disclosed in the solicitation materials, pricing will be submitted by contractors using a cost-per-service-visit basis with line items for individual receptacles, consoles, total container shredding, and bulk shredding per pound across all three locations and fiscal years. The contractor must supply self-sufficient equipment independent of facility utilities and maintain a stable workforce with a designated Contract Manager possessing full authority over daily operations. All performance work will occur at the three specified Columbus, Ohio locations, and the contractor cannot telework or receive compensation for unexpected installation security closures or operational delays.