APCSS Refuse Services

The Washington Headquarters Service (WHS) Acquisition Directorate is seeking a contractor to provide refuse and recycling collection services for the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The solicitation (HQ003425RE028) is structured as a 12-month base contract with four 12-month option periods, to be awarded using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation methodology. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit electronic proposals by March 21, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST, including administrative, technical, and pricing volumes. The technical proposal will be evaluated against the minimum requirements specified in the Performance Work Statement, with an initial focus on price compliance. Potential bidders must submit their questions about the solicitation by March 18, 2025, and provide a comprehensive technical approach demonstrating their capability to meet the contract requirements.

The solicitation is designated as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside procurement under NAICS code 562111, with a small business size standard applicable to the contract. The specific service requirements include providing two dumpsters: a six cubic yard general waste dumpster to be picked up twice weekly and a three cubic yard recycling bin to be serviced once weekly, located at the Hale Koa Hotel Landscape Maintenance yard. Pick-ups will be conducted during normal business hours (0600-1600), excluding federal holidays, with the contract period spanning from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2030. The Performance Work Statement mandates that dumpsters must be clearly labeled with "Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS)" and will be subject to quality assurance through visual inspections by the Contracting Officer's Representative, with a performance threshold of 95% compliance. The contract is structured as a non-personal services agreement, with the contractor accountable to their own management while being responsible to the government.