Cardboard and Plastic Recycling at Hawaii Commissaries

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is soliciting proposals for collection, transportation, and recycling services of cardboard and plastic waste at four military commissaries located in Hawaii under solicitation number HQC005-26-R-E007. The contractor must collect, transport, and recycle old corrugated cardboard (OCC) and plastic packaging materials from the Kaneohe Bay Commissary, Hickam AFB Commissary, Pearl Harbor Commissary, and Schofield Barracks Commissary in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental and waste disposal regulations. Key requirements include providing all necessary personnel, equipment, containers, and transportation; maintaining weekly pickups at Hickam and Kaneohe Bay and twice-weekly pickups at Schofield Barracks and Pearl Harbor; submitting monthly recycling reports with weight documentation; and complying with OSHA standards, DoD security procedures, and background check requirements. Award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable quoter demonstrating acceptable past performance and fair/reasonable pricing, evaluated on Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price criteria. Offers must be submitted to marcella.simmons@deca.mil by March 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST, with a minimum quote acceptance period of 90 calendar days required.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 562111 (Waste Collection) with a small business size standard of $47 million in average annual gross revenues. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract is structured as a Firm-Fixed Price arrangement with a base performance period of 12 months from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, followed by four optional one-year renewal periods extending through March 31, 2031, for a potential five-year total contract duration. The solicitation includes 40 Contract Line Items organized across the five-year period by fiscal year and location, with each commissary representing separate CLINs for cardboard and plastic services. All work will be performed at the four Hawaii military commissary locations, with acceptance and inspection occurring at each respective commissary resale store under their designated DoDAAC codes.