Cardboard and Plastic Recycling at Hawaii Commissaries
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- HQC00526RE007-2
- Agency
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Defense Commissary Agency
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 562111 Solid Waste Collection
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is soliciting proposals for cardboard and plastic recycling services at four Hawaii commissary locations: Kaneohe Bay, Hickam AFB, Pearl Harbor, and Schofield Barracks. The contractor must provide comprehensive collection, transportation, and processing of recyclable waste including old corrugated cardboard (OCC) and plastic packaging materials (primarily shrink wrap in HDPE or LDPE forms) generated during daily commissary operations. All materials will be baled separately at the commissary locations, which are equipped with existing balers and forklifts for handling. The Government will evaluate proposals using a lowest-price technically acceptable (LPTA) methodology based on three factors: technical capability to satisfy Statement of Work requirements, past performance (rated as acceptable, neutral-acceptable, or unacceptable), and price. The deadline for submitting questions was March 18, 2026, and proposals must be submitted to marcella.simmons@deca.mil by April 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST.
This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 562111 (Solid Waste Collection) with a $47 million size standard. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract will be structured as Firm-Fixed Price with CLINs covering a 12-month base period from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, followed by four optional one-year renewal periods extending through March 31, 2031. Service requirements include weekly pickups at Kaneohe Bay and Hickam AFB and twice-weekly pickups at Pearl Harbor and Schofield Barracks, with all services performed at the four Hawaii commissary locations. The contractor must maintain licensed recycling facilities, provide weather-resistant containers, achieve 100% completion of scheduled pickups and processing, submit monthly recycling reports with weight tickets, and comply with all federal, state, and local environmental and sustainability requirements.
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ALL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS SOLICITATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 18, 2026. QUESTIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DEADLINE WILL NOT BE ANSWERED.
1. The excel workbook shows the location but quantity is just marked “1”. Can you please clarify the quantity at each location?
“1” is referring to the amount of pickups a week
2. Will the cardboard or plastic be baled? The PDF states a contractor may need to provide a bailer. Can you please elaborate on this?
Cardboard and plastic will be baled separately. The Commissary already has balers.
3. Will the sites have a forklift to use if cardboard or plastic is baled?
Each site has a forklift to use for bales.
4. I will need clarification on how each site needs to be serviced and type of hauling needed.
Unsure of what is being asked of.
5. Do you have an estimated annual weight of cardboard and plastic?
We do not have this information at this time.
6. Do you know if the plastic will be mixed? For example, will a bale or bin be mixed with HDPE, PET, PVC and other plastics?
Most of the plastic that we used is shrink wrap so it would be HDPE or LDPE.
7. Any pictures would greatly help.
We do not have pictures if you are requesting pictures of plastic bales.
8. Do the commissaries already have containers on site that our vendors will service or will our vendor need to provide the containers. If we need to provide the containers, how many containers at each site and what size?
The container for bale pickup that is normally provided is a spotted trailer or a flatbed trailer.
9. Will all of the recycled materials be baled? Will it be baled separately between Cardboard and Plastic? Does DECA have the amount and average size of the bales?
All items will be baled separately meaning cardboard with cardboard (possibly some office paper mixed in) and plastic with plastic.
10. What is the unit of measure based on? Is it the number of bales or is it the hauling of the roll-off container. We are assuming this is the hauling cost, but we need to confirm this. If it isn’t, how should we interpret the unit of measure.
DeCA average estimate size for bales is 950 lbs to 1100 lbs. The unit of measurement is based on pounds and is based on the number of bales. However, if the bales are in a container when picked up it is based on the weight taken from the staged container.
11. Do we need to provide the balers or does the commissaries own their balers?
*Are we to leave the containers at the commissaries to fill up? Will it be one for cardboard and one for plastics or will the container be a mixed load of recyclables?
The contractor is responsible for providing the trailers. The commissary already has their own balers. When speaking of containers, we are simply speaking of the spotted trailers if this is what the company will be using to haul the bales away.
52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. (Mar 2000) OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 DAYS; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 MONTHS.
12. Questions: Is the Contractor given the same option as the Government to renew or terminate the contract at end of Contract Term and/or at the end of any option?
NO
3.3 Equipment & Containers - Contractor shall provide roll-off containers or balers as needed to handle volume. - Containers shall be weather-resistant and maintained in good repair. - All containers must have lids or covers to prevent contamination and water intrusion.
13. Questions: Historically, bid sites being serviced do not have any roll-off containers or balers. Is this contract now requiring roll-offs or balers?
Roll-Off containers are not required. The commissary already has their own balers.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.
Recycling of cardboard and plastic at the Hawaii Commissary stores. Recycling of cardboard and plastic includes the collection, transportation, and recycling of OCC and other designated recyclable waste generated at the Kaneohe Bay Commissary, Hickam AFB Commissary, Pearl Harbor Commissary, and Schofield Barracks Commissary. The Contractor shall perform services in accordance with this Statement of Work (SOW)
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 – CLIN Structure and Price Submission Document
Attachment 2 – Statement of Work / Performance Work Statement
Attachment 3 – Delivery Address, FOB Point and Acceptance Location
Attachment 4 – Addendum to FAR clause 52.212-3 Offeror Representations
Attachment 5 – Addendum to FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions
Attachment 6 – Provisions and Clauses Incorporated by Reference
Attachment 7 – Provisions and Clauses Incorporated in Full Text
Attachment 8 – Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters
Update #1 ·
PLEASE SEE CHANGE BELOW IN BOLD
CHANGE:
ALL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS SOLICITATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 18, 2026. QUESTIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DEADLINE WILL NOT BE ANSWERED.
1. The excel workbook shows the location but quantity is just marked “1”. Can you please clarify the quantity at each location?
“1” is referring to the amount of pickups a week
2. Will the cardboard or plastic be baled? The PDF states a contractor may need to provide a bailer. Can you please elaborate on this?
Cardboard and plastic will be baled separately. The Commissary already has balers.
3. Will the sites have a forklift to use if cardboard or plastic is baled?
Each site has a forklift to use for bales.
4. I will need clarification on how each site needs to be serviced and type of hauling needed.
Unsure of what is being asked of.
5. Do you have an estimated annual weight of cardboard and plastic?
We do not have this information at this time.
6. Do you know if the plastic will be mixed? For example, will a bale or bin be mixed with HDPE, PET, PVC and other plastics?
Most of the plastic that we used is shrink wrap so it would be HDPE or LDPE.
7. Any pictures would greatly help.
We do not have pictures if you are requesting pictures of plastic bales.
8. Do the commissaries already have containers on site that our vendors will service or will our vendor need to provide the containers. If we need to provide the containers, how many containers at each site and what size?
The container for bale pickup that is normally provided is a spotted trailer or a flatbed trailer.
9. Will all of the recycled materials be baled? Will it be baled separately between Cardboard and Plastic? Does DECA have the amount and average size of the bales?
All items will be baled separately meaning cardboard with cardboard (possibly some office paper mixed in) and plastic with plastic.
10. What is the unit of measure based on? Is it the number of bales or is it the hauling of the roll-off container. We are assuming this is the hauling cost, but we need to confirm this. If it isn’t, how should we interpret the unit of measure.
DeCA average estimate size for bales is 950 lbs to 1100 lbs. The unit of measurement is based on pounds and is based on the number of bales. However, if the bales are in a container when picked up it is based on the weight taken from the staged container.
11. Do we need to provide the balers or does the commissaries own their balers?
*Are we to leave the containers at the commissaries to fill up? Will it be one for cardboard and one for plastics or will the container be a mixed load of recyclables?
The contractor is responsible for providing the trailers. The commissary already has their own balers. When speaking of containers, we are simply speaking of the spotted trailers if this is what the company will be using to haul the bales away.
52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. (Mar 2000) OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 DAYS; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 MONTHS.
12. Questions: Is the Contractor given the same option as the Government to renew or terminate the contract at end of Contract Term and/or at the end of any option?
Yes
3.3 Equipment & Containers - Contractor shall provide roll-off containers or balers as needed to handle volume. - Containers shall be weather-resistant and maintained in good repair. - All containers must have lids or covers to prevent contamination and water intrusion.
13. Questions: Historically, bid sites being serviced do not have any roll-off containers or balers. Is this contract now requiring roll-offs or balers?
Roll-Off containers are not required. The commissary already has their own balers.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.
Recycling of cardboard and plastic at the Hawaii Commissary stores. Recycling of cardboard and plastic includes the collection, transportation, and recycling of OCC and other designated recyclable waste generated at the Kaneohe Bay Commissary, Hickam AFB Commissary, Pearl Harbor Commissary, and Schofield Barracks Commissary. The Contractor shall perform services in accordance with this Statement of Work (SOW)
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 – CLIN Structure and Price Submission Document
Attachment 2 – Statement of Work / Performance Work Statement
Attachment 3 – Delivery Address, FOB Point and Acceptance Location
Attachment 4 – Addendum to FAR clause 52.212-3 Offeror Representations
Attachment 5 – Addendum to FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions
Attachment 6 – Provisions and Clauses Incorporated by Reference
Attachment 7 – Provisions and Clauses Incorporated in Full Text
Attachment 8 – Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters
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