F108--topeka VA recycle services

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive recycling services for the Eastern Kansas Healthcare System's Colmery O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, Kansas. The solicitation is for a complete removal of cardboard and comingled recycling materials, requiring the contractor to supply all necessary labor, management, equipment, supplies, and transportation for recycling collection and disposal. This is a firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 5-year term spanning from May 31, 2025 through May 31, 2030. The VA will evaluate offers based on technical capabilities, past performance, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) status, and price, with technical factors being less important than pricing. Critical deadlines include technical questions due by March 10, 2025, and final proposals due by March 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM CDT.

The contract is a 100% SDVOSB set-aside under NAICS code 562998 with a size standard of $16.5 million, targeting small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans. The scope of work includes servicing 10 eight-cubic-yard dumpsters located throughout the facility, with weekly pickups totaling 52 dumps per year per container. The contract has a guaranteed minimum value of $1,667 and a maximum contract ceiling of $125,000. Services must be performed during standard working hours from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, excluding federal holidays. The place of performance is the Colmery O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, Kansas, where the contractor will be responsible for managing and executing the recycling services in compliance with all specified requirements.