Food Waste Removal and Disposal Services - FCC Victorville

The Federal Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office is conducting market research to identify sources capable of providing food waste removal and disposal services at the Federal Correctional Complex Victorville, California, with responses due by June 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM Central Daylight Time. This is a sources-sought notice for market research purposes only under FAR Part 10; no solicitation is currently issued and responses are voluntary with no government cost reimbursement.

Place of performance is FCC Victorville, 13777 Air Expressway Boulevard, Victorville, California 92394, with all work restricted to areas outside the secure perimeter. The contractor shall provide daily food waste compactor pickup, hauling, emptying, sanitizing, and return services for a minimum of two compactors per day, Monday through Friday, between 7:30 AM and 3:00 PM. Services continue during inclement weather with prior COR approval and exclude Federal Holidays, with makeup collections on the following business day at no additional cost. Additional compactor exchanges must be completed within 24 hours of COR notification and billed at standard flat contract line-item rates with no premium or emergency surcharges.

The government estimates approximately 1,200 tons of annual food waste production as a non-binding planning estimate with no guaranteed minimum or maximum. The anticipated contract structure consists of one 12-month base year, four optional one-year periods, and a six-month extension. Contractor personnel must pass a National Crime Information Center (NCIC) check and present valid government-issued photo identification but are exempt from full background investigations since work occurs outside the secure perimeter; all contractor and subcontractor personnel must register with BOP officials upon arrival and departure.

Required insurance includes workers' compensation, employer's liability of $100,000, commercial general liability of $1,000,000, automobile liability of $1,000,000, and pollution liability of $1,000,000. NAICS code is 562111 (Solid Waste Collection) with a $47 million small business size standard. The anticipated contract will use firm-fixed-price line items. Responses to the market research questionnaire shall be submitted via email to llwheeler@bop.gov; interested parties shall monitor SAM.gov for the questionnaire, posted on or about May 18, 2026.