FT. Detrick Sewage Sludge Transport and Composting

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Sam Houston is soliciting quotations for sewage sludge storage, transportation, and composting services at Fort Detrick's Wastewater Treatment Plant in Frederick, Maryland. The contractor must provide storage containers, transport approximately 710 metric net tons of sewage sludge annually (38 loads per year) to a composting facility within two days of notification, obtain all required regulatory permits including a Maryland Department of the Environment Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit, and submit monthly written reports documenting composting volumes. Key qualifications include documentation of at least one year of relevant experience for all transport drivers, current regulatory certifications for composting operations, and compliance with NCIC-III vetting requirements for unescorted facility access. Award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis, with proposals required to receive an "Acceptable" rating on all non-price factors to be eligible for consideration. The proposal deadline has been extended to April 20, 2026, at 12:00 PM ET, with written inquiries due by April 7, 2026, at 12:00 PM ET, and an optional site visit available on April 2, 2026.

This contract is set aside exclusively for women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns under a 100 percent set-aside requirement. The incumbent contractor performing services under contract W91QV121C0002 is Custom Transportation, LLC, which transported sewage sludge out of state to Virginia during the previous performance period. The contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis for a base period of 12 months plus four optional 12-month periods, with an additional optional 6-month extension, commencing April 29, 2026, and extending through April 28, 2030. Performance will occur at Fort Detrick (DoDAAC W23J51) in Frederick, Maryland 21702. Quotations must be submitted in three volumes addressing pricing, technical capabilities including staff qualifications and equipment specifications, and detailed cost breakdowns by labor categories, materials, equipment, overhead, mobilization, and security costs, with all submissions limited to 20MB via email.