Great Lakes National Cemetery Trash Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is seeking qualified contractors to provide trash collection, transportation, and disposal services at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan. The contract requires a qualified and experienced contractor to perform waste management services in a safe, timely, environmentally responsible, and compliant manner, adhering to all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Contractors must demonstrate at least three years of experience in trash collection services for similar-sized cemetery operations and submit proposals in four separate volumes covering administrative information, technical qualifications, past performance references, and pricing details. The contract will be awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis, meaning the government will select the contractor offering the lowest price among proposals meeting technical requirements. Key deadlines include February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST for submission of questions and February 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST for receipt of proposals, with quotes to be submitted to April.Graves@va.gov.

This solicitation contains no set-aside designations and represents an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a guaranteed minimum value of $1,000 and a maximum aggregate contract value not to exceed $60,000 across a one-year base period and four optional one-year periods. The contract encompasses four service line items: weekly collection of an 8-cubic yard waste container (52 pickups annually), rental and service of a 30-cubic yard roll-off dumpster on an as-needed basis, tonnage billing for the 30-yard dumpster against an annual budget (with historical usage averaging 60 tons annually), and pickup fees for the 30-yard dumpster (typically called once every 45 days during summer and twice in January). Work shall be performed during normal cemetery operating hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding most federal holidays except Memorial Day and Veterans Day, with contractor access to government facilities limited to Monday through Friday between 8:30 AM and 3:00 PM. Contractors must carry workers' compensation insurance, general liability coverage of at least $500,000 bodily injury and $100,000 property damage per occurrence, and automobile liability insurance of $200,000 per person and $500,000 bodily injury with $20,000 property damage per occurrence. The NAICS code for this procurement is 562111 (Solid Waste Collection) with a $47 million business size standard, and all pricing must be all-inclusive of labor, supervision, equipment, materials, and supplies on an FOB Destination basis.