Hazardous Waste Disposal

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center seeks disposal of hazardous, radioactive, and explosive waste materials with proposals due August 11, 2026. This is a Women-Owned Small Business contract with no additional set-aside, subject to Firm Fixed Price pricing for Task 1 and optional Task 2.

Place of performance is Vicksburg, Mississippi. The scope comprises Task 1 (mandatory): packaging, characterization, transportation, and disposal of approximately 51 items of radioactive and mixed hazardous waste currently held at ERDC-EL, including 56 liquid samples, 20 solid samples, and 4 mixed radioactive/explosive samples containing isotopes such as Carbon-14, Hydrogen-3, Depleted Uranium, Nickel-63, and Americium-241, plus explosives including RDX, TNT, HMX, and CL20. Optional Task 2 covers additional chemical and explosive waste requiring post-award sampling and characterization. Contractors must identify their own disposal facility or propose Waste Control Specialists in Andrews, Texas; explosive disposal locations must be identified and priced by the contractor. The period of performance is one year with an estimated completion timeline of less than several months. The project start date is August 4, 2026. Contractor personnel must complete security training including AT Level I awareness and suspicious activity reporting. Contractors must maintain their own radioactive materials license for on-site packaging and comply with NRC, State of Mississippi, and DOT regulations. The government provides a designated staging area; contractors supply all labor, equipment, materials, and packaging. Service Contract Act wage requirements apply.

Technical evaluation uses eight subfactors—Understanding of Requirement, Waste Characterization and Handling Procedures, Technical Execution Plan, Health and Safety Approach, Environmental Compliance and Regulatory Management, Quality Control and Performance Assurance, Disposal Facilities and Waste Tracking, and Risk Management and Contingency Planning—each rated Outstanding, Good, Acceptable, Marginal, or Unacceptable. Award is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable based on Technical Capability evaluated as Pass/Fail. NAICS 562211; PSC F108.