Hazardous Waste Removal

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is soliciting hazardous waste removal services through Request for Quotation 1232SA26Q0513, a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items under FAR Part 12. The contractor must profile, manifest, stabilize, remove, and transport all hazardous, non-hazardous, and universal waste materials from the U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory in Fort Pierce, Florida to a federally approved disposal site by June 30, 2026. The solicitation requires contractors to furnish all trained labor, materials, safety equipment, stabilization chemicals, containers, transportation, licenses, permits, and supervision, with work to be completed within three federal workdays once onsite operations begin. Evaluation will be conducted using a comparative best-value approach based on four criteria: Technical Capabilities, Relevant Experience, Past Performance, and Price. The deadline for quotation submission is 10:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time on April 28, 2026, sent to frank.palmer@usda.gov, with the final day for questions being April 24, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a small business size standard of $47.0 million under NAICS code 562112 (Hazardous Waste Collection). No incumbent contractor or current award value has been identified in the solicitation documents. The chemical inventory requiring disposal includes approximately 100 or more chemical entries stored at various locations within the facility, with remaining quantities documented for each item, and contractors must submit at least three past performance references from projects completed within the last three years with complete project documentation and points of contact. The work is located at the U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory in Fort Pierce, Florida, with contractor coordination required with the USHRL Hazardous Waste Coordinator during Monday through Friday operations from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding federal holidays. Offerors must be active and registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) at submission and award, and payment will be made through the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP.gov).