Integrated Solid Waste Management and Recycling Services for JB Andrews

Closed Solicitation Posted Sep 4, 2025

This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from Feb 6, 2026.

Solicitation number: FA286025Q6001
Agency: District Washington Headquarters Air Force, Department of Defense
Responses due: Dec 12, 2025, 4:30 PM ET
Set-aside: Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 562111 Solid Waste Collection
PSC: S205 Housekeeping- Trash/Garbage Collection
Place of performance: JB Andrews, Maryland 20762, United States
Points of contact: Alexis Huggins alexis.huggins@us.af.mil (240) 612-5647

Darrell Gonzalez-McFadden darrell.gonzalez_mcfadden.5@us.af.mil (240) 612-3978

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Dec 10, 2025.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Dec 10, 2025

The Department of the Air Force Headquarters District Washington, through the 316th Civil Engineers Squadron, is procuring comprehensive integrated solid waste management and recycling services for Joint Base Andrews, Brandywine, and Davidsonville Communication Sites. The contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, and supervision necessary to perform non-hazardous municipal solid waste collection, recycling collection and disposal, recycling yard operation, and management in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and the Performance Work Statement. Key requirements include maintaining a minimum of five on-site employees daily, handling approximately 2,200 tons of municipal solid waste annually along with 135 tons of scrap metal and various other recyclable commodities, supporting special events including the Joint Service Open House Air Show with 150,000-170,000 attendees, and processing all recyclable materials through the base's Qualified Recycling Program. The government will evaluate proposals using a lowest-price technically acceptable methodology, considering price, technical acceptability including detailed staffing and operational plans, and past performance. The solicitation deadline is 12 December 2025 at 4:30 PM EST, with additional questions and clarifications requested following a December 2 site visit at the Recycling Center, 3350 Celmer Lane, Joint Base Andrews, with final RFI submissions due by 3 December 2025 at noon.

This is a 100% total small business set-aside under NAICS code 562111 (Solid Waste Collection), with a small business size standard of $47.0 million. The current incumbent contractor is Six-Nations, Inc., which currently performs this work under a contract valued at $6,415,140.77. The estimated annual contract value is approximately $408,486 per year, with a total five-year contract value of $2,246,673 including a six-month extension, comprised of a base year from December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026, followed by four one-year option periods. The bid schedule includes specific line items for municipal solid waste collection, recyclable collection, unscheduled items pickup, equipment maintenance, and landfill tipping fees of $380,000. The work will be performed at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland 20762, with additional services at Brandywine and Davidsonville Communication Sites, with a 15-day transition period to commence at contract award.

Notice text

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Update #9 · Latest · Dec 10, 2025

*Update: (12/10/2025) - This update amends the PWS to address changes to collection areas after award and remove the date of the transition period. The start of the transition period will be determined at the time of award. The changes are on pages 2 and 13 of the PWS and are highlighted in yellow.

Additionally, this change clarifies that CMMC Level 2 is not required for this solicitation.

The solicitation deadline remains unchanged.

*Update: (12/08/2025) - This update posts the Government's responses to the RFI's recieved in response to the site visit including site pictures. See the attachment named "Government RFI Response ISWM 8 Dec.pdf." The solicitation closes on 12 December at 1630.

*Update: (11/18/2025) - The site visit has been re-scheduled for 2 December 2025 at 1030 at the Recycling Center, 3350 Celmer Lane, Joint Base Andrews. Please submit requests for base access NLT 24 November 2025 at 1200. This update also posts the Government's responses to the RFI's recieved. Additional questions from the site visit may be submitted NLT 3 December 2025 at 1200. The solicitation is being extended to 12 December at 1630. The combined synopsis and solicitation attachment has been updated to account for the timeline change.

*Update: (10/27/2025) - In light of the Government shutdown still being in effect, the solicitation is being extended to 1630hrs on 30 November 2025. The Government reserves the right to reduce this timeline after the shutdown has ended. The solicitation will close no earlier than 14 November 2025. The site visit will be re-scheduled after the shutdown ends. Questions or comments reagarding this solicitation may be directed to SSgt Nadjma Spellman at nadjma.spellman@us.af.mil or MSgt George Halley at george.halley.3@us.af.mil.

*Update: (10/1/2025) - In light of the Government shutdown, the site visit scheduled for 6 October is postponed. The site visit will be re-scheduled after the shutdown ends. Additionally, the solicitation is being tentatively extended to 31 October 2025. The Government reserves the right to reduce this timeline after the shutdown has ended. The solicitation will close no earlier than 14 October 2025.

*Amendment 01 (9/25/2025) - The Government will offer a site visit scheduled tentatively for the 6th of October at 9:30 am. Details to be provided at a later date. In order to attend this site visit you must submit a base access form as attached (Attachment 6 - Official Short Term Request), limited to two (2) personnel per contractor/vendor. The base access form must be submitted no later than 12pm, October 1st to Darrell Gonzalez-McFadden at darrell.gonzalez_mcfadden.5@us.af.mil. The RFI questions and Government responses will be published after the site visit.The solicitation deadline will be extended to 4:30 pm October 14th. Please note that the combined synopsis/solicitation has been updated as of 25 September 2025 to change the solicitation due date and incorporate additional clauses. Changes are in red text.

*Update 9/22/2025 - An amended solicitation with the RFI questions and Government responses is forthcoming. The solicitation deadline will be extended with the amendment and RFI responses.

*Update 9/4/2025 - Attachments 3 and 5 were updated to fix access issues.*

Description: The 316 Civil Engineers Squadron requires municipal solid waste collection and recycling services at Joint-Base Andrews (JBA), Brandywine, and Davidsonville Communication Sites. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision and services necessary to perform all non-hazardous integrated solid waste, recycling collection, and disposal services, recycling yard operation, and management. Performance shall be in accordance with all applicable laws, standards, instructions, executive orders, commercial practices and requirements contained in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) See Attachment 1 for more information on job specifications.