Joint Base Lewis-McChord Commercial Recycling Service

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base Lewis-McChord seeks a contractor to provide comprehensive commercial recycling services, including collection, transportation, processing, and marketing of recyclable materials from military facilities. Key requirements include weekly minimum collection service at 90 percent compliance rates, operation of two recycling centers with specified hours (Building 5290 open Tuesday-Saturday 0730-1600 and Building J00516 open Monday-Friday 0730-1600), staffing and equipment provision, container maintenance with 95 percent serviceability standards, 100 percent service availability for airfield containers to prevent Foreign Object Damage, and expanded brass collection support at Yakima Training Center with government-witnessed deformation and certification. The Government will evaluate proposals using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, assessing technical acceptability based on staffing plans, equipment capabilities, container provisions, special events support capacity, proposed collection routes, and weight tracking capabilities. Questions must be submitted by March 6, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. PDT, with proposals due March 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. PDT, following a mandatory pre-proposal conference and site visit on March 4, 2026.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) concerns under NAICS code 562111 with a size standard of $16.5 million. The base contract period runs six months from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026, with four one-year option periods extending through October 31, 2030, potentially creating a five-year engagement worth approximately $16.5 million. The contractor must submit pricing using firm fixed-price methodology with unit prices for recyclable commodities based on Technical Exhibit A Material Pricing Data, with all proceeds from material sales remitted to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on a monthly basis by the 10th calendar day. The contract encompasses approximately 90,300 acres across Pierce and Thurston counties at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, plus expanded brass collection operations at Yakima Training Center. Performance standards include 95 percent container serviceability, 95 percent vector-free containers monthly, no more than 10 overfilled containers weekly, and 100 percent service availability for airfield operations to maintain compliance with military safety protocols.