KALA NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL via AIR TRANSPOR

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service is seeking a small business contractor to provide air transportation services for non-hazardous waste disposal from Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA) in Hawaii. The solicitation requires a contractor to transport approximately ten 60-lb trash bales weekly, totaling an estimated 15 tons of waste annually, from KALA Airport to an approved landfill or waste-to-energy facility. Key contract requirements include packaging waste into 40-60 pound bales, transporting waste within 48 hours of packaging, and primarily conducting transportation on Tuesdays. Evaluation criteria will include price, technical capability, and past performance. Potential bidders must submit electronic quotes by April 6, 2025, at 11:59 PM Hawaii Time, with questions due by February 27, 2025, at 12:00 PM Hawaii Time to Lei Yang at Lei_Yang@nps.gov.

This solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 481212 for Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation, with a size standard of $1,500. The base contract period is three years, from April 10, 2025, to April 9, 2028, with three contract line items: a base year and two option years, each valued at 30,000 lbs of air freight trash disposal. The contract will be awarded as a Purchase Order or multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreements. Contractors must have an active SAM registration and possess appropriate aircraft and cargo capabilities to handle waste transportation from the unique Kalaupapa Settlement. The waste management approach involves recycling (50%), composting (28%), and disposal (22%), with payment based on actual weights disposed of at the contractor's proposed unit price. Contractors must strictly adhere to local settlement rules and regulations while efficiently managing waste disposal requirements for this remote Hawaiian location.