PIRO Trash Removal West IAW SOW

The National Park Service Midwest Region, operating through its Contracting Operations Central office in Ohio, has published a Special Notice regarding trash removal services at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Munising, Michigan. This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract, indicating the government's preliminary intent to award the work to Trash Service West without competitive bidding. The opportunity is classified under NAICS 562111 (Waste Collection) and PSC S205 (Housekeeping - Trash/Garbage Collection), with a small business size standard of $47 million. The procurement will be conducted as a commercial acquisition using simplified acquisition procedures under FAR 13.106-1(b) authority. This Special Notice was posted on March 3, 2026, with a due date of March 13, 2026.

The primary objective is to secure a contractor to provide year-round solid waste removal services, including emptying dumpsters and disposing of waste in full compliance with all applicable Federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations. Interested parties have until March 13, 2026, to submit responses that may be considered in support of the government's non-competitive procurement strategy. The government retains the discretion to make a final determination regarding whether to compete this procurement order based on the responses received. No formal solicitation document is currently available with this notice. While the government has indicated its intent to award to Trash Service West on a sole source basis, the posting suggests that other contractors may submit information for consideration as the agency evaluates its contracting approach.