Refuse/Recycling Services

The Department of the Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort McCoy is soliciting quotes for refuse and recycling services at six Army Reserve locations across Iowa. The solicitation (W911SA25QA040) requires a contractor to provide comprehensive waste management services, including container placement, waste collection, and monthly reporting at facilities in Ames, Cherokee, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Des Moines, and Fort Dodge. Key contract requirements include completing Anti-Terrorism Level I and OPSEC training, providing employee identification badges, and maintaining proper security protocols. The contract will be evaluated using lowest price technically acceptable criteria under FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Interested vendors must submit quotes via email to Michael.a.maggio3.civ@army.mil by 10:00 AM Central Time on January 31, 2025, with written questions due by January 20, 2025.

The solicitation is set aside specifically for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns within the Waste Collection NAICS code 562111, with a size standard of $9 million. The incumbent contractor is Zero Waste Solutions, Inc., who previously held a contract valued at $247,468.81. The base performance period runs from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2026, with four 12-month option years and an additional six-month extension possible. Service requirements include weekly pickup of refuse and recycling using various dumpster sizes ranging from 1.5 to 8 cubic yards across the six locations. Payment will be processed through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) using a 2-in-1 invoice method, and the total contract will involve managing waste collection for multiple Army Reserve facilities throughout Iowa.