S205--Presoliciation Notice Waste and Recycle removal CT 04/01/26-03/31/27

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 (VISN 1) is soliciting comprehensive solid waste and recycling removal services through Request for Quote 36C24126Q0133. The contractor must provide all labor, equipment, supplies, and disposal services for solid waste collection, single-stream recycling, scrap metal recovery, construction debris removal, cardboard baling, yard waste, organic waste, and mattress disposal across multiple VA facilities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Key requirements include achieving a 55% or greater facility-wide recycling diversion rate, providing monthly tonnage reporting and annual waste audits, maintaining equipment in proper operating condition with 24-hour emergency response capability, supplying hydraulic equipment filled with bio-based oil, and conducting staff training on recycling procedures. Evaluation criteria emphasize technical capability, past performance (with three relevant references required), and price as approximately equally weighted factors. The quote submission deadline is April 30, 2026, at 11:00 AM EDT, with questions due by February 16, 2026, at 10:00 AM; site visits were conducted between January 8 and February 10, 2026.

This is a 100% small business set-aside (NAICS 562111) structured as a Firm Fixed-Price Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with an estimated value of approximately $47 million. The contract base period runs from August 1, 2026, through January 31, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods extending through January 31, 2031. Service locations include VA Medical Centers and community-based outpatient clinics at fourteen facilities throughout New England, with service requirements varying by location and including weekly to on-call pickups depending on the specific facility. The contractor must submit detailed, itemized invoices monthly through the VA's electronic invoicing system with separate invoices required for each facility, and Service Contract Labor Standards wage determinations apply. No incumbent contractor was identified in the solicitation materials.