S205--Unregulated Waste (Trash)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 seeks unregulated waste and trash disposal services at Durham Veterans Health Care System, with proposals due July 27, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. This procurement is a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB); offerors must be verified as SDVOSB under the SBA website and sign the VAAR 852.219-75 clause limiting subcontracting to be eligible.

Place of performance is Durham, North Carolina, encompassing the main hospital and warehouse facilities. The contract period runs from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, with four one-year option periods through August 31, 2031. The incumbent contractor is M & H UNITED LLC under Contract 36C24625P1268, valued at $271,225.00. The current solicitation is valued at approximately $47 million.

Services include removal and safe disposal of general unregulated waste and trash, steaming and disinfecting VA-owned compactors and dumpsters on a semi-annual basis, and emergency callback service within 4 hours at no additional cost. The contractor must provide and maintain multiple container sizes (6-yard, 8-yard, 30-yard, and 40-yard dumpsters and compactors) across multiple facility locations. Pickup schedules range from twice weekly to daily depending on location, with normal hours Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding federal holidays. San-I-Pak waste pickup occurs twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays.

The contractor must maintain workers' compensation, general liability insurance of $500,000 per occurrence, and automobile liability insurance, and comply with all federal, state, and local waste disposal regulations. A Quality Assurance Plan is due within 30 days of award. A facility walk-through is scheduled for Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. EST. The NAICS code is 562111, Solid Waste Collection; the PSC code is S205, Housekeeping–Trash/Garbage Collection.