S205--Waste Disposal and Recycle contract Bedford 08/01/2026-01/31/2027

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center Boston Healthcare System, seeks commercial waste management and recycling services for facilities in Bedford and Crescent House in Lowell, Massachusetts, with quotes due July 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM EDT. The procurement is 100 percent unrestricted (open competition) for small business.

Place of performance is Bedford, MA 01730, and Crescent House, Lowell, MA. The contract covers a base period of October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2031, for a total potential duration of 4.5 years. The estimated value is $47 million. Line items include regular solid waste collection, bailed cardboard recycling, single-stream comingled recycling, construction debris removal, metal recycling, mattress disposal, bale tie wire delivery, and rental or lease of compactors and dumpsters.

The contractor must achieve and maintain a 55 percent or greater recycling rate, conduct annual waste audits, provide waste reduction tracking reports within 20 calendar days of month-end, and maintain detailed logs of all waste shipments with weight, date, and time documentation. Monthly tonnage estimates total approximately 693 tons across all waste streams. The contractor must supply all labor, equipment, and disposal services in compliance with EPA, FDA, DOT, OSHA, and Massachusetts Department of Energy and Environmental Protection regulations. A contract manager fluent in English with authority over daily operations and after-hours availability is required. Equipment maintenance must meet 24-hour repair response times.

FAR clause 52.237-3 (Continuity of Services) applies, requiring up to 90 days of phase-in and phase-out services upon contract expiration. The solicitation applies a tiered set-aside evaluation structure prioritizing SDVOSB and VOSB concerns at 15 percent price preference, followed by HUBZone and 8(a) businesses at 10 percent preference. The NAICS code is 562111 (Solid Waste Collection); PSC is S205 (Housekeeping—Trash/Garbage Collection).