S205--Waste Disposal and Recycle contract Togus Maine

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 1, seeks commercial waste disposal and recycling services for its Maine Healthcare System facility in Augusta, Maine, with quotations due July 30, 2026. The solicitation is unrestricted, firm fixed-price, and evaluated for award to the responsible offeror submitting the most advantageous quotation without discussions.

Place of performance is Augusta, Maine. The contract covers collection, recycling, and disposal of municipal solid waste, cardboard, plastics, metals, pallets, durable goods, food waste, organic waste, construction debris, scrap materials, and mattresses on an on-call basis. The contractor must achieve and maintain a 55 percent or greater recycling rate, provide all labor, equipment, containers, and disposal services, obtain necessary permits and licenses at no additional cost to the Government, and apply all recycling commodity rebates as credits against monthly invoices. Contractor personnel must maintain equipment with 24-hour emergency response capability, conduct monthly waste tracking and reporting within 20 calendar days of month-end, perform annual waste audits, provide staff training, and attend quarterly performance review meetings.

The base contract period runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2031. Estimated annual waste volume is approximately 358 tons. Pricing is structured by waste stream category with monthly unit rates for the base year and option years, plus a transition phase-in/phase-out services line item for up to three months. The NAICS code is 562111 (Solid Waste Collection); the PSC is S205 (Housekeeping—Trash/Garbage Collection). FAR clause 52.237-3 (Continuity of Services) has been incorporated. A mandatory site visit occurred June 25, 2026, with questions due July 2. Amendment 0003, issued July 23, extended the deadline and updated the period of performance, line items, places of performance, and Performance Work Statement.