S222--600 | scrap metal recycling RFQ

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 22, seeks collection, transport, and disposition of scrap and miscellaneous metal, with proposals due March 2 at 3:00 PM Mountain Time. The procurement is a total small business set-aside; a recent amendment removed prior service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business restrictions and reopened the opportunity to all small business concerns.

Place of performance is the VA Long Beach Healthcare System in Long Beach, California, with administrative oversight at the Network Contracting Office in Tucson, Arizona. The contract runs from March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through February 28, 2031. The contractor must provide all labor, supervision, containers, bins, trucks, fuel, and insurance to collect scrap metal from two 40-foot bins located at the facility and transport materials to a permitted California recycling facility. Pickups occur approximately 20 times per contract year within two working days of notification, between 7:00 AM and 1:00 PM, with compliance to California Integrated Waste Management Board regulations.

Offerors must hold a valid California business license and obtain ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 27001 certifications. The contractor must submit quarterly invoices in arrears through the Tungsten Network system and provide weight tickets and disposal receipts within three business days of pickup. Award is firm-fixed-price evaluated solely on lowest price from responsible offerors. The maximum anticipated contract value is $47 million. NAICS code is 562111, Solid Waste Collection; PSC code is S222. Contact Specialist Naomi Meza at naomi.meza@va.gov or (520) 792-1450 extension 13785. Offerors must register in SAM and complete the VA 10091 webform in the Customer Engagement Portal prior to submission.