Santa Cruz Lab Hazardous Waste Removal Services

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks hazardous waste removal services for the Santa Cruz Laboratory, with proposals due September 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time and questions due August 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. This is a Women-Owned Small Business set-aside with a $47 million size standard under NAICS 562112.

Place of performance is 110 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. The contract runs from September 3, 2026 through September 2, 2027 on a firm-fixed-price basis. Services include characterization and profiling of all waste streams, monthly on-site collection from Satellite Accumulation Areas to Central Accumulation Areas by a field chemist, lab packing, manifesting, transportation, and final disposal at authorized Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities. All waste management activities must comply with RCRA, OSHA, EPA, California DTSC, Santa Cruz County Environmental Health, and DOT regulations (49 CFR). The contract excludes radiological, infectious, and bio-hazardous waste and prohibits out-of-country shipments. Contractor personnel must complete PIV registration within 45 days of award.

Evaluation criteria are Technical Approach and Capability, Price, and Past Performance, in that order of importance. Offerors must submit a technical approach, price quote, and past performance questionnaire. Service Contract Act wage determination 2015-5649, Revision 26 (Santa Cruz County) applies, with rates ranging from $16.09 to $86.01 per hour plus health and welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour, paid vacation, and twelve paid holidays annually. Amendment 0001, issued August 27, extended the deadline from August 28 and provided a revised Version 2 pricing schedule; all waste items are labpack quantities and container and packaging materials must be included in disposal costs.

Historical prior awards include Heritage Environmental Services, LLC ($70,127.45) and Ingenium Group, LLC ($20,111.36).