Solid Waste Collection Services at SACN

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Midwest Region seeks solid waste collection services at St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, with quotes due June 19 and questions due June 12. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside, specifically targeting women-owned small businesses (WOSB) and economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSB).

Place of performance is 401 N Hamilton Street, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, with service areas spanning four locations across Wisconsin and Minnesota. The NAICS code is 562111, Solid Waste Collection, with a size standard of $47 million. The contract covers one year base (August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027) plus four one-year option periods through July 31, 2031; offerors must submit pricing for all five years.

Services include weekly to twice-monthly trash collection depending on location and season, plus monthly recycling pickup. The contractor must furnish labor, management, supervision, materials, licenses, permits, equipment, vehicles, dumpsters, insurance, and transportation; maintain containers in good condition; provide a contract manager available during normal hours; and establish 24/7 points of contact for service issues. Contractors must submit written safety and spill plans for government evaluation, maintain workers' compensation and liability insurance per Minnesota and Wisconsin requirements, and transport waste and recycling to EPA-approved landfills with documented state or EPA approval.

Service Contract Labor Standards apply. Wage determinations cover Washburn County, Wisconsin; Polk County, Wisconsin; and Pine County, Minnesota. Evaluation criteria include project performance approach and ability to begin August 1, 2026; accident and safety plan including spill plan; and past performance on two to three similar projects completed within the past three years. Amendment 0001, issued May 30, adds a revised Technical Questionnaire requiring the spill plan detail in question two; offerors must acknowledge this amendment by the due date.