Solid Waste Sanitation Service Palisades - DC

The National Park Service Intermountain Region is soliciting a Request for Quotes for solid waste collection and sanitation services at Palisades-Rock Creek National Park in Washington, DC. The contractor must provide comprehensive refuse collection services including personnel, equipment, vehicles, and materials necessary to empty designated trash containers and remove litter from park locations on a scheduled basis. Key contract requirements include developing a company safety plan addressing OSHA compliance, establishing a quality control program with customer complaint procedures, maintaining daily work logs, and deploying crews of at least two uniformed employees equipped with proper safety gear and vehicles meeting specific standards. The solicitation will use a firm-fixed price evaluation method based on actual items completed and accepted, with the Contracting Officer's Representative conducting 100% inspection and periodic on-site visits to verify deficiencies are corrected same-day when practical or within 24 hours of notification. The Pre-Solicitation Notice was posted on March 2, 2026, with the RFQ package to be posted to SAM.gov within 10 business days and a due date of March 20, 2026; prospective offerors must maintain active SAM.gov registration and hold a valid Unique Entity Identifier to submit competitive quotes.

This acquisition is designated 100% for Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 562111 with a size standard of $47 million, making it restricted to eligible small business concerns. The contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed price basis for a base period from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods extending through March 31, 2031. The solicitation covers 49 numbered collection sites across the Palisades North, South, and East areas with varying trash container quantities and collection frequencies, with service schedules requiring Monday through Friday operations from 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM and Saturday-Sunday service from 12:00 Noon to completion during May through September. No budget range or award value information is disclosed in the pre-solicitation documents. The contracting officer is Billie Thomas, reachable at billie_thomas@nps.gov or (406) 599-4402, and no current incumbent contractor is identified in the available materials.