Solid Waste Sanitation Services DC Palisades

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive solid waste sanitation collection services for the Palisades Area of Rock Creek National Park in Washington, DC. The contractor must supply all personnel, equipment, vehicles, and materials necessary to empty trash containers and remove litter from designated park sites on a specified schedule, with more frequent services required during the May through September peak visitation period. Key contract requirements include maintaining a minimum crew of two per trash truck, performing work between 6:30 AM and 3:00 PM on weekdays and noon to completion on weekends during peak season, maintaining daily work logs, and submitting a pre-approved safety plan addressing OSHA compliance. The government will evaluate offers equally across three factors: price, technical capability (assessed through a technical questionnaire and capability statement), and past performance (requiring a minimum of two references from similar projects completed within the past five years). The deadline for submitting questions is April 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, and quotes are due on April 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, with a mandatory site visit scheduled for April 3, 2026.

This is a 100% total small business set-aside under NAICS code 562111 (Solid Waste Collection), with no identified current contractor or incumbent. The contract structure consists of a one-year base period running from April 15, 2026 through April 14, 2027, plus four optional 12-month renewal periods, with an anticipated award date on or before April 20, 2026. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) as active small businesses at the time of quote submission and throughout contract performance, and must maintain liability insurance of at least $100,000 per person, $500,000 per occurrence, and $100,000 property damage. The specific contract value has not been disclosed in the solicitation materials, though pricing will be submitted on a seasonal basis with potentially different monthly rates for the May through September peak period and the October through April off-season. Services will be performed at the Palisades Area of Rock Creek National Park located at 3545 Williamsburg Lane NW, Washington, DC 20008.