Source Sought - Regulated Garbage Incineration, Minot AFB, ND

The 5th Contracting Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, under the Department of the Air Force Global Strike Command, is seeking industry capability information for regulated garbage incineration services through a Source Sought notice. The contractor will be responsible for incinerating regulated garbage—waste material from internationally traveled aircraft that contains fruits, vegetables, meat, and other plant and animal material subject to USDA APHIS regulations. Key requirements include operating and maintaining a Government-approved incineration facility in Minot, North Dakota, maintaining availability during normal business hours (7:30 AM to 4:30 PM CST, Monday through Friday), and complying with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations including 7 CFR 330 and 9 CFR 94. The Government will collect and transport the regulated garbage to the contractor's facility within 48 hours of aircraft arrival, with scheduling coordination occurring via phone within 24 hours of arrival. Interested parties must submit capability statements via email to kha.ho@us.af.mil and keri.meis.1@us.af.mil by 4:00 PM CST on March 13, 2026, including company information, CAGE code, UEI number, points of contact, and a description of capabilities as they relate to the Statement of Work requirements.

This pre-solicitation notice contains no set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractor information has been identified. Compensation will be based on a per-pound pricing structure for incinerated regulated garbage, with the specific unit price to be established during the formal solicitation process; no budget range or estimated award value has been disclosed. The contractor must utilize a state-certified and calibrated scale to weigh all deliveries and provide serialized Weight Tickets containing specific information including contractor details, ticket number, contract number, date and time of arrival, net weight in pounds, and signatures of both the scale operator and Government driver. Monthly invoices must be submitted through the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system in PIEE, with paper submissions not accepted. This is a Source Sought notice intended to gather market information and does not constitute a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or make an award; interested parties are responsible for monitoring the System for Award Management (SAM) website at https://sam.gov for the release of any formal solicitation package.