Trash Pickup for Kaibeto Boarding School

The Bureau of Indian Education, a component of the Department of the Interior, is issuing a Request for Proposal for weekly refuse pickup services and monthly recycling collection at Kaibeto Boarding School. The procurement seeks a firm fixed-price purchase order for ongoing waste management services, including kitchen trash collection in 4-8 cubic yard bins on a weekly basis and recyclable materials collection in 2-8 cubic yard bins on a monthly basis. This solicitation falls under NAICS code 562111 (Solid Waste Collection) and PSC code S205 (Housekeeping-Trash/Garbage Collection), with a small business size standard of $47 million. The contract will be evaluated based on the pricing and responsiveness of proposals submitted by eligible vendors. Quotes are due by December 16, 2025, at 5:00 PM EST, with the solicitation having been posted on December 9, 2025.

This procurement is designated as a 100% small business set-aside exclusively for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE), making it available only to qualified Native American-owned businesses. The contract has a base performance period running from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, with four optional one-year extension periods extending the potential contract duration through December 31, 2030. The Indian Education Acquisition Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will administer the contract, while services will be delivered to the BIA Western Agency in Tuba City, Arizona. Although the specific award value is not disclosed in the solicitation documents, the contract encompasses a five-year potential performance window with regularly scheduled waste collection services. No incumbent contractor or budget range has been identified in the available documentation.