Waste Removal Services

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is seeking waste removal services for its National Centers for Animal Health located in Ames, Iowa. The solicitation, identified as RFQ Number 12405B25Q0103, requires a contractor to manage thirteen 6-cubic-yard dumpsters (emptied three times weekly), one 30-cubic-yard trash compactor (emptied weekly), and five roll-off containers ranging from 10-30 cubic yards. Potential vendors must submit electronic responses by May 22, 2025, at 3:00 pm Mountain Time, with the final day for questions being May 5, 2025. The evaluation will be conducted on a best value basis, assessing technical capabilities, past performance, and pricing, with vendors required to demonstrate knowledge of waste removal services and provide documentation of at least two similar projects completed within the last two years. Submissions must be sent via email to frank.palmer@usda.gov and must include a price schedule, technical proposal, and past performance documentation.

The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS Code 562111, with a $47.0 million size standard, targeting waste removal contractors. The incumbent contractor is Zero Waste Solutions, Inc., with Contract No. 12505B20D0001. The contract will have a 12-month base period with four optional 1-year extension periods, covering waste disposal at either the City of Ames Resource Recovery Plant or the Boone County Landfill, depending on waste type. Waste removal services must be conducted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. local time, excluding federal holidays, with specific requirements for container management and disposal. The place of performance is located at Ames, IA 50010, with the contractor responsible for providing all labor, equipment, and maintaining scale tickets for each waste haul. Contractors must ensure trucks are empty before arrival and go directly to the disposal site without mixing waste, with some containers having special waste authorizations.