DEP-BAW-RFR-SMRF-FY19

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is seeking to contract with a private operator to receive, process, and market over 40,000 tons of recyclables annually from 74 communities in western Massachusetts as part of the Western Massachusetts Regional Recycling Program. The selected vendor will be responsible for processing and marketing the recyclables, providing transportation, maintaining the facility, and achieving recycling rate and contamination targets at the Springfield Materials Recovery Facility (SMRF) located in Hampden County and the City of Springfield. The contract term is 5 years with the option to renew for an additional 5 years. Responses to the Request for Response (RFR) are due by May 9, 2019, and an anticipated contract award will be made on June 28, 2019.

The RFR does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The current incumbent contractor is eligible to bid on the new contract. Pricing will be based on a per-ton rate for processing and marketing, with the contractor retaining revenue from the sale of the recyclable materials. Funding for the contract will come from MassDEP's operating budget, but the specific allocation amount is not provided.