Sole Source Notice - Alba's Excavating

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is pursuing a sole source procurement with Alba's Excavating to provide a green waste collection site within the Japanese Beetle quarantine area spanning 127 square miles around Grandview and Yakima. The contract, designated as K5981, will run from May 16, 2025, to January 31, 2065, with Alba's Excavating responsible for monitoring and assisting with yard waste disposal at 875 Bridgeview Road in Grandview. Specific deliverables include using a Front-End Loader to organize waste, maintaining facility availability Monday through Friday, and providing an employee during WSDA's monthly yard waste drop-off events. The primary objective is to support green waste composting efforts and prevent the spread of Japanese Beetles by restricting waste transportation outside the designated quarantine zone. Interested parties were required to submit capability statements within five working days of the announcement, detailing their ability to manage green waste facilities and handle large waste volumes. The procurement's due date is May 9, 2025, with potential offerors able to contact Laura Holmes at 360.801.7895 or laura.lowe@agr.wa.gov for additional information.

The sole source contract appears to have no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations. Alba's Excavating, with nearly 50 years of experience in hauling and excavating, is the incumbent vendor and was selected based on their unique capabilities and prior infrastructure investments, including a 5,000 square foot concrete pad with a 1,000-gallon catch basin. The contract has a maximum value of $250,000, with compensation structured as $6,100 per month plus $13 per yard of disposed yard waste material. Alba's Excavating is required to maintain comprehensive insurance coverages, including Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), Workers' Compensation, and Employers Liability Insurance. The contract is subject to Department of Enterprise Services review and approval, with the effective date contingent upon DES approval or the tenth working day after filing. Market research confirmed no alternative contractors could provide the same service within the quarantine boundaries, making this a strategic procurement to support the state's agricultural economic sector and Japanese Beetle eradication efforts.