Solid Waste Collection and Recycling Services

The School District of St. Lucie County, Florida is issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) #26-17 to procure comprehensive solid waste collection and recycling services across 47 district locations throughout St. Lucie County. The procurement seeks qualified vendors to provide all materials, labor, equipment, and supplies necessary to collect, remove, recycle, and dispose of refuse, garbage, cardboard, yard waste, and construction debris on both scheduled and as-needed bases. Services include waste collection in 4, 6, and 8 cubic yard containers at frequencies ranging from 1 to 5 pickups weekly, recycling services with vendor-provided training programs, and debris hauling via grapple service. Required qualifications include proof of all necessary licenses, general liability and automobile insurance with workers' compensation coverage, an inventory of available containers and trucks, E-Verify registration, drug-free workplace certification, and references from comparable government entities. Vendors must comply with the Jessica Lunsford Act fingerprinting requirements for employees accessing school property and accept electronic purchase order delivery. Evaluation criteria allocate 40 points to technical capabilities, 55 points to cost, and 5 points to RFP responsiveness, using an adjectival scoring system for vendor ranking. The proposal submission deadline is May 22, 2026, at 3:00 PM via the Bonfire online portal, with the public opening scheduled for the same date and time at 9461 Brandywine Lane, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986; the Evaluation Committee meeting is scheduled for May 27, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the same location. No pre-proposal conference or site visits are scheduled.

The RFP document does not specify set-asides or restrictions targeting disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or other designated organization types. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is identified in the available solicitation materials. The resulting contract will be for an initial two-year term with three optional one-year renewal periods, all subject to mutual written agreement, and pricing must be submitted as monthly costs per container size and pickup frequency with vendor-specific pricing structures permitted for recycling services. The District reserves the right to make multiple awards, negotiate with the highest-ranked proposer, reject any and all proposals, and terminate contracts with 30 days' notice. Specific contract values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the RFP documents provided; however, the scope encompasses a multi-site, multi-service waste management operation across the entire school district, suggesting a substantial contract value typical of county-level municipal waste services.