RFP Tucson Regional Hazardous Waste Removal and Disposal

The City of Tucson and Pima County, Arizona are issuing a sources sought notice for hazardous waste removal and disposal services in the Tucson region, with responses due July 2, 2026. This is a DLA Disposition Services procurement (SP4500-26-R-0011) structured as a firm-fixed price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with a 30-month base period and one 30-month option period.

The scope encompasses transportation, storage, processing, removal, and final disposal of RCRA hazardous wastes, non-RCRA wastes, universal wastes, batteries, corrosive waste, compressed gas cylinders, flammable waste, demilitarization-required waste, state-regulated waste, non-hazardous waste, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), reactive waste, and toxic waste. Services extend to waste characterization and sampling, industrial cleaning services, lab packing and loose packing, rolloff box rentals, vacuum box rentals, and FRAC tank rentals. The contractor must provide all necessary personnel, labor, transportation, and material-handling equipment, with standard removal timeframes of 20 business days for containerized wastes and 5 business days for bulk wastes.

Pricing is established through six-character disposal contract line-item numbers (CLINs) based on container sizes for containerized wastes and on gallons, pounds, or cubic yards for bulk wastes. The contract applies an Acceptable Performance Level system allowing the contracting officer to impose monetary deductions or negative past-performance marks for non-compliance. Contractor personnel must meet security requirements including Common Access Card (CAC) procedures and DBIDS installation access. The government may expand pickup locations within the region at no additional cost during the contract term. Place of performance includes military installations and locations within a 50-mile radius of designated Tucson-area pickup sites.