Trash Removal - Tongue River Reservoir State Park

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) number FWP-IFB-2019-0217 for trash removal services at Tongue River Reservoir State Park, located approximately 120 miles southeast of Billings in Big Horn County. The procurement solicited bids for comprehensive waste management services, including trash removal with specific per pick-up and disposal costs, bin delivery charges, and bin pickup charges. The service area covers the state park located near Decker, Montana, and is situated approximately 25 miles north of Sheridan, Wyoming. The bid was opened on May 7, 2019, at 1:00 PM MDT and closed on May 16, 2019, at 2:00 PM MDT, with potential bidders required to complete company contact information and submit a Dark Money Declaration form. Bidders were mandated to comply with several prerequisites, including review of IFB general requirements, prevailing wage requirements, and insurance requirements as outlined in Montana Executive Order No. 15-2018. Failure to fully complete required documentation could result in disqualification from the bidding process.

The solicitation was open to qualified vendors capable of providing environmental waste management services, with the commodity code 1623 for Environmental Services - Waste Cleanup and Disposal. No specific set-aside designations were explicitly mentioned in the documentation. The contract was ultimately awarded to Old West Disposal LLC, suggesting successful completion of all bid requirements. Payment terms were established at 0% 0, with a Net 30 payment schedule. While specific budget ranges were not detailed in the provided documentation, the bid structure indicated per-service pricing for trash removal, bin delivery, and bin pickup. The procurement process emphasized transparency, particularly through the Dark Money Declaration requirements, which aimed to disclose potential undisclosed political spending by bidding entities. The contract appears to be a standard municipal service procurement focused on maintaining cleanliness and waste management at a state park recreational facility.