Vehicle Purchase and Recycling-Ravalli County

The State of Montana's Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) numbered DEQ-IFB-2024-400003 for a Junk Vehicle Purchase and Recycling Event targeting the Ravalli County junk vehicle graveyard. This procurement seeks a vendor to purchase and recycle vehicles currently located in the county vehicle graveyard, with bids to be submitted in tons (TN) and covering both Environmental Services - Recycling and Metal Containers commodity codes. Bidders are mandatorily required to certify they have physically visited and inspected the county graveyard prior to submitting a bid, and must provide detailed company information including references from three similar completed projects within the last five years. The solicitation has a bid opening date of May 1, 2024, at 1:00 PM MDT and a closing date of May 15, 2024, at 2:00 PM MDT. Interested vendors can obtain technical support for the electronic bidding system (eMACS) through a help desk at 406-444-2575 or emacs@mt.gov, with the primary contact for the solicitation being Rebecca Gregg, reachable at Rebecca.Gregg@mt.gov or +1 406-444-3101.

The solicitation does not explicitly indicate specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Bidders are required to certify that they do not discriminate against firearm entities or trade associations, which represents a notable compliance requirement. No information is provided about incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure that would require integration. While a specific award value or budget range is not detailed in the available documentation, the procurement is structured as a purchase and recycling event, suggesting that the selected vendor will likely receive compensation based on the volume of vehicles processed. The bid requires submission of comprehensive company details and references, indicating that the evaluation will likely focus on vendor capability, recycling experience, and compliance with specified requirements. Vendors will be expected to demonstrate their technical and operational capacity to effectively purchase and recycle the vehicles in the Ravalli County junk vehicle graveyard.