County Of Del Norte

The County of Del Norte, doing business as Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority, is a U.S. local government entity that provides solid waste disposal services to federal agencies as a prime contractor (90% of recent awards). The Authority operates as a child entity of the parent County of Del Norte, headquartered in Crescent City, California, and competes exclusively in full-and-open procurements with no set-aside designations.

Del Norte's federal footprint is concentrated entirely in regional waste management. The top three customer agencies account for 85% of all recent awards and 94% of combined potential value, dominated overwhelmingly by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service Pacific West Region (13 awards, $356 thousand combined potential value). The Authority holds five consecutive annual purchase orders from NPS for solid waste disposal services at Redwood National Park, spanning from May 2022 through June 2027, with ceiling values ranging from $23.8 thousand to $30 thousand per fiscal year. These awards were each issued as sole-source acquisitions under simplified acquisition procedures, with NPS determinations that the County of Del Norte is the only responsible source capable of meeting operational requirements—specifically, the only licensed and permitted waste disposal facility in the Crescent City area with weighing capability and capacity to accept large NPS trucks. Work is performed in Crescent City, California, and consists of removal and transportation of solid waste and rubbish to an approved landfill serving the parks across Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. The Authority also holds three awards from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region valued at $9 thousand combined.

Activity has been episodic, with one award issued in each of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. The most recent award, issued June 18, 2026, carries a ceiling of $30 thousand and an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2027. One award (combined potential value $30 thousand) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and faces recompete exposure. The Authority also acts as a grant sub-recipient on two federal health programs under the California Department of Public Health and the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration, focused on maternal, child, and adolescent health services. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $388 thousand, though combined dollars obligated exceed this figure at $656 thousand, reflecting multi-year contract modifications and closeout adjustments.