Hazardous Material Support Operations (HMSO) for Ft. Bliss, Texas

The Hazardous Material Support Operations (HMSO) contract for Fort Bliss, Texas, is a competed 8(a) award under NAICS code 562112, aimed at providing centralized, regulatory-compliant management of government-owned hazardous materials through receive, store, issue, track, and distribute services. The contractor is required to operate a local HMSO office at Fort Bliss and associated facilities, ensuring full lifecycle control of hazardous materials with strict adherence to OSHA, EPA, DOT, DoD, and U.S. Army regulations, including AR 380-53 and Joint Ethics Regulations. Key performance obligations include same-day processing of requests, next-day handling of large shipments, maintaining 10% surge capacity, and submitting monthly quality control reports and other CDRLs such as the Contractor Employee Information List and Sexual Assault & Harassment Training Plan. Personnel must hold certified qualifications in HAZWOPER, TARP, ORP, and SAPR, with all training and certification requirements documented and maintained. Packaging and preservation must follow DoD Instruction 4140.27M, AR 710-2, DA PAM 710-2-2, and AR 735-5, with shelf-life items tracked and rotated appropriately, although specific MIL-STD packaging labeling standards are not mandated. All hazardous materials must be barcoded and scanned for tracking, and replacement labels and barcodes are allowable ODCs up to $5,000 per period. The contract spans a six-year period with a phase-in, five base and option years, and a phase-out, with a possible six-month dash extension to November 2031. Performance is evaluated under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where technical acceptability is disqualifying if minimum standards for regulatory compliance, certifications, surge capacity, or quality control are not met. Past performance is assessed as Satisfactory, Unsatisfactory, or Neutral using SPRS and CPARS data, and price is evaluated for reasonableness only without comparative scoring. All invoicing must be submitted electronically via WAWF using approved document types, and financial tracking is required through DoDAACs HQ0490 and W911SG, though specific appropriation lines are not disclosed. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination under FOB Destination terms, with the Government retaining full authority to reject nonconforming items. Special requirements include transition-in and transition-out plans,