S--MT- CHARLES M RUSSELL NWR - WASTE COLLECTION SERVI

The contract entails the provision of waste collection services at the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, specifically at the Sand Creek Station in Roy, Montana, and the Lewistown HQ Office in Lewistown, Montana, under a firm-fixed price contract structured as a total small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 562111. The base performance period begins on June 1, 2026, and extends through May 31, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods available through May 31, 2031, each exercisable at the government’s discretion up to 30 days prior to the end of the current period, and limited by a total extension cap of six months under all options combined. Services include scheduled and on-call pickup of waste materials, delivery to designated government locations, and full compliance with federal sustainability mandates requiring the use of EPA, USDA BioPreferred, and ENERGY STAR certified products, along with adherence to prevailing wage rates under Wage Determination 2015-5397, Revision 27, and OSHA safety standards. All deliveries are FOB destination, with inspection and acceptance performed by the government upon receipt at the delivery site, and contractors must ensure all items meet contract specifications, are merchantable, and fit for their intended purpose. The contract mandates compliance with a comprehensive suite of federal regulations including the Buy American Act, prohibitions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations, requirements for accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, and strict adherence to labor standards such as paid sick leave under Executive Order 13706, equal opportunity for workers with disabilities, and the elimination of convict and child labor. Contractors are required to register and submit all invoices electronically through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and are prohibited from using WAWF. All offerors must hold a valid Unique Entity Identifier, certify their small business status, and provide separate cost breakdowns for each option year, while also affirming compliance with environmental, labor, and whistleblower protection laws. The evaluation will be based on a best value trade-off approach weighing technical capability, past performance, and price reasonableness, with no lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) determination. Oversight is conducted by the Fish and Wildlife Service’s SAT Team 2 in Falls Church, Virginia, with direct Contracting Officer and Technical POCs based in Montana, and the government retains the right to audit all records through the Comptroller General, while