Refuse and Recycling Services, USCG Base Elizabeth City, NC

The U.S. Coast Guard, under the Department of Homeland Security, is seeking market research for comprehensive refuse and recycling services at USCG Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina, under solicitation number 70Z08426QDL950022. This sources-sought notice, posted on June 3, 2026, with responses due by June 29, 2026, seeks information from potential vendors to support future contract development under NAICS code 562111 for solid waste collection. The contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary containers—built from molded polyethylene plastic with lock-on covers, heavy-duty wheels, and positive braking mechanisms—maintained in clean, undamaged, and odor-free condition. Services include scheduled and on-demand collection of refuse and recycling from facility, commercial, and community areas across the base, transportation to certified off-site disposal facilities at no additional cost to the government, and complete compliance with OSHA, EPA, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and USCG regulatory standards. All containers must be prominently labeled with the contractor’s name and local phone number, and no military packaging standards apply. The contractor must submit a Quality Control Plan and Safety Plan within fifteen days of contract award, along with a current Certificate of Insurance, employee roster, training records, and landfill compliance certifications. Personnel must be U.S. citizens or legal residents, pass background checks, wear non-blue uniforms and safety gear, carry photo ID at all times, and are prohibited from using cell phones while driving on base. Daily operations require strict adherence to collection schedules outlined in Attachment 1, with missed pickups resolved within 24 hours and damaged containers replaced within one working day. All communications, reporting, and invoicing must be conducted via email in MS Word format to the Contracting Officer’s Representative, with monthly waste disposal reports and trip tickets submitted for payment processing. The contract will span Fiscal Years 2022 through 2026, including base and optional years, with performance evaluated primarily through the Government’s Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan and CPARS, suggesting an LPTA evaluation methodology focused on technical compliance over price. No formal contract value, pricing details, or appropriation data are provided, and the scope excludes socioeconomic set-asides, making it open to all qualified vendors regardless of size or affiliation.