Refuse Collection

NAICS Code: 562111, Solid Waste Collection
PSC Code: S205, Housekeeping—Trash/Garbage Collection
Place of Performance: Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command, MICC-Fort Buchanan is conducting market research to identify capable small and other business concerns that can provide non-personal solid waste management services for U.S. Army Garrison Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. This Sources Sought notice is for planning and market-research purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or commitment by the Government to award a contract.

The anticipated requirement includes the collection, transportation, diversion, and disposal of non-hazardous municipal solid waste generated by commercial, industrial, housing, and community-activity areas on the installation. The contractor would be responsible for furnishing the personnel, supervision, vehicles, equipment, containers, and other resources necessary to perform scheduled and unscheduled refuse services. Waste must be transported and disposed of in accordance with applicable Federal, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and local requirements, including disposal at an appropriately permitted Subtitle D municipal solid waste landfill in Puerto Rico. The contractor would be responsible for applicable disposal and tipping fees.

Anticipated services include, but are not limited to:

• Collection of refuse from dumpsters, compactors, roll-off containers, and other approved collection containers;

• Collection frequency sufficient to prevent unsanitary conditions, with a general minimum service frequency of once per week and adjusted frequencies for waste streams or demand conditions as required;

• Collection of food waste, general refuse, green/yard waste, bulk waste, and other non-hazardous solid-waste streams identified in the final requirement;

• Maintenance, repair, replacement, relocation, cleaning, and sanitization of collection containers, as applicable;

• Removal of litter and waste within the designated area surrounding collection points, cleanup of spills caused by collection operations, and correction of contractor-caused unsanitary conditions;

• Development and execution of Government-approved collection routes, annual schedules, and weekly work schedules;

• Provision of additional containers, additional collection runs, and container relocations for special events, unit moves, organizational activities, small projects, and other surge requirements;

• Support during storms, natural disasters, installation closures, and emergency conditions, including rapid response capability for life, health, or safety emergencies; and

• Collection of service data and submission of required reports, including container weights, collection frequency, landfill tonnage, diversion or recycling data as applicable, container-condition reports, and work-control records.

The contractor must be capable of maintaining service continuity during vehicle breakdowns and periods of increased demand. Collection vehicles and equipment must be safe, properly maintained, and suitable for municipal solid-waste collection operations. The contractor may not accept or dispose of hazardous waste, regulated medical waste, ammunition, explosives, firearms, asbestos, or other prohibited materials; such items must be reported in accordance with Government direction.

Interested firms should submit a capability statement addressing: (1) business name, address, point of contact, and SAM registration status; (2) business size and socioeconomic status under NAICS 562111; (3) relevant experience performing comparable solid-waste collection, hauling, disposal, container-management, and emergency-response services; (4) availability of properly permitted disposal facilities and collection equipment in Puerto Rico; (5) ability to meet scheduled, surge, storm, and emergency-response requirements; and (6) any recommended commercial practices, acquisition approaches, or concerns that would improve performance, affordability, or competition.