S222--Waste, Recycle & Compost Services Long Term (VA-26-00045787)

The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System is preparing to issue a solicitation for long-term trash, recycling, and composting services covering multiple locations, including Little Rock, North Little Rock, the Fisher House, and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics. The upcoming solicitation will be released between March 23 and March 31, 2026, and is designated as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside under NAICS code 562111, which pertains to waste collection services. The small business size standard for this opportunity is set at $47 million. This notice serves only as a pre-solicitation announcement; therefore, pricing or formal responses are not being requested at this stage. Interested businesses must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) with a Unique Entity ID at the time of proposal submission and award, as registration will not be accepted after offers are submitted. The contracting office, located in Ridgeland, Mississippi, is managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the identified point of contact for further inquiries is Contracting Specialist Joseph L. Warren. Additionally, the notice emphasizes that no source list will be maintained, and no response to this pre-solicitation notice is necessary, with all future solicitation documents and instructions becoming available through the designated contracting opportunities portal.