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

This contract is a long-term, Firm-Fixed-Price award for comprehensive waste management, recycling, and composting services at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System’s North Little Rock and Little Rock campuses, including specific buildings such as 76 and 202. The procurement is a total set-aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), as mandated by VAAR 852.219-73, and requires the prime contractor to perform at least 50% of the labor cost with its own employees, in compliance with FAR 52.219-14 and VAAR 852.219-75. Performance spans a base period from August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods through July 31, 2031, and the government retains the right to extend services for up to six months under FAR 52.217-8 or extend the contract term under FAR 52.217-9. Services include daily trash collection, weekly recycling pickup, and compost collection two to three times weekly, with emergency response required within four hours of request, all while maintaining clean, serviceable containers and submitting monthly reports on waste tonnage and service issues. The contractor must comply with federal, state, VA, OSHA, and EPA standards and adhere to NDAA Section 889 prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment, as outlined in 52.240-91 and 52.240-90. All invoicing must be submitted electronically through the VA’s EIPP system in X12 EDI format; fax, email, or scanned documents are prohibited, and payments will be processed via EFT using SAM guidelines. Evaluation is based on a best-value trade-off approach, prioritizing technical capability—assessed through past performance, Quality Control Plan, SDVOSB self-performance plan, subcontractor compliance, and management control—over price, with no predetermined weighting. The contracting officer is Joseph Warren, reachable via email and phone, and no Contracting Officer’s Representative is currently identified. The scope is supported by a detailed Statement of Work and a Davis-Bacon Act wage determination, but no packaging, labeling, or preservation specifications are defined. All responses must be submitted via email by the deadline with the specified subject line, and the contractor must be