Stoneville Hazardous Chemical Waste Packaging, Transportation, and Disposal

The USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station is seeking a qualified hazardous-waste contractor for a one-time removal of chemical waste from a closing laboratory in Stoneville, Mississippi. This firm-fixed-price acquisition is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 562211. The contractor is responsible for providing all labor, trained personnel, equipment, and approved containers—ranging from 5-gallon pails to 55-gallon drums—to safely package, load, stabilize, and transport various hazardous waste streams, including toxic, organic, and flammable materials. All waste must be transported to a licensed chemical incinerator in North Carolina in accordance with federal, state, and local environmental and DOT regulations. To be eligible for award, contractors must provide evidence of all necessary licenses, permits, EPA identification numbers, DOT registrations, and insurance. The government will award the contract to the lowest-priced vendor who provides a fair and reasonable quotation covering all line items in the schedule of items. Key deliverables include a final inventory of removed waste, signed hazardous-waste and DOT manifests, and a written certification of final treatment or disposal. Invoicing must be processed through the Invoice Processing Platform, with payments made via Electronic Funds Transfer through the System for Award Management.