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Trash Removal & Recycling Services
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting market research through a Sources Sought Notice to identify qualified firms capable of providing trash removal and recycling services at its Gaithersburg, Maryland campus located at 100 Bureau Drive. This notice is strictly for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation, request for proposal, or binding commitment to award a contract. Interested firms, particularly small businesses and socioeconomic small businesses, are encouraged to submit a Statement of Capability addressing company information, including full legal name, point of contact with phone and email, SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), annual receipts, business size classification under NAICS code 562111 (Solid Waste Collection), and any applicable socioeconomic designations such as 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB. The small business size standard for this NAICS code is $47.0 million in annual receipts, and if the resulting contract is set aside for small businesses, at least 50 percent of personnel costs must be expended on prime contractor employees. The capabilities package must be no more than five pages in length, excluding commercial brochures, and must detail the firm’s direct or subcontracted experience performing similar services and whether the company intends to bid as a prime contractor or as part of a teaming arrangement. Responses are due by 3:00 p.m. local time on June 19, 2026, and must be submitted electronically to Tony Schmidt at tony.schmidt@nist.gov. NIST will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparing submissions, and failure to provide complete information may result in exclusion from consideration. If a contract is awarded in the future, it will be structured as a performance-based service acquisition under FAR Part 12, with a one-year base period beginning December 1, 2026, and four optional one-year renewal periods extending through November 30, 2031, with a possible six-month extension permitted under FAR clause 52.217-8. Services must be performed at various locations across the NIST Gaithersburg campus during standard business hours, Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., excluding federal holidays. Contractors are required to provide all labor, equipment, materials, supervision, and compliant waste and recycling containers that meet minimum specifications including leak-proof bases, tight-fitting lids, lockable doors
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NAICS
Place of Performance
Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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Sources Sought Notice Number:
SS26-17
Notice Type:
Sources Sought
Synopsis:
6/1/2026
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation or a request for proposal and no contract will be awarded from this notice. No solicitation or specifications are available at this time.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting market research to identify qualified and capable firms who would be interested in submitting proposals for the requirement stated below. In particular, small businesses and socioeconomic small businesses capable of performing the requirement are highly encouraged to respond.
Trash Removal & Recycling Services will be performed at:
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg MD 20899
This requirement may result in a performance-based acquisition service contract utilizing the procedures of RFO Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The Contractor shall provide management, supervision, labor, materials, equipment, and supplies, and shall be responsible for the efficient, effective, economical, and satisfactory operations, including scheduled and unscheduled, maintenance and repair of equipment and systems.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code that corresponds with this requirement is 562111; Solid Waste Collection. The small business size standard is $47.0 Million. If this requirement is set-aside for small businesses and socioeconomic small businesses, there will be a limitation on subcontracting, which means that at least 50 percent of the resulting contract's personnel cost shall be expended on prime contractor employees.
The Period of Performance for these services will be a 1-year Base Period and four 1-year Option Periods, with a possible Extension Period not to exceed 6 months.
This is only a request for responsible, technically qualified sources to respond in order to determine the appropriate method of procurement. Interested, technically qualified firms should submit a detailed Statements of Capability. The Statements of Capability should include detailed reference information and fully address and respond to the following questions:
NOTE: Failure to submit all information requested may result in a contractor not being considered as an interested small business concern.
I. Company Information:
A. Name of firm
B. Point of contact (name, phone number, and email address)
C. SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
D. Annual Receipts
E. Business Size (Large/Small) for NAICS 562111
F. Socioeconomic Category(ies) (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB)
II. Capabilities Narrative:
1) Describe your firm’s experience performing similar services.
2) Discuss if your firm performed the services directly or as part of a subcontracting or teaming arrangement.
3) Are you interested in this opportunity as a prime contractor, or as part of a Contractor Teaming Arrangement (CTA)? If a CTA/Joint venture, describe the experience of each entity has with SMS Builder.
The capabilities package requested under this Sources Sought Notice is not expected to be a proposal, but rather a short statement regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing expertise and experience in relation to this procurement. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities package. Submission of a capabilities package is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist NIST in tailoring its requirements to be consistent with industry standards.
Statements of Capability must be in writing. Responses are limited to no more than five (5) pages, excluding any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB, or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit NIST to contract for any supply or service. Further, NIST is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this RFI.
This is for planning purposes only and is a market research tool to determine availability and adequacy of potential business sources. Failure to submit all information requested will result in a contractor not being considered as an interested small business concern.
NIST will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. The government will not reimburse responders for the cost of the submittals. Submittals will not be returned to the responder.
Questions regarding this notice may be addressed to Tony Schmidt at tony.schmidt@nist.gov. Questions may not receive a response; however, they may be used to improve the solicitation documentation.
Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be emailed to Tony Schmidt at tony.schmidt@nist.gov. Responses must be received on 6/19/2026, by 3pm, Local Time. Electronic submissions are required.
Failure to submit all information requested may result in a contractor not being considered as an interested small business concern.
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