Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Waste Management and Recycling Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryOnly certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) listed in the Small Business Administration (SBA) certification database can bid. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8, wants waste and recycling collection, hauling and disposal at the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, FL and the Lee County Healthcare Center in Cape Coral, FL. It is a firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order (one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) for a base year from December 30, 2026 plus four one-year options; the response due date is November 6, 2026, 12:30 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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The notice looks incomplete: Part of the RFQ (SF 1449) was attached but not fully read; the middle pages, including the rest of the option-year price lines, the delivery schedule and the supplemental insurance requirements, are on SAM.gov. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Only certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) listed in the Small Business Administration (SBA) certification database can bid. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8, wants waste and recycling collection, hauling and disposal at the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, FL and the Lee County Healthcare Center in Cape Coral, FL. It is a firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order (one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) for a base year from December 30, 2026 plus four one-year options; the response due date is November 6, 2026, 12:30 PM Eastern.
Who can bid (5)
- Be a small business certified as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) and listed in the SBA certification database, at the time of offer and at award
- Meet the small business size standard for NAICS 562111 (Solid Waste Collection), which is $47.0 million
- Have an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID
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- Agree to limitations on subcontracting: pay no more than 50% of the amount the Government pays you to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs (measured by the end of the base term and each option period)
- Hold the licenses, permits and insurance the service requires, and give copies to the Contracting Officer
How to submit: Email to Lakiesha.Anderson@va.gov with the solicitation number 36C24827Q0047 in the subject line; Word, Excel or PDF files only, no ZIP files. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (9)
From the version posted Oct 16, 2026.
- Serious: Only certified SDVOSBs can bid. The set-aside is 100% SDVOSB; a business not certified and listed in the SBA certification database at the time of offer won't be considered.
- Serious: Limitations on subcontracting certificate must come with the quote. Limitations on subcontracting (LOS) caps pay to firms that aren't certified SDVOSBs at 50% of what the Government pays you, and a quote without the signed certificate is not considered.
- Worth checking: Must be able to start on December 30, 2026. The ability to start work on December 30, 2026 is part of the technical capability evaluation, so containers, vehicles and permits must be ready by then.
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- Worth checking: Fixed pickup times and fast on-call response. Scheduled pickups must finish by 11:00 AM, on-call pickups within 24 hours, and replacement containers within 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Worth checking: Missing option-year prices can make a quote ineligible. Pricing is required for the base period and all four option periods, and the total evaluated price includes all five.
- Worth checking: Recycling sales revenue goes to the Government. You collect and market recyclables but must send all sales revenue to the Government and pay to dispose of rejected recyclables, so price this in.
- Minor: Unbalanced option prices may be rejected. The Government can find a quote unacceptable if option prices are significantly out of line with the base period.
- Minor: Emergency services such as hurricane cleanup. The Government may call for extra containers and pickups in an emergency; they need written authorization, and the emergency CLIN is listed at QTY 0.00 MO.
- Minor: Department of Labor wage determinations apply. Wage determinations (minimum pay rates) for Pinellas County (WD 2015-4571, Rev.-31) and Lee County (WD 2015-4529, Rev.-32) are posted on SAM.gov, and you must obtain and apply them.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. Show which files.
- RFQ 36C24827Q0047_1.pdf (read)
- 36C24827Q0047.docx (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Scheduled pickups, finished by 11:00 AM on the days in Attachment 1, for compactors (one 40-cubic-yard, one 30-cubic-yard, two 30-cubic-yard for cardboard) and many bins and front-end loaders at both sites; each scheduled line is QTY 12 MO
- On-call pickups within 24 hours of notice, and a 1 hour and 30 minute turnaround to swap a container; contract line item number (CLIN) quantities for these run from QTY 25 EA to QTY 165 EA
- Collect, separate and market recyclables (cardboard, metal, plastic, glass, paper and others) and send all sales revenue to the Government
- Furnish all containers, compactors, vehicles, equipment, labor and disposal; no filled containers may be stored on VA grounds
- Give the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR, the Government's day-to-day contact) certified weight tickets, a monthly summary by the third workday and a monthly waste and recycling report by the fifth working day
- Before work starts: collection routes and schedules at least ten workdays ahead, a safety plan, a quality control plan (QCP) and licenses and permits
- Emergency services such as hurricane cleanup on written authorization (CLIN 0022, QTY 0.00 MO)
- Historical volume is about 2,450,000 pounds a year; it is an estimate, not a guaranteed minimum or maximum
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order
- Period of performance
- Base year December 30, 2026 to December 29, 2027, plus four one-year options through December 29, 2031 (about 5 years if all are exercised)
- Place of performance
- Bay Pines, FL (C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center, 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard) and Cape Coral, FL (Lee County Healthcare Center, 2489 Diplomat Parkway East)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Comparative best-value evaluation under FAR 12.203(c)(2); no factor has a numerical weight and quotes get no scores or ratings
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 12:30 PM Eastern Time (ET)
- How to submit
- Email to Lakiesha.Anderson@va.gov with the solicitation number 36C24827Q0047 in the subject line; Word, Excel or PDF files only, no ZIP files
- Page limits
- Technical capability narrative: 5 pages, not counting licenses, permits, certifications and other supporting documents
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Capability: waste and recycling services at both locations, required equipment, containers and compactors, scheduled and on-call collections, licenses, permits and certifications, and the ability to start on December 30, 2026
- Past Performance: recency, relevance and quality of similar waste collection and recycling work
- Price: total quoted price for the base period and all four option periods, checked for reasonableness
What to include when you submit
- Include the solicitation number, your name, address, telephone number and Unique Entity ID (UEI, your SAM.gov ID), and a statement of how far you agree with all terms and conditions
- Price the base period and each of the four option periods; enter NSP (not separately priced) on informational CLINs
- Technical narrative must cover both locations, equipment, containers and compactors, scheduled and on-call collections, licenses, permits and certifications, and the ability to start December 30, 2026
- Past performance: up to three recent and relevant examples of similar waste collection or recycling work, performed or completed within the five years before the response due date, each with customer, contract or order number, period of performance, approximate value, description of work and customer contact
- Sign and return the VAAR 852.219-75 limitations on subcontracting certificate with the quote
- Acknowledge receipt of all amendments
- Keep quote prices valid for 60 calendar days after the response due date
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The SOW gives a historical estimate of about 2,450,000 pounds of non-hazardous waste a year, for pricing only.
Not in the notice text
- Part of the RFQ (SF 1449) was attached but not fully read; the middle pages, including the rest of the option-year price lines, the delivery schedule and the supplemental insurance requirements, are on SAM.gov.
- Required insurance types and amounts are in the supplemental insurance requirements, which were not read.
- No Government estimate or contract value is stated.
- No site visit is mentioned in the documents read.
- The wage determination rates are linked to SAM.gov and were not read.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) certified through SBA's VetCert can bid as the prime contractor. Not certified through VetCert yet? Apply on VetCert (SBA), or start with the SDVOSB guide. More open service-disabled veteran-owned set-asides under NAICS 562111
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Lakiesha.Anderson@va.gov with the solicitation number 36C24827Q0047 in the subject line; Word, Excel or PDF files only, no ZIP files. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- 248-Network Contract Office 8 (36C248), Tampa, FL
- Product/service code
- S205 · Housekeeping – Trash/Garbage Collection
- Business type
- Environmental & natural resources (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 562111)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12, including FAR 12.201-1 and 12.202(b), as implemented under the applicable Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) deviation. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested; a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The attached SF 1449 and its attachments constitute the complete RFQ package. Solicitation Number: 36C24827Q0047 The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8, is soliciting quotations for general and recycled waste collection, hauling, disposal, and related container/compactor services at the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center, 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard, Bay Pines, FL 33744, and Lee County Healthcare Center, 2489 Diplomat Parkway East, Cape Coral, FL 33909, in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Services include scheduled and on-call collections, contractor-furnished containers and equipment, recycling, disposal documentation and weight-ticket reporting, and emergency support as specified in the SOW. Set-aside: 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) NAICS: 562111 Solid Waste Collection Size Standard: $47.0 million PSC: S205 Housekeeping: Trash/Garbage Collection Anticipated Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order Place of Performance: Bay Pines, Florida, and Cape Coral, Florida Anticipated Period of Performance Base Year: December 30, 2026 December 29, 2027 Option Year 1: December 30, 2027 December 29, 2028 Option Year 2: December 30, 2028 December 29, 2029 Option Year 3: December 30, 2029 December 29, 2030 Option Year 4: December 30, 2030 December 29, 2031 Solicitation Package and Quotation Submission The attached SF 1449 includes the line-item schedule (including all option periods), applicable solicitation provisions and contract clauses, quotation instructions, evaluation criteria, and other terms. Quoters shall review the SF 1449, SOW, and all attachments in their entirety. Quotations shall address all required services and provide pricing for the Base Period and each of the four option periods. Quotations shall be submitted by email to Lakiesha.Anderson@va.gov, with the solicitation number in the subject line. Quotations are due November 6, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Questions are due October 23, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. ET, by email to the same address. See the SF 1449 and its addenda for complete submission requirements. Evaluation and Award The Government anticipates comparative evaluation of quotations under FAR 12.203(c)(2), as implemented by the applicable RFO deviation. Evaluation will consider Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price in accordance with the attached solicitation provisions. The total evaluated price will include the Base Period and all four option periods. The Government intends to issue a purchase order to the responsible quoter whose quotation represents the best value to the Government, as described in the SF 1449. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference as identified in the SF 1449. Full text may be accessed at www.acquisition.gov. Quoters must satisfy applicable SDVOSB eligibility and certification requirements and the registration requirements stated in the solicitation. Attachments SF 1449 Request for Quotations, including SOW, clauses, provisions, pricing schedule, and addenda Applicable wage determination(s)
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