Description
The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Tifton, GA is issuing a small‑business‑set‑aside RFQ for comprehensive hazardous waste removal and disposal services. The contractor must handle lab packing, waste profiling, manifesting, chemical stabilization (including a High‑Hazard Chemist if needed), transport, and final disposal of hazardous, non‑hazardous, and universal waste in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. The period of performance is October 1 – December 30 2026, with a three‑day on‑site removal window and a three‑month window for certificate of disposal issuance. The site provides power and water, but the contractor must supply its own material‑handling equipment (e.g., forklift). All paperwork (EPA Form 8700‑22) may be completed on‑site or via paper, and the contractor must be SAM‑registered.
• Scope: Full hazardous waste clean‑out (lab packing, characterization, stabilization, transport, disposal).
• Location: 2747 Davis Road, Tifton, GA 31794 (Hazardous Waste Marshaling Area).
• Period of performance: Oct 1 – Dec 30 2026 (≈3 months).
• Submission deadline: Sep 18 2026, 12:00 PM PT (electronic).
• Small‑business set‑aside under NAICS 562112.
• Contractor must provide own forklift/material‑handling equipment; site utilities (electricity, water) are available.
• Required SAM registration; EPA Generator ID not required for e‑manifest (Very Small Quantity Generator).
• Deliverables include certificates of disposal within 3 months of waste receipt.