Department of Veterans Affairs · 248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
36C24827Q0047
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
562111
Product service code
S205
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
Posted
2026-10-16
Response deadline
Nov 6, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC
Place of performance
Bay Pines
Contracting contact
lakiesha.anderson@va.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 562111 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
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)
Contact
Point of contact
Lakiesha Anderson
Role
the contracting officer
Email
lakiesha.anderson@va.gov
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