The USGS needs a small business to remove hazardous waste from its Laurel Campus, including waste characterization, packaging, and disposal.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The USGS needs a contractor to remove hazardous waste from its Laurel Campus, including waste characterization, packaging, labeling, documentation, technical support, and all necessary licenses, permits, insurance, and waste disposition. The site contains 15 bird pens that require PFAS substrate testing, with a total of 75 samples collected.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside, with a period of performance of 84 days. The request for quotes will close on August 7, 2026.
- How will they pick the winner? The agency will evaluate proposals based on the lowest price technically acceptable.
- When and how do you bid? Bids must be submitted via email to dayna_parkin@ios.doi.gov by August 7, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory site visit on July 16, 2026, and a second site visit on July 30, 2026. If you miss it, you can't bid.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification
Primary point of contact
Name
Parkin, Dayna
Email
dparkin@usgs.gov
Phone
(703) 648-7374