S222--Hazardous Waste Disposal
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326R0067 in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 24, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Jun 24, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Before responding please carefully read and consider the following: Hazardous Waste Supplies and Services for the Black Hills VA Health Care System. This is a Sources Sought Announcement Only and no solicitation is currently available. Responses will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After a review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice, a solicitation announcement may be posted. A response to this Sources Sought Notice is not an adequate reply to a potentially forthcoming solicitation. All information contained in this Sources S… (show all)
ought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is, 562112: Hazardous Waste Collection, size standard is $47 million. NOTE: Please ensure that the System for Award Management (SAM) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement. As this is a service acquisition with an estimated total cost over the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. See FAR 52.219-14 at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/. This acquisition may also be subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards, see FAR 37.107. Additional information is accessible at SAM.gov | Wage Determinations. Description of Services See attached Statement of Work Waste Stream Price List Supplies Price List Interested firms with the capability of providing the requirement, shall submit capability statements so the Government can determine the firm s experience and capability to provide the requirements. Failure to demonstrate the capability of providing the requirement in response to this market survey may affect the Government s review of the industry s ability to perform or provide these requirements. Firms shall include the following information with their responses: Organization name, unique entity identification (UEI) number, address, socioeconomic category of your firm under the NAICS, email address of a point of contact who can verify the demonstrated capabilities, website address, and telephone number. Capability statement demonstrating the ability to meet the specialized requirements stated in the Statement of Work and their expertise in the above-described areas in sufficient detail, including any other specific and relevant information. Small Business respondents indicate the estimate of services/supplies to be subcontracted. What percentage of services/supplies (estimated) would the company perform as the Prime Contractor? __________________% What percentage of services/supplies (estimated) would the company subcontract to other firms? __________________% State whether any of the requested services/supplies may be ordered against a government contract awarded to your organization (e.g� Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), General Services Administration (GSA), etc.). � State your pricing structure to describe how your company charges such as charging per trip to the VA facility, disposal per pound, disposal per container, or any combination thereof. Only firms seriously interested and truly capable should send their information described above by email to cameron.rick@va.gov no later than 12:00PM Central Time, July 1, 2026.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same product/service code (PSC) S222.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $61K to $865K, median $333K; range $21K to $1.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| EARTH SMART ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $1.7M | Sep 18, 2026 |
| IRON ENTERPRISE LLC | 1 | $592K | Mar 25, 2025 |
| STERICYCLE INC | 1 | $74K | Jun 17, 2025 |
| BEST CHOICE ENVIRONMENTAL INC | 1 | $21K | Jan 6, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 18, 2026EARTH SMART ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LLC$1.7MS222--Hazardous Waste DisposalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 6, 2026BEST CHOICE ENVIRONMENTAL INC$21KS222--Regulated Medical Waste ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 17, 2025STERICYCLE INC$74KS222--Regulated Medical Waste Disposal - FARGONo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 25, 2025IRON ENTERPRISE LLC$592KS222--RMW Medical Waste Removal - NWINo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.