# SAM #MALMSTROM_BASE_REFUSE

Malmstrom AFB base-wide refuse collection, recycling, and disposal services

**Buyer:** 341st Contracting Squadron
**Posted:** October 19, 2026
**Respond By:** October 26, 2026
**Identifier:** MALMSTROM_BASE_REFUSE
**NAICS:** 562111, 562920, 562212

The Department of the Air Force is conducting market research for integrated solid-waste services at Malmstrom Air Force Base.
- **Government buyer:** Department of the Air Force; 341st Contracting Squadron, Air Force Global Strike Command; Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana.
- **Requirement:** Base-wide refuse collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal. The contractor supplies personnel, vehicles, containers, equipment, materials, and supervision.
- **Estimated annual workload:** 2,500 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW), 2,000 tons of ash, 450 tons of construction and demolition debris, and 30 tons of lime; recyclables include 59 tons of paper, 0.78 tons of aluminum, 0.87 tons of tin, and 56 tons of cardboard. The PWS also estimates 30 bulk pickups and 55 special-event container placements annually.
- **Services:** Routine MSW and recycling receptacle service; food-waste container collection; public/common-area waste and recycling service; bulk-item pickups; special-event container placements; call-in construction and demolition debris and ash collection; lime collection; additional pickups; and transport, disposal, and documented landfill tipping-fee reimbursement.
- **Notable requirements:** Use leak-proof, covered trucks for ash and lime; provide a 10-yard container for concrete and asphalt debris and a covered 20-yard container for lime; respond to unscheduled pickups within one business day and urgent additional pickups within 24 hours. Vehicles must be certified for weighing, and the contractor must provide monthly tonnage and recycling-sales reports, use approved container colors, and support performance monitoring. Technical capability will be evaluated for compliance with FAR 52.219-14 (Limitations on Subcontracting) and the adequacy of the solid-waste disposal plan.
- **Small-business participation:** The Air Force is assessing whether the requirement can be set aside for small businesses and encourages qualified 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB firms.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, vendors, or product part numbers are identified.

### Description

<p>The 341st Contracting Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, is issuing this Sources Sought notice to identify capable commercial vendors&mdash;with a strong emphasis on maximizing participation from qualified small business concerns across all socioeconomic categories (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB)&mdash;to perform base-wide refuse collection, transportation, and disposal services in accordance with the Statement of Work. This market research is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 10 to determine whether the acquisition can be competitively set aside for small business under the Rule of Two. Interested businesses capable of fulfilling this requirement are encouraged to submit a brief capability statement outlining their business size status, operational capacity, and relevant experience no later than <strong>26 October 2026 at 1600 MDT</strong>.</p>

<p>Technical capability for this requirement will be evaluated based on the contractor&#39;s demonstrated compliance with FAR 52.219-14 (<em>Limitations on Subcontracting</em>) and the adequacy of their solid waste disposal plan.</p>

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