Summary
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), under the U.S. Department of the Interior, is seeking a qualified small business to provide comprehensive hazardous waste removal services at the Eastern Ecological Science Center at its Laurel Campus, including characterization, packaging, transport, and disposal of PFAS-contaminated bio-waste from bird pens. Contract awardees will also conduct PFAS substrate testing across 15 pens (75 soil samples) and, if limits are exceeded, excavate and dispose of contaminated soil in accordance with all federal and state regulations. Solicitation 140G0126Q0177 is set aside as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 562112 (Hazardous Waste Collection, $47.0M size standard), with an 84-day period of performance after receipt of order and an anticipated award date of July 29, 2026.