# Waste & Recycling Receptacles

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24124q0287

- Solicitation number: 36C24124Q0287
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Big Belly Solar, LLC
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 241-Network Contract Office 01 (36C241)
- NAICS: 332439 Other Metal Container Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 4540 Waste Disposal Equipment
- County: Norfolk County (FIPS 25021). https://abierto.us/counties/norfolk-county-ma-25021
- First posted: February 12, 2024
- Last posted: February 12, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1ed3c9d53d2d4996bb6f5da53b3c4202/view

## Description

Special Notice for notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a firm-fixed-price purchase with Big Belly Solar, LLC 150 A Street Suite 103, NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, MA 02494-2824 USA for ten (10) Solar Waste-Recycling Receptacles. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

The proposed action shall be a commercial acquisition using simplified acquisition procedures classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 332439 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. The product is a smart waste and recycling system with a proprietary monitoring system, to include solar-powered compacting and non-compacting public space receptacles with data collection and monitoring capability for waste and recycling operations.

The medical center requires a streamlined waste management solution for indoor and outdoor use, fully enclosed, large capacity, fullness indicator, foot pedals for hands-free operation, without the use of AC electricity. Any firm that believes it has the capabilities to provide equipment compatible with the product, to include spare parts, software, and maintenance and support, may contact Contract Specialist Molly.Greening@va.gov.

Information received from firms as a result of this notice will be considered for support of the Government s determination to support of a non-competitive strategy. A determination not to compete this proposed order based on responses to this notice will be made at the discretion of the Government.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Big Belly Solar, LLC (UEI C75CMRJ9G315)
- Contract: 36C24124P0356, purchase order
- Obligated: $71,002.80
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C24124Q0287 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C241 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C24124P0356_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- February 12, 2024: Special notice, due January 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM EST. Notice 11d2d73406534e7f826d7968a409f3a2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/11d2d73406534e7f826d7968a409f3a2/view
- February 12, 2024: Special notice, due February 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 1ed3c9d53d2d4996bb6f5da53b3c4202. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1ed3c9d53d2d4996bb6f5da53b3c4202/view

## Points of contact

- Molly Greening, Contract Specialist, Molly.Greening@va.gov, 413-584-4040 x 6413

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