OCRRA is seeking proposals for household hazardous waste collection and disposal services. The selected vendor must provide an in-county location for collection and be responsible for safe handling and disposal in compliance with DEC and EPA regulations. Services are required year-round with specific weekly and monthly hours, and preference will be given to convenient schedules and PaintCare program participants. Proposals are due August 28, 2026. Questions are due July 31, 2026. The vendor's facility will be subject to OCRRA audits. Insurance requirements include general liability, automobile liability, workers' compensation, professional liability, and pollution coverage. Vendors must disclose any prior non-responsibility determinations and adhere to permissible contact rules.
Proposals are due by August 28, 2026, at 2:00 p. m. Services will commence January 1, 2027.
Vendor will bill OCRRA monthly for accepted materials and provide itemized receipts for each appointment. Vendor will bill OCRRA monthly for the OCRRA program accepted materials and provide OCRRA with itemized receipts for each appointment.
The evaluation and selection process will be based upon a thorough review of all submittals, interviews and the use of independent sources of information. OCRRA specifically reserves the right to select, for award, any or none of the bids submitted, at its sole discretion, or to waive any nonconformance in bids received.
Vendors must provide copies of all current local, state, and federal permits and certifications issued to the firm pertaining to handling, storage, and transportation of hazardous waste. Vendors shall also provide comparable requirements in other states through which the waste might travel.
If a vendor fails to comply with procurement contact restrictions or submits knowingly false, inaccurate, or incomplete information, or violates the OCRRA ethics code, they may be found to be a nonresponsible vendor. This can result in rejection of the bid, contract cancellation, and debarment from future OCRRA contracts for a period of four years after two such findings. his can result in a rejection of your firm for contract award, a cancellation of the contract, if later discovered the contract will include a cancellation provision for such a contingency, and in the event of two such findings in a four year period, debarment from obtaining any further OCRRA procurement contract for a period of four years from the time of the second violation.
The vendor's facility would be subject to an OCRRA audit at any time. The vendors facility would be subject to an OCRRA audit at any time.
Vendors may be disqualified for unauthorized procurement contacts, ethics code violations, or knowingly providing false, inaccurate, or incomplete information. if you fail to comply with the above procurement contacts restrictions or you submit knowingly false, inaccurate or incomplete information, or you violate our ocrra ethics code, you may be found to be a nonresponsible vendor.
