How to bid on FY27 HIOSH Hazardous Waste for the CDC

What NIOSH is buying

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seeks hazardous and other waste pickup, transportation, and final treatment or disposal at research facilities in Cincinnati, Morgantown, Pittsburgh, and Spokane. Pickups are required quarterly at each site.

The contractor must provide packaging, labeling, analyses, manifests, records, and compliant waste handling through final treatment or disposal. Waste includes laboratory chemicals, universal waste, gas cylinders, and other materials. This RFP may suit firms able to manage varied laboratory waste and provide pickup and documentation across multiple locations.

Deadline and schedule

The RFP was published October 26, 2026. Responses are due November 5, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The deadline is the cutoff for submitting a response. Plan to complete and submit your bid before then, allowing time to check that all required materials have been included.

Who this opportunity suits

This opportunity is relevant to environmental services firms that handle hazardous and laboratory waste, including packaging, transportation, manifests, and final treatment or disposal. Vendors should assess whether they can serve all four sites and manage the range of waste described in the solicitation.

The work includes hazardous chemicals, universal waste, aerosols, batteries, lamps, oils, gas cylinders, and other laboratory waste. The contractor must comply with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.

How to access and respond

Use the portal’s “View original source” option to open the opportunity. If the first click takes you to the portal homepage, click it again to go to the bid. A free account may be needed to view documents, though some bids do not require one.

Review the solicitation documents on the portal for the response instructions and required submission method. The information provided here does not specify how or where to submit the bid.

Prepare a clear, credible response

Show how your firm would handle the full service chain: pickup, packaging, transportation, waste analysis and classification, manifests, records, and final treatment or disposal. Explain how you would keep each NIOSH item number linked to its manifest line and applicable RCRA waste codes, as required.

Address the quarterly pickup schedule at all four sites and the variety of waste types, including lab-packed chemicals and gas cylinders. Make clear how your proposed approach meets the stated handling and documentation requirements without assuming that all sites have the same waste mix.

Before submitting, check the solicitation for every requested form, certification, and response instruction. Use a final review to confirm that your response is complete, consistent, and submitted before the deadline.