Waste & Recycling contracting in Vermont
Solid waste, recycling, electronics recycling, and hazardous-waste handling for government sites. AXA South coordinates the program; permitted haulers and TSDFs do the work.
No special license required to bid or hold the prime. No professional or trade license is required for AXA South to bid or hold the prime contract in this category. Any work that requires a state-issued trade, professional, or specialty license is performed by a properly licensed subcontractor in the project jurisdiction. AXA South does not self-perform licensed trade work and does not represent itself as a licensee of any trade or profession.
This categoryHaulers and TSDFs operate under their own state and EPA permits. AXA South holds the agency contract and runs the program.
VermontVermont licenses construction at the trade level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trades.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Vermont runs a small but steady civilian state buying program out of Montpelier and Burlington. Federal demand is modest, centered on the Air National Guard.
Dairy and specialty food production, tourism, precision manufacturing and semiconductors, and a small but consistent federal and Guard presence.
For waste & recycling specifically in Vermont, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Vermont perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Vermont's federal footprint is limited, so the Agency of Administration, the Agency of Transportation, and the state's towns and school districts make up most of the market. Town-level buying in Vermont is genuinely local and relationship-driven.
State fiscal year ends June 30. The construction and exterior maintenance season is short and mud season in early spring further compresses it. The federal fiscal year closes September 30, so August and September carry the heaviest volume of simplified-acquisition and micro-purchase activity at every installation in the state.
Vermont does not operate a general minority set-aside program. VTrans administers the federal DBE program, and the state applies preferences supporting Vermont-based products in some categories.
Bidding town work with a corporate posture. Vermont municipalities award to vendors who respond to a phone call, and a distant vendor with no local presence loses on responsiveness even at lower price.
Vermont Bid System
https://bgs.vermont.gov/purchasing-contracting/
Operated by the Vermont Office of Purchasing and Contracting.
- · Vermont Air National Guard at Burlington
- · VTrans
- · Vermont Agency of Human Services
No state Little Davis-Bacon. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.
Vermont licenses construction at the trade level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trades.
What this contract covers in Vermont.
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Solid waste and recycling routes
Containers, schedules, and reporting tuned to the site's actual generation.
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Electronics recycling and IT disposition
R2 or e-Stewards-certified processors with data-destruction certificates per device.
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Hazardous and universal waste
Manifested pickup through permitted haulers and TSDFs. Generator records maintained for agency files.
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Document destruction
On-site shred or off-site secure destruction with certificates and chain-of-custody.
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Sustainability reporting
Diversion, recycling, and disposal metrics in the format the agency reports under EO and OMB guidance.
We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for waste & recycling in Vermont include Burlington VT, Montpelier.
Can you handle classified or sensitive media destruction?
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Yes, through NSA-listed destruction partners for classified media. Standard secure destruction is documented per device.
Do you provide diversion reporting?
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Yes. Monthly diversion and disposal reports formatted for OMB Scorecard and agency sustainability dashboards.
Can you mobilize for a one-time cleanout?
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Yes. We scope, price, and execute one-time cleanouts on stand-alone POs.