Federal contracts / Trash and garbage collection / South Carolina
Federal trash and garbage collection contracts in South Carolina
Refuse, recycling and garbage collection on federal installations. Below are the largest awards on record in South Carolina since FY2020, the companies holding them, and what the Service Contract Act requires the work to be paid here.
What the labor has to be paid in South Carolina
Across the 24 standard wage determinations covering South Carolina. Rates vary by county, so use the determination for your actual place of performance — these are the range, not a rate you can bid against.
Hourly wage floors. Health & welfare is owed on top of the wage, and vacation and holidays on top of that — how fringe works. To turn these into a bid price, use the free pricer.
Competed awards ending within a year
Openly competed awards whose period of performance ends in the next twelve months. Unexercised options are not on the award record, so some will be extended rather than re-solicited. 5 further awards ending in the same window were not openly competed (AbilityOne or sole source) and are left out, because such work is generally not re-opened to the public.
| Ends | Current holder | Agency | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | AMERICAN VET SOLUTIONS INC WASTE AND SHARPS DISPOSAL | Department of Veterans Affairs | $1.4M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | DORADO SERVICES, INC. REFUSE AND RECYCLE COLLECTION. | Department of Defense | $1.2M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | HAMILTON ALLIANCE INC SOLID WASTE REMOVAL | Department of Veterans Affairs | $620K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | DILLON, COUNTY OF SC LANDFILL SERVICES - FCI BENNETTSVILLE | Department of Justice | $66K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | COUNTY OF GEORGETOWN LANDFILL FY 26 | Department of Justice | $48K |
| Aug 31, 2027 | WOODLAND CONSULTING, LLC SOLID WASTE/TRASH PICKUP HML AND 500/600 | Department of Commerce | $11K |
Largest holders in South Carolina
By total obligated value across the largest awards on record.
| Recipient | Awards | Total obligated |
|---|---|---|
| SPECPRO SUSTAINMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC | 5 | $8,553,616 |
| VMX INTERNATIONAL LLC | 12 | $8,168,060 |
| DORADO SERVICES, INC. | 10 | $7,290,540 |
| UNIQUE CLEANING SERVICE, INC. | 1 | $1,790,734 |
| AMERICAN VET SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | $1,395,014 |
Largest awards on record
| Award | Recipient | Period | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| FA480319C0003 REFUSE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION | DORADO SERVICES, INC. | Oct 1, 2018 – Mar 31, 2024 | $2.2M |
| W9124C26FA001 POSTWIDE REFUSE INCREMENTAL FUNDING Not openly competed | SPECPRO SUSTAINMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC | Nov 8, 2025 – Nov 7, 2026 | $1.8M |
| W9124C25F0008 REFUSE Not openly competed | SPECPRO SUSTAINMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC | Nov 8, 2024 – Nov 7, 2025 | $1.8M |
| 36C24720F0241 JANITORIAL SERIVES FOR GREENVILLE CBOC | UNIQUE CLEANING SERVICE, INC. | Mar 1, 2020 – Feb 28, 2025 | $1.8M |
| W9124C24F0003 REFUSE Not openly competed | SPECPRO SUSTAINMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC | Oct 31, 2023 – Nov 7, 2024 | $1.7M |
| W9124C23F0007 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTION 1 (2MOS FUNDED) Not openly competed | SPECPRO SUSTAINMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC | Nov 8, 2022 – Nov 7, 2023 | $1.6M |
| W9124C22F0004 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PHASE IN_BASE YEAR Not openly competed | SPECPRO SUSTAINMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC | Nov 8, 2021 – Nov 7, 2022 | $1.6M |
| FA480314C0001 IGF::OT::IGF- REFUSE COLLECTION-BASE COMPACTED GARBAGE | DORADO SERVICES, INC. | Oct 1, 2013 – Sep 30, 2018 | $1.6M |
| W9124C19F0089 REFUSE | VMX INTERNATIONAL LLC | Jul 31, 2019 – Mar 6, 2021 | $1.6M |
| 36C24725P0056 WASTE AND SHARPS DISPOSAL | AMERICAN VET SOLUTIONS INC | Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2026 | $1.4M |
| FA480324C0012 REFUSE AND RECYCLE COLLECTION. | DORADO SERVICES, INC. | Apr 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2026 | $1.2M |
| FA441821F0016 OY 3 REFUSE | VMX INTERNATIONAL LLC | Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2021 | $1.0M |
| FA441822F0014 MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT OPTION 4 TASK ORDER | VMX INTERNATIONAL LLC | Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022 | $1.0M |
| FA441820F0016 MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE O&M | VMX INTERNATIONAL LLC | Oct 1, 2019 – Sep 30, 2020 | $1.0M |
| FA441819F0018 MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE O&M | VMX INTERNATIONAL LLC | Oct 1, 2018 – Sep 30, 2019 | $1.0M |
| M0026321P0004 MUNICIPAL WASTE PICKUP Not openly competed | WASTE MANAGEMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC. | Nov 3, 2020 – Oct 31, 2024 | $848K |
| FA441819CA005 PROVIDE VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (VTE) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND INSPECTION SERVICES AT JOINT BASE CHARLESTON | SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORPORATION | Jan 1, 2019 – Sep 30, 2023 | $818K |
| FA441818F0054 IGT::CT::IGT MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE O&M | VMX INTERNATIONAL LLC | Jan 1, 2018 – Sep 30, 2018 | $737K |
| W9124C18F0291 8 CY CONTAINERS SERVICED | VMX INTERNATIONAL LLC | Sep 11, 2018 – Sep 6, 2019 | $705K |
| 36C24723C0014 SOLID WASTE REMOVAL | HAMILTON ALLIANCE INC | Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2026 | $620K |
| W9124C21C0013 8 CY CONTAINERS SERVICED Not openly competed | VMX INTERNATIONAL LLC | May 6, 2021 – Dec 8, 2021 | $556K |
| 36C24720P0018 SOLID WASTE REMOVAL | TRI-COUNTY RECYCLING INC | Oct 1, 2019 – Sep 30, 2024 | $550K |
| N4008525F0845 ACQR 6131922 INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTION YEAR 1 - RECURRING SERVICES | DORADO SERVICES, INC. | Aug 29, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026 | $496K |
| M0026325P0002 MUNICIPAL WASTE Not openly competed | WASTE MANAGEMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC. | Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 | $477K |
| N4008524F6277 DAI FUND BASE PERIOD FOR ISWM | DORADO SERVICES, INC. | Sep 1, 2024 – Aug 31, 2025 | $477K |
Reading this without fooling yourself
- These are the 100 largest awards, not all of them. Small awards, purchase-card buys and subcontracts are not here.
- Obligated is not annual. The figure is money obligated to date across the life of the award. A five-year contract shows five years of money.
- An end date is not a recompete date. Options, extensions and bridge contracts all move it, and an agency may not re-solicit at all.
- Not openly competed means not open to you. AbilityOne and sole-source work is placed with a specific source by rule, and is generally not re-opened to the public when it ends.
- The wage floor is the same for every bidder. A rate range tells you the shape of a bid, not whether you can win one.
Next: how to find subcontracting work, the cash you would need to carry the payroll, or a labor mix priced against a specific county.
Award data from USASpending.gov, refreshed Sep 19, 2026; wage rates from the determinations currently on file. Award IDs link to the official record.
Informational only. Figures are reproduced from public federal procurement records and published wage determinations, and may be amended at the source. Nothing here is advice about whether to bid, what to bid, or the standing of any company named. Verify against the solicitation and the award record before acting.
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