Emergency and Spill Response Services at Baltimore Thurgood Marshall & Martin State Airports

The work to be performed under this contract consists of providing all labor, equipment, materials and expertise to provide emergency response for the containment and removal of fuel, oil, controlled hazardous substances, leaking or failing underground storage tank (UST) fuel systems and cleanup of lavatory and sewage spills at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI Thurgood Marshall) and Martin State (MTN) Airports and other property owned by the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) and hereinafter, Administration, in accordance with these specifications and State and Federal regulations.

The award of this contract shall be made to the responsible bidder that submits the lowest responsive bid meeting the specifications.

This is a Small Business Reserve Procurement for which award will be limited to certified small business vendors.

The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, and expertise to provide emergency response for the containment, and removal of fuel, oil, controlled hazardous substances, leaking or failing underground storage tank (UST) fuel systems, and cleanup of lavatory and sewage spills for the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Aviation Administration, hereinafter Administration or MAA, at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI Thurgood Marshall) and Martin State (MTN) Airports, and other property owned by the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) in accordance with these specifications and State and Federal regulations.

The primary purpose of this contract’s scope is to respond to emergency spills, such as the release of petroleum products, hazardous materials, and sewage spills. A secondary function of this contract is to remove leaking or failing UST systems. [...] Administration personnel do not have the forty (40) hour HAZWOPER training required to respond to and clean up large spills.

This contract responds to UST failures and leaks resulting in the removal of tank systems. Administration personnel are trained and certified to inspect and remove UST systems. However, Administration personnel will not be the responsible license holder when removing UST’s at either airport.

The contractor will be responsible for the cleanup, containment, etc., of spills, and the onsite transportation of collected wastes to one (1) of the two (2) waste storage sites at BWI Thurgood Marshall or MTN Airports. Waste will be disposed of through the Administration’s Hazardous Waste Removal contract in accordance with all State and Federal Regulations.

**Submission:** Sealed Bids shall be submitted on emma.maryland.gov, no later than **December 3rd, 2026, 1:00:00pm**, local time. Bids shall only be accepted via the State’s internet-based electronic procurement system, eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA). Positively no bids shall be received after 1:00:00. p.m.

**Evaluation:** The award of this contract shall be made to the responsible bidder that submits the lowest responsive bid meeting the specifications.

**Bonds:** Each Bid (Section P), if in the amount of **$100,000** or more, must be accompanied by a Bid Bond (Section L) in the amount of five percent 5% of the total contract price. Performance Bond (Section B) in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the total contract price shall be required of the successful Bidder.

**Contract term:** This contract shall remain in effect for a period of three (3) years beginning with Notice to Proceed (NTP) and may be continued for one (1) additional two (2) year period at the option of the Administration.