Waste Collection Government Contracts in Massachusetts

In Q3 2026, Massachusetts has 18 active Waste Collection Services opportunities distributed across 6 cities, but the market is top-heavy: Unknown commands 44% of all activity. Unknown, Mashpee, Huntington together hold 78% of statewide deal flow. Contractors entering Massachusetts's Waste Collection Services market should treat Unknown as the primary beachhead before expanding to secondary markets.

Massachusetts's Waste Collection Services landscape in Q3 2026 is shaped by 6 active markets, with clear tiers of opportunity. The primary tier — Unknown and Mashpee — captures 66% of statewide activity. A secondary tier including Huntington and Andover adds another 22%, with the remaining 2 cities splitting 12% of opportunities. Understanding this tier structure is critical for resource allocation — a contractor targeting Massachusetts gets the most return from prioritizing tier-one markets while monitoring tier-two for less competitive openings.

Two agencies shape Massachusetts's Waste Collection Services market: Department of the Army leads at 37% of awards, with Department of Veterans Affairs at 30%. Together they represent 67% of the state's 57 recorded contract actions and $18.0M in total spending. Winning with either agency provides the past-performance foundation to compete for the other's work. On the vendor side, the market is incumbent-heavy: the top 3 contractors — DBI WASTE SYSTEMS INC, CAVOSSA DISPOSAL CORP, E.L. HARVEY & SONS INC. — hold 91% of recent awards, meaning new entrants face significant barriers unless targeting recompetes or set-asides.

Looking ahead, 3 Waste Collection Services contracts in Massachusetts are entering recompete windows, valued at an estimated $111.7M combined. Of these, 3 carry high takeover signals — meaning the incumbent's position is vulnerable based on the agency's historical vendor switching patterns. For contractors planning their Massachusetts pipeline, these recompetes represent the highest-probability wins: existing requirements with defined scopes, incumbent performance data on record, and established funding lines.

Analysis computed from SAM.gov and USAspending.gov data · Updated daily

Computed from SAM.gov and USAspending.gov data · Updated daily