Specifications include, but are not limited to: In Fiscal Year 2018 and 2019, NCTCOG administered a Regional Recycling Survey and Educational Campaign to improve recycling participation and decrease recycling contamination. This project included data collection and a waste characterization assessment which were utilized to develop consistent messaging for the educational campaign. With two waste characterization assessments completed in 2018 and 2019, NCTCOG seeks to conduct a third waste characterization assessment in 2020 to measure the success of the educational campaign. The purpose of this request for proposals is to identify a quality Respondent best suited to assist NCTCOG with the planning and execution of a North Central Texas Waste Characterization Study, resulting in a Master Services Agreement(s) (MSA) for project management and completion of deliverables and a waste alternatives analysis, as detailed in the Scope of Work (Section 4.0). The services desired are not anticipated to exceed a cost of $60,000.00