S222--New: 5-Year Ordering Period Contract (02/01/2025-01/31/2030) Sharps and Chemotherapy Waste Collection/Disposal Services at the Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, IL.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration is seeking a contractor to provide sharps and chemotherapy waste collection and disposal services at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, IL. The solicitation is for a 5-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with five one-year priced periods, running from February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2030. The contractor will be responsible for managing reusable medical sharps container services, including weekly collection, transportation, and disposal of an estimated 12,000 lbs of sharps waste and 4,000 lbs of chemotherapy waste annually. Potential bidders must provide evidence of three consecutive years of experience in similar services and demonstrate compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and state/local regulations. Key dates include a site visit on January 14, 2024, questions due by January 21, 2024, and quotes due by January 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM CST.
The solicitation is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside with NAICS code 562211 and a size standard of $47 million. The contract has a minimum guarantee of $1,000 and a ceiling of $750,000 over the entire contract period. The VA requires the contractor to provide all containers, mounting brackets, and related equipment, including red, yellow, blue, or black containers in 3 and 4-gallon sizes. The facility already has approximately 230 Daniels brand adjustable sharp container wall mounts and 35 stands for chemo containers, with an estimated 5 new wall mounts to be purchased and installed annually. The Department of Labor wage determinations for Lake County, IL apply to this procurement, with minimum wages set at $17.75 per hour under Executive Order 14026. The contractor will be responsible for collecting and disposing of sharps waste through shredding and autoclaving before landfill disposal, with no controlled substances to be included in the sharps containers.
36C25225Q0176 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12
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1/7/25, 5:55 PM S222--New: 5-Year Ordering Period Contract (02/01/2025-01/31/2030) Sharps and Chemotherapy Waste Collection/Disposal Services at the Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, IL.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA VHA) is seeking a 5-year contract for sharps and chemotherapy waste collection and disposal services at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center located in North Chicago, Illinois. The contract will cover a comprehensive waste management solution specifically for medical sharps and chemotherapy-related waste disposal, with the ordering period spanning from February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2030. The solicitation will be issued under NAICS code 562211 for Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal and PSC code S222 for Housekeeping Waste Treatment/Storage. Responses to this pre-solicitation notice are due by January 27, 2025, at 12:00 PM Central Time, with the contracting office being the VA GLAC (69D) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The point of contact for this opportunity is Contracting Officer Scott Sands, who will oversee the procurement process.
The solicitation is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), limiting competition to qualifying vendors with this specific designation. The place of performance is located at 3001 Green Bay Road in North Chicago, Illinois, where the waste collection and disposal services will be implemented. While specific award values were not detailed in the pre-solicitation notice, the 5-year contract duration suggests a significant and sustained service requirement for the VA healthcare facility. The procurement will involve collecting, transporting, and safely disposing of medical sharps and chemotherapy-related waste, which requires specialized handling and compliance with strict medical waste regulations. Interested SDVOSB vendors should carefully review the upcoming solicitation documents to ensure they meet the technical and compliance requirements for this critical healthcare waste management contract.
36C25225Q0176 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12
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1/7/25, 5:51 PM S222--5-Year Ordering Period (02/01/2025 - 01/31/2030) at the Captain James A Lovell FHCC in North Chicago, IL for Sharps and Chemotherapy Waste Collection and Disposal Services. Earth Smart Environmental Solutions, LLC.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 has awarded contract 36C25225D0022 to Earth Smart Environmental Solutions, LLC for Sharps and Chemotherapy Waste Collection and Disposal Services at the Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, IL. The contract, set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns, has a 5-year ordering period from February 1, 2025, through January 31, 2030, with a total award value of $376,745.15. The contract was awarded on January 30, 2025, and covers the collection and disposal of medical waste, specifically sharps and chemotherapy-related materials, for the VA healthcare facility.
36C25225Q0176 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12
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