Regulated Medical Waste Equipment and Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Headquarters awarded a Master IDIQ for regulated medical waste equipment and services on September 28, 2020, with ordering closed on September 27, 2021—this vehicle is no longer active and cannot support new work. The original solicitation was set aside for total small business, but only three of eleven awarded task orders (27 percent) carry small-business designations; the remaining eight orders (73 percent) are unrestricted, indicating the VA exercised flexibility in subsequent procurements under the vehicle.

San-I-Pak Pacific, Inc. dominates the vehicle, holding ten of eleven task orders worth a combined $13 million of the vehicle's total potential value. Red Bag Solutions, Inc. holds a single order valued at $1 thousand. The VA's customer concentration is also high: the Veterans Health Administration networks at VISN 16, VISN 7, and VISN 12 account for the majority of task-order value, collectively representing more than $5.8 million of obligated funding across six orders.

Task orders focus on equipment installation and maintenance support for on-site steam autoclave systems, conveyor sterilizer and compactor units, and medical waste treatment infrastructure at VA facilities nationwide. Orders range from a nominal $1 thousand to nearly $5 million in ceiling value, with typical durations spanning one to five years. One order from September 2023 to San-I-Pak Pacific carries a ceiling of $880 thousand and obligated value of $810 thousand with a completion date of August 31, 2028. Firm fixed-price structures dominate all awards. The vehicle has obligated $13 million against a combined potential value of $13 million (99 percent utilization), with ordering momentum concentrated in 2020–2023 before the vehicle's ordering period expired.

Because this vehicle's ordering deadline has passed, pursuing work under it is not an option. The concentration of awards under San-I-Pak Pacific and the closure of the ordering period make this a completed vehicle with no forward opportunity.