36C24519Q0426-006.docx

FedBizOpps Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

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RESPONSE DATE (MM-DD-YYYY)

ARCHIVE

DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS

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CONTRACTING OFFICE

ADDRESS

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AGENCY'S URL

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AGENCY CONTACT'S EMAIL

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Rev. March 2010 S Hazardous Waste Service-Amendment Questions with Answers 25405 36C24519Q0426

COMBINE

07-23-2019 N 562112 Department of Veterans Affairs

VAMC (613)

VISN 5 Contract Satellite Office 510 Butler Avenue, Building 306A Martinsburg WV 25405 Amy Ritchey amy.ritchey@va.gov Washington, DC VAMC 50 Irving St NW Washington, DC 20422 amy.ritchey@va.gov Amy.Ritchey@va.gov Questions to Answers, with Hazardous Waste Manifest Attachments 1-3 Solicitation 36C24519Q0426

This solicitation is now extended until July 23 @ 2:00 pm

Note-Below is the hazardous waste questions sheet with answers in red and on page 4, a chart and cumulative graph on showing weight totals of the different waste streams the hospital generates based on the table (satellite accumulation areas).

Since hazardous waste costs are different than the cost of regular trash (hazardous waste costs are based on the amount of weight, and regular trash is based on a flat rate for the number of times a contractor picks up the dumpster. The chart and graph gives a look at:

1. The hospital’s major waste streams

1. The weight totals of each waste stream that is packed and shipped by the current contractor in quarter of FY19 (chart on page 4)

1. The cumulative weight totals of each waste stream ( pie graph on page 4)

Questions and Answers-

1. What company currently provides this service? Environmental Management Services

1. What is the current per unit pricing? Not Disclosing Pricing per unit

1. Will you provide copies of four recent hazardous waste manifests? Yes-see attached.

1. Approximately how many satellite locations are in place at the VA DC Medical Center? 104. NOTE: The DC VAMC is one of only a couple VA’s that also has a research facility (human and animal protocols). The major locations of SAA’s are listed in the table below. Some patient care areas have more than one medication room, thus they have 2-8 gallon and 2-2 gallon black RCRA waste containers for pharmaceutical waste.

Table 1. Satellite Accumulation Areas

Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical HW

Pharmaceutical HW and NHW

Research

HW storage cabinet Waste chemicals; expired chemicals – flammable, corrosive, or toxic

Flammable, corrosive

Flammable

1. Can we schedule a site visit before the response date?

1. Is parking provided for Field Techs assigned to work on site? Yes

Regarding the Price Schedule for Hazardous Waste Removal Item 0001: This is the price for transporting and disposing one x 8-gallon DOT rated container of Pharmaceutical Waste? Yes.

Does it include the price of a replacement container? No.

Is it acceptable if BWS overpacks these into 55-gallon DOT-rated containers to reduce disposal cost? Yes.

Item 0003: What will be in this 55-gallon metal drum? Waste aerosols, universal waste (lead-acid batteries), What has been in this drum in the past? Same as above question.

Item 0004: Is this the price for an empty 55-gallon cardboard drum delivered to the site?

What is the volume of waste for each of these Items (0001 – 0006) over the past 6-months? I cannot provide the volume of waste for each of individual containers listed in items 0001 – 0006, but on page 3 of this document a chart has been provided to show the waste accumulation weight totals in each quarter of FY2019. A graph has also been added on page 3 which shows the cumulative weight totals so far in this fiscal year.

Regarding the Price Schedule for Site Services-The additional Pricing for each location was added in error…Please disregard!

There are Price Schedules for 5 locations besides the Washington DC VA Medical Center. Are prices for these other locations included in the evaluation? If so, how many hours/week are currently spent at each?

Volumes/ Quantities of Waste Streams

See attached document: Hazardous Waste-DC manifest 1.

See attached document: Hazardous Waste Manifest-DC 3.

See attached document: Hazardous Waste Manifest-DC 2.

DCVAMC FY19 Waste Stream Totals in Pounds (so far)

FY19 Waste Stream Totals (as of end of Feb. 2019) Univ. Waste, 4,403

Flammable Corrosive Toxic Subst. Mercury Pharm HW N-R Pharm Other NHW Univ. Waste Waste Chemo 3642 187 1296 29 2012 1540 108 4403 4260 image1.emf image2.emf