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1. Section E1 states “A rating of “acceptable” or “unacceptable” will be assigned to each non priced factor.” What constitutes an acceptable or unacceptable rating for past performance? What constitutes an acceptable or unacceptable rating for the technical proposal? Are there a number of projects that provide an acceptable rating for past performance?

Past performance will be verified via CPARS to determine if these are services your company has done in the past that resulted in a satisfactory rating. The contracting office may also reach out to customers from previously identified contracts to assess vendors performance If there are no ratings in CPARS than you can provide your capability statement for review in the technical proposal. There is no number of projects that will result in an acceptable rating for past performance.

1. Are applicable permit, contractor training, spill clean up, and transportation costs allocated into the price submitted in Section B.2. “Price/Cost Schedule” or will these be submitted separately?

Please submit those costs as a separate line item.

2. During the performance of the contract, if increases in the quantities in Section B.2, how are the additional costs considered for payment?

Additional costs will be considered via a contract modification.

3. Are all employees required to have the OSHA 30-hr training? Section 20 under B.1. mentions it.

Yes, it is required.

4. page 5 item 2 d requires. The contractor will provide a DOT approved medical waste trailer (non-refrigerated) that will remain on site and be exchanged with a new trailer each week after the weekly pickup service has been performed. Current service does not remove the trailer weekly, but the trailer is used for storage of clean and dirty containers. The current service by route truck 2x a week. Is this acceptable.

Yes, this is acceptable.

5. Page 7 item 5 requires The contractor shall pickup all properly packaged plastic tubs/containers of medical waste to include Chemo, non-controlled pharmaceuticals and Cytotoxic one (1) time a week or more frequently, if required. Current service is 2x per week is a frequency of 2x a week acceptable.

Yes, this is acceptable.

6. Page 8 item 8 vii requires. Contractor shall provide proof of a State of Virginia processing permit, Transportation Licenses, all City Permits, and proof of a permit annually thereafter.

Non-Haz pharma, pathological waste and trace-chemotherapy waste must be incinerated and there are No State of Virginia permitted medical waste incinerators as such this waste be taken to an out of state permitted medical waste incineration facility. Secondly, is it acceptable to bring the autoclave waste to an out of state permitted facility as there a limited autoclave facilities in Virginia.

Yes, this is acceptable.