36C24723Q0052_1.docx

SUBJECT*

Regulated Medical Waste and Sharps Removal Services

GENERAL INFORMATION

VISN 7 Network Contracting Office LaVista Business Park - Bldg A 2008 Weems Road Tucker GA 30084

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Richard Bogle richard.bogle@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Birmingham VA Medical Center

700 South 19th Street

Birmingham AL

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

DESCRIPTION

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

General Information

Contracting Office Address NCO 7 / Atlanta Commodity Team U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs LaVista Business Park – Bldg. A 2008 Weems Road Tucker, Georgia 30084 Description This is an open-market combined synopsis/solicitation for Regulated Medical Waste and Sharps Removal Services at the Birmingham VA Medical Center and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC’s); 700 South 19th Street, Birmingham AL, 35233, as defined herein prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Network Contracting Office (NCO7) has a requirement to provide the Birmingham VA Medical Center.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation for proposals, a written solicitation document will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2022-08 and VAAR Update 2008-32 rev.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 562211, with a small business size standard of $41.5.

Services Regulated Medical Waste and Sharps Removal Services.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Base year with the possibility of four (4) one-year option periods.

Contract Type: The award will be firm fixed price.

This action is being executed as a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concern. Per VAAR clause VAAR 852.219-11(b)(1) VA Notice of Total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside, and in accordance with 38 USC 8127(d) Veterans First Contracting Program and VAAR 852.215-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors. Offerors must be listed on the VETBIZ website as an SDVOSB or VOSB and System for Award Management System (SAM) and completion of Reps and Certs in the SAM system prior to award at www.sam.gov for consideration.

Bases of Award

The bases of award shall be made utilizing the offer deemed the most advantageous to the Government. Offers not deemed technically acceptable will be removed from further consideration of the contract award.

Instructions to Offerors–Commercial Items / Evaluation Criteria

The government intends to award a contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, all proposals must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."

OR

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"

offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s).

Proposals shall remain valid for 60 days unless otherwise expressly stated on the proposal. Submitted proposals shall list two points of contacts including name, phone number, and email address.

The government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria attached to the packet (1) Technical Approach (2) Management QC Approach, (3) Experience/Past Performance. FAR 52.212-2, “Evaluation–Commercial Items,” explain the specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision.

Submission shall be received not later than 11/04/2022 at 9:00 AM EST. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). E-mailed offers will be accepted.

Attachments Attachment A: For the PWS Attachment B: For the QASP Attachment C: For Evaluation Criteria Attachment D: For the Wage Determination Attachment E: For the Price Cost Schedule Attachment F: For the FAR provisions and clauses or they may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

Point of Contact Richard M. Bogle Contracting Officer richard.bogle@va.gov See attached document: Attachment A-Regulated Medical Waste _ Sharps Removal-PWS.

See attached document: Attachment B-QASP Regulated Medical Waste _ Sharps Removal.

See attached document: Attachment C-Evaluation Criteria-Regulated Medical Waste and Sharps Removal Services.

See attached document: Attachment D-Wage Determination.

See attached document: Attachment E-Price _ Cost Schedule.

See attached document: Attachment F-Clauses.