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This document is a combined synopsis/solicitation for medical waste disposal services for the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8. The solicitation seeks a contractor to provide collection, disposal, sanitization and replacement services for reusable regulated medical waste containers and universal pharmaceutical waste containers at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center in Florida and the Port Saint Lucie VA Outpatient Clinic. The base period of performance is six months beginning June 14, 2021 with four one-year option periods. Evaluation criteria in descending order of importance are technical capability, past performance, and pricing for the base period and four option years. Quotes are due by June 9, 2021 and must adhere to a specified format including an introductory letter, technical ability section, past performance section, and completed solicitation provisions and rate schedule. The statement of work provides further details on required services, frequencies, contractor supplied equipment and supplies, and performance standards.
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| RMW SHARPS PHARM ANSWER SPREAD SHEET.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
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Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE
SUBJECT
CONTRACTING OFFICE'S
ZIP-CODE
SOLICITATION NUMBER
BASE NOTICE TYPE
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
ARCHIVE
DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
SET-ASIDE
NAICS CODE
CONTRACTING OFFICE
ADDRESS
POINT OF CONTACT
(POC Information Automatically Filled from User Profile Unless Entered)
DESCRIPTION
See Attachment
AGENCY'S URL
URL DESCRIPTION
AGENCY CONTACT'S EMAIL
ADDRESS
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
ADDRESS
POSTAL CODE
COUNTRY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation S205 FY21: Pharma and Hazardous Waste Disposal New Contract 33410-6400 36C24821Q0895 06-09-2021 16:00
EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
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562112 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens FL 33410-6400 Scott Frankel Scott.Frankel@va.gov scott.frankel@va.gov
(561) 422-8262
36C24821Q0895 Amendment 003
West Palm Beach VAMC and Port Saint Lucie VA Outpatient Clinic Regulated Medical Waste, Reusable Sharps, and Universal Pharmaceutical Waste
| D. | Contractor furnished equipment/supplies RMW: |
| 1. | Contractor shall provide red bags and resistant sharps containers with locking mechanism for use and provide for a three-days per week, or as needed, regular collection and disposal of medical waste from the premises based upon 850 locations of containers, consisting of varying gallon sizes. |
· Can you please clarify the 850 locations pertains to reusable sharps containers and not a combination of sharps container and RMW bins? (Yes Sharps only and correction there are 885 locations)
· How many 28-gallon or 32-gallon reusable RMW bins are in use at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center? (There are 95 gallons RMW (toters) bins 50 clean and 50 in use and EMS Staff transports these to the secure locked location outside the trash dock)
· How many 28-gallon or 32-gallon reusable RMW bins are in use at the Outpatient Clinic? (PSL Outpatient Clinic has 4 – Eight gallons step on with casters and 1 96 Gallon Bin (totter on wheels)
· Can you please provide the past 3 years of historical quantities of bins and weight data for the RMW? (Due to COVID-19 RMW weights have greatly fluctuated. Having 3 years of data would be a fair judgement of the amount of waste generated at each location.) (Please see attached spreadsheet)
· Does the VA require the Sharps and/or RMW to be disposed of by incineration? (No Autoclave is acceptable)
| 2. | Each special function item for the 850 locations of containers, such as, but not limited to, funnel tops, traps, wall cabinets and related hardware, will be supplied by the contractor at no additional cost to the medical center. |
| (These add a significant cost in providing services so, quantities should be given for fair pricing) |
· How many 8-gallon sharps containers require Trap Tops? (84 8- gallon Trap tops)
· How many 17-gallon sharps containers require Hamper Tops? (50 17-gallon Hamper Tops)
5. Contractor will provide carts with casters to hold sharps required to be on the floor and holders for the 2-gallon sharps container to be placed on counters.
(These add a significant cost in providing services so, quantities should be given for fair pricing)
· How many 2-gallon sharps containers countertop stability bases are required? (There are 427 2 gallon wall sharps containers)
· How many 8-gallon sharps containers require to be placed into a floor dolly/cart with casters? (There are 11 8-gallon dollies and 109 8-gallon step-on)
· How many 8-gallon sharps containers require to be placed into a step-on dolly/cart with casters? (There are 40 8-gallon funnel tops)
· How many 17-gallon sharps containers require to be placed into a floor dolly/cart with casters? (There are 129 17-gallon floor dolly/carts)
· How many 17-gallon sharps containers require to be placed into a step-on dolly/cart with casters? (There are 34 17-gallon Step-on dolly/cart)
| E. | Contractor furnished equipment/supplies UPW: |
| 4. | Contractor will provide carts with casters to hold UPW containers required to be on the floor and holders for the 2-gallon UPW container to be placed on counters. |
| (These add a significant cost in providing services so, quantities should be given for fair pricing) |
· How many 8-gallon UPW containers require Trap Tops?
· How many 17-gallon UPW containers require Hamper Tops?
· How many 2-gallon UPW containers countertop stability bases are required?
· How many 8-gallon UPW s containers require to be placed into a locking wire floor dolly/cart with casters?
· How many 8-gallon UPW containers require to be placed into a locking wire step-on dolly/cart with casters?
· How many 17-gallon UPW containers require to be placed into a non-locking floor dolly/cart with casters?
· How many 17-gallon UPW containers require to be placed into a locking wire step-on dolly/cart with casters?
(Answer to ALL the above the UPW containers are ALL 12-gallon with a sliding lid and floor holders and there is a quantity of 60)
| F. | Performance Standards: |
| 3. | The containers shall be transported in locked security carts, cleaned and contents disposed of in accordance with Federal, State and Local Regulations. |
· Please clarify what is meant by “transported in locked security carts”. Does this pertain to the Reusable Sharps Containers, UPW Containers, or the RMW Bins? Please elaborate, locked security carts in the medical center, during off site transportation? (This refers to sharps containers being picked up from area of use and transported to the external storage location.) Contractor does not transport medical waste within the facility only sharps and UPW) See attached document: RMW SHARPS PHARM ANSWER SPREAD SHEET.
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