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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

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RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 10-08-2025 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 10 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive Lobby M, Suite M2200 Ann Arbor

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48105 Y Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 10 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive Lobby M, Suite M2200 Ann Arbor

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48105 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25025Q0858 09-30-2025

X X X X The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to provide answers to questions submitted by industry regarding this procurement.

No further questions will be accepted.

KRISTINA L. PEART

Contracting Officer Questions and Answers Regarding 36C25025Q0858

1) QUESTION: Is there currently an incumbent? If so, who was the previous awardee, contract number, and value?

ANSWER: These services are currently being performed under contract 36C25024D0134, additional details regarding this contact award can be found on SAM.gov.

2) QUESTION: Can you please confirm whether the Government intends for vendors to propose pricing by the pound (lbs) or by the container/box?

ANSWER: Offerors shall propose a price per pound for CLINS 0001, 0003, 1001, 1003, 2001, 2003, 3001, 3003, 4001, and 4003. Offerors shall propose a price per container for the remaining CLINs.

3) QUESTION: Is there a specific container size that needs to be used?

ANSWER: There is not a specific container size, as long as it does not weigh more than 50 pounds when filled.

4) QUESTION: Is this acquisition unrestricted or is it intended to be a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside?

ANSWER: This acquisition is unrestricted.

5) QUESTION: At the Fort Wayne and Marion facilities, can the Government provide an estimated breakdown of the Regulated Medical Waste by sharps, pathological waste requiring incineration, and standard red bag waste that may be autoclaved and landfilled?

ANSWER: The Government estimates approximately 165 pounds a month for sharps, approximately 40 pounds a month of trace chemotherapy requiring incineration, and approximately 295 pounds a month of standard red bag waste for the Fort Wayne facility. Data unknown for Marion facility. However, the Government would like to remind all offerors that the contract resulting from this solicitation will be an Indefinite Quantity Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) contract so amounts provided in the solicitation are only estimates and the actual waste amounts may vary.

6) QUESTION: Will the contractor be required to supply only the rigid, reusable transport containers swapped at pickup, or also the in-hospital collection containers and sharps boxes used throughout the facilities?

ANSWER: The contractor shall supply both the rigid, reusable transport containers and the medical waste cardboard boxes. The collection containers and sharps boxes are provided by the VA and not required by the contractor to supply.

7) QUESTION: Are the sharps containers currently in use at these facilities disposable or reusable? Should the contractor include providing and replacing them under this contract?

ANSWER: The sharps containers are disposable, however the VA is responsible for purchasing those and the contractor is not required to supply.

8) QUESTION: Can you please confirm whether VA staff will handle internal collection and staging of waste for pickup, with the contractor’s driver limited to loading, swapping containers, and completing manifests?

ANSWER: VA staff will handle the internal collection and staging of waste to a central point, where the contractor will be responsible for the loading, swapping containers, and completing manifests.

9) QUESTION: Does the Regulated Medical Waste (Red Bag Waste Non-Trace Chemo) need to be incinerated or is disposal via autoclave acceptable?

ANSWER: Autoclave is acceptable.

10) QUESTION: Can we have a copy of the current contract?

ANSWER: The current contract contains contractor proprietary data and cannot be released.

11) QUESTION: What is the annual spent/ last 3 invoices?

ANSWER: The Government cannot provide this information.

12) QUESTION: What is the budgetary number for the waste removal and disposal service in 2024?

ANSWER: The Government cannot provide this information.

13) QUESTION: Can you elaborate on the waste and provide estimated quantities?

ANSWER: The Government would refer all potential offerors to the Statement of Work and Price Schedule for descriptions of the waste and estimated quantities.

14) QUESTION: Will the waste be packaged or will the contractor be required to pack the waste?

ANSWER: The waste will be packaged.

15) QUESTION: Will the contractor be required to provide containers for all waste generated or only the small lab waste containers the contractor packages?

ANSWER: The Government would refer all potential offerors to Part II.A Section 1 of the Statement of Work.

16) QUESTION: Does the Government want the vendor to provide new medication disposal kits for use as part of this contract?

ANSWER: No.

17) QUESTION: Will the Government please specify more details for the Bio-hazardous waste/medical/pharma? What items are included?

ANSWER: The Government would refer all potential offerors to Part II.A Sections 4 & 5 of the Statement of Work for a more detailed description of the waste.

18) QUESTION: Are the materials autoclaved or sterilized?

ANSWER: Autoclaved or incinerated.

19) QUESTION: Are there any controlled substances that require special disposal?

ANSWER: Trace Chemotherapy

20) QUESTION: Are sharps separated from other waste?

ANSWER: Yes.

21) QUESTION: How is the waste currently being stored?

ANSWER: The waste is currently being stored within a specified room at each facility.

22) QUESTION: Can the Government provide a Safety Data Sheet?

ANSWER: Safety Data Sheets do not apply to this requirement.

23) QUESTION: Can you clarify the acceptable types of containers for soft trace chemotherapy waste? Is double-bagging mandatory or optional?

ANSWER: The Government would refer all potential offerors to Part II.A Section 2 of the Statement of Work.

24) QUESTION: The SOW mentions disposal of new/unused sharps not in yellow/red bags, should these be treated as regulated medical waste or handled separately?

ANSWER: New/unused sharps shall be disposed of the same way contaminated sharps containers are disposed.

25) QUESTION: Are there specific packaging or labeling requirements for sharps waste?

ANSWER: Yes, all containers must be labeled with the bio hazard symbol.

Northern Indiana Regulated Waste Management Services