36C25626Q0640 0001_1.docx

This is Amendment 0001 to a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) and Sharps Container Management & Disposal Services. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 (VISN 16), is soliciting offers through the Network Contracting Office 16 to provide these services to multiple Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System facilities. The contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed price contract and is set aside exclusively for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). All respondents must maintain active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov, and SDVOSB entities must be registered with the Small Business Administration at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ to be eligible for award consideration.

The amendment extends the proposal closing date from May 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM Central Standard Time to June 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM Central Standard Time. Offerors must submit technical questions in writing via email to T. Miller, Contract Specialist, at t.miller@va.gov no later than May 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM Central Daylight Time, with the subject line "Technical Questions 36C25626Q0640 RMW and Sharps Management." Final offers must be submitted directly via email to the same address with the subject line "Quote - 36C25626Q0640 RMW and Sharps Management" by the extended deadline. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for May 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM at McClellan Memorial Veterans' Hospital, 4300 West Seventh Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, with vendors meeting in front of the building. The point of contact for the site visit is Christopher Davidson at 501-257-6023 or Christopher.davidson@va.gov. The amendment also incorporates FAR Clause 52.222-90 addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (April 2026) into the solicitation requirements.