Questions and Answers - Sharps Waste Management Services - 01-22-2026.docx
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This is a Questions and Answers document for RFQ 36C25926Q0150, which addresses clarifications regarding sharps waste management services for the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. The Q&A clarifies that RCRA hazardous waste, black containers, yellow trace chemo containers, and two-gallon wall brackets have been removed from the revised Performance Work Statement Section 7. The incumbent contractor is NEIE Medical Waste Services, LLC with a current obligation (Base + 4 years) valued at $614,287.56. The facility generated 22,098.50 lbs of net waste over the last 12 months with service requirements of three times per week pickup. The document confirms that vendor services are required only at the main facility, with no pickups from offsite Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) locations. The revised total container requirement is 652 reusable sharps red containers for the main facility, and vendors may substitute four-gallon wall-mounted containers for two-gallon containers in high-volume areas where space permits.
The solicitation is a firm-fixed price RFQ set-aside 100% for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 562112. The question submission deadline was January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM MT, and the revised quote due date is January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM MT, with quotes to be submitted via email only to Noaa.Lanotte@va.gov. All questions have been answered through this amendment, and the government reserves the right to make award solely on initial quotes received or make no award from the solicitation.
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| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Performance Work Statement - Sharps Waste Management Services - 01-22-2026.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C25926Q0150 0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C25926Q0150.docx | DOCX document | |
| Department of Labor Wage Determination - 2015-5419 Revision Number 31.pdf | ||
| VAAR 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting_Certificate.docx | DOCX document | |
| Performance Work Statement - Sharps Waste Management Services.docx | DOCX document |
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Questions and Answers
1. Does this bid include RCRA Hazardous Waste as Black containers are listed in the Performance Work Statement? If so, is the vendor expected to provide these containers?
a. No. Refer to Revised Performance Work Statement (PWS) Section 7.
2. Does this bid include Yellow containers for Trace Chemo Waste as they are listed in the Performance Work Statement? If so, is the vendor expected to provide these containers?
a. No. Refer to Revised PWS Section 7.
3. Do all offsite CBOC locations have disposable Sharps containers?
a. No pickup from CBOCs – Only the main facility. Refer to Revised PWS Section 5.
4. Is the vendor required to provide an onsite technician only at the main facility to exchange Sharps containers?
a. Yes. Refer to Revised PWS Section 8.
5. Will the offsite CBOC facilities remain with a disposable Sharps program?
a. No pickup from CBOCs – Only the main facility. Refer to Revised PWS Section 5.
6. Can the facility provide the incumbent and current obligation?
a. NEIE Medical Waste Services, LLC. Current Obligation Base + 4 = $614,287.56
7. Can the facility provide historical data for the last 12 months disposal volumes.
a. Net Weight = 22,098.50 lbs.
8. The SOW states 3x per week. How many sharps containers by size are shipped out weekly?
a. Information Not Available – We are tracking by weight.
9. Under SHARPS: b) Five hundred thirty-one (531) – 2-gallon wall brackets (only if needed) What does if needed mean?
a. This has been removed from the PWS. Refer to Revised PWS Section 7.
10. On the SOW under Locations and Pick up times it states 700 sharps containers however the facility is only asking for 603 total RMW red containers where is the balance (97) at?
a. Recalculate total to 652. Refer to Revised PWS Section 5.
11. The SOW under SHARPS lists on l) 19 Gallon yellow mobile cart containers is this for Chemo fluff or Chemo Sharps?
a. This has been removed from the PWS. Refer to Revised PWS Section 7.
12. The SOW under SHARPS lists o) and q) lists Black containers. Please describe what goes into these containers for disposal pricing. This is normally for RCRA pharmaceuticals
a. This has been removed from the PWS. Refer to Revised PWS Section 7.
13. Please provide a breakdown of Red, Yellow and, Black quantities shipped for disposal per month for the last 12 months. The facility should have this since the Expectations section of the SOW states monthly reporting NLT 15th of each month.
a. This has been removed from the PWS. Refer to Revised PWS Section 7.
14. Please provide the waste volume by pounds for the reusable sharps per waste stream?
a. Data not available – Only have numbers for combined weight.
15. Can 4 gallon wall mounted containers be used in place of 2 gallon in high volume areas?
a. Yes – Though some areas are bound by space requirements. Refer to Revised PWS Section 7.
16. How many containers are cycling through the facility per month?
a. Data not available.
17. Chemo sharps containers should not be reusable as there is not a sustainable way to sanitize these containers. The waste going in these containers should not be placed down a drain. Will the VA use disposables for this waste stream and if so, will the VA provide their own? If not, please let us know how many and what sizes are being used on a monthly basis.
a. This has been removed from the PWS. Refer to Revised PWS Section 7.
18. Is RCRA really part of this contract? If so, please provide the hazardous waste profiles as well as the total volume including pounds and size of containers disposed of on a monthly basis.
a. No. Refer to Revised PWS Section 7.
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