36C26225Q0607 0001 Contractor Inquiries.docx

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36C26225Q0607

36C262 Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 22 - Network Contracting 4811 Airport Plaza Drive Suite 600 Long Beach CA 90815

36C262 Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 22 - Network Contracting 4811 Airport Plaza Drive Suite 600 Long Beach CA 90815 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26225Q0607 04-01-2025

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The purpose of this amendment is to respond to inquiries from vendors seeking information and clarification for solicitation 36C26225Q0607 (See Page 2).

Helena Roba Service Branch III, Chief

RFQ Inquiries- Hazardous Waste Collection and Disposal Services (GLA) (36C26225Q0607)

1. Who is the incumbent contractor for this service, and is there historical data available on the current contract performance? Refer to FPDS.gov for past award information.

1. What are the estimated waste volumes or quantities for each waste stream at the various facilities (West LA, SACC, LAACC, and CBOCs)?

West LA –

1. Flammable liquids – 2,200 gallons

2. Formalin – 400 gallons

3. DAB – 200 gallons

4. Dental amalgam – 50 lb

5. Covid test waste – 150 gallons

6. Laundry chemicals (corrosive / oxidizer / non-RCRA) – 300 gallons

7. Latex paint – 400 gallons

8. Oily water / oil – 900 gallons

9. Hand sanitizer (will diminish this year) – 20,000 lb

10. Cleaning chemicals (corrosive / non-RCRA / flammables) – 5,000 lb

11. Labpack waste (reactives / acute poisons / acrylics / halogens) – 200 lb

12. Batteries – 8,000 lb

13. Lamps – 4,000 lb

14. Ballasts – 3,000 lb

15. Mercury wastes – 20 lb

16. Lab debris / oily debris – 4,000 lb

17. E-waste – 2,500 lb

18. Barium waste – 1,800 lb

19. Flammable solids – 1,700 lb

20. Biohazardous waste / pathology waste – 800 lb

21. Compressed gas cylinders – 4,000 lb

22. Class 9 – 2,000 lb

23. Aerosols – 200 lb

24. Non-RCRA chemicals – 2,000 lb

25. Clarifier waste (non-hazardous) – 34,000 gallon

26. Empty drums – 2,000 lb

SACC –

1. Flammable liquids – 200 gallons

2. Formalin / PFA – 30 gallons

3. Latex paint – 200 gallons

4. Oily water / oil – 200 gallons

5. Dental amalgam – 20 lb

6. E-waste – 400 lb

7. Batteries – 800 lb

8. Photo waste – 20 gallon

9. Compressed gas cylinders – 100 lb

10. Biohazardous / pathology waste – 100 lb

11. Lamps – 1,800 lb

12. Ballasts – 1,400 lb

13. Labpack waste (reactives / acute poisons / acrylics / halogens) – 60 lb

14. Aerosols – 200 lb

15. Cleaning chemicals (corrosive / non-RCRA / flammables) – 800 lb

16. Oil / oily water – 400 gallon Clinics

1. Labpack waste (all hazard classes, including medicines) – < 50 lb

2. Batteries – 60 lb

3. Lamps – 80 lb

1. What specific waste types and hazard classifications are typically generated at these facilities?

0. Flammable liquids – alcohols / acetone / xylenes with stains, research solvents, maintenance solvents, gasoline, dental solvents including methyl methacrylate

0. Flammable solids – wax with xylenes, paraformaldehyde, debris with solvents, charcoal / carbon, facilities and maintenance chemicals

0. Oxidizers – peroxyacetic acid and hydrogen peroxide mixtures, research chemicals, nitrates / permanganates, hydrogen peroxide, nitrite-based cooling tower chemicals, disinfectants

0. Organic peroxides – benzoyl peroxide, cumy peroxide, MEK peroxide

0. Toxics – halogenated solvents, research chemicals, heavy metal containing wastes

0. Corrosives – facilities / cleaning chemicals, laundry chemicals research chemicals, stains with acids, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, bleach

0. Class 9 – lead wastes, silver wastes

0. Universal wastes – batteries, lamps, e-waste, aerosols, photo waste, amalgam

0. Pathology waste – human and animal

0. Biohazardous waste – infectious agents

1. Could you provide a copy of "Attachment One" referenced in the solicitation, which contains details on the hazardous waste accumulation pick-up points, frequency of pick-ups, container quantities, and types? See Attachment One posted in SAM with the RFQ Solicitation 36C26225Q0607.

1. What is the estimated contract value or funding ceiling for this requirement? We are unable to provide a cost estimate, please submit a competitive best offer for this requirement.

1. What has been the historical frequency of emergency response events over the past year? Approximately 10 emergencies.

1. Is there a site visit scheduled or could one be arranged before the proposal deadline? No site visits are authorized for this requirement.

1. Please provide a list of all waste streams, and the estimated annual weight of each waste stream, for each location the contractor is to service. Without a detailed breakdown of the types of waste and estimated annual weight of each type of waste there is no way for potential offerors to provide pricing. Explained in detail in Question 2

1. Please clarify if the contractor is to provide at least one FTE to perform on-site hazardous waste technician services. Yes, contractor must provide 1 FTE for on-site technician services.

1. Under 4.2.1.3 the third bullet point states that the contractor’s technician is to collect waste from all satellite locations and transport back to Central Accumulation Areas. Please clarify if you mean satellite locations within a site (going room to room and bring waste to the Central Accumulation Areas) or is technician expected to go to outlying sites like East Los Angeles clinic and bring that waste back to WLA. Technician is to collect waste from room to room at each location and bring back to the Central Accumulation Area at West LA and Sepulveda respectively. For pickups at the clinics, it will be on as needed basis and returned to West LA or if the volume is large, i.e. light bulbs or drums, load will be sent directly to waste contractor’s site for disposal.

1. Will the contractor's technician be expected to travel to all sites covered by this contract? There are bullet points stating the contractor's technician will perform weekly eye-wash station inspections and housekeeping at waste accumulation areas. Please clarify what sites these duties will be performed by the contractor's technician. The technician will be required to go to West LA daily and Sepulveda weekly. Eye wash and housekeeping for Sepulveda can be done when technician is on site once a week for that location. All other sites are on a as needed basis when requested.

1. One bullet point states that the contractor’s technician will be responsible for daily pickups from WLA, SACC, and LAACC. Please clarify if you mean they will collect waste within these sites and take waste to a Central Accumulation Area or do you mean transport waste off site for destruction on a daily basis. Please see answer to question 10.