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This document is a Questions and Answers file for a document destruction service solicitation by the VA Central Iowa Health Care System. The solicitation covers document destruction services for 9 different VA locations in Iowa, with varying pickup frequencies ranging from once to four times per month. The total service involves approximately 162 totes, with most being 96-gallon lockable containers, and an estimated annual usage of 290,000 to 300,000 pounds of documents. The current contract ends on 08/01/2025, with a bridge contract in place, and the VA anticipates a new contract period from 08/01/2025 to 07/31/2026 with four option years. The procurement is a small business set-aside with NAICS code 561990, and quotes are due by 10:00am CST on 06/17/2025, to be submitted via email to the contract specialist.

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S02 36C26325Q0848 0001.pdf PDF
36C26325Q0848 0001_1.docx DOCX document
Container Locations Main Campus.pdf PDF
VA Directive 6371.pdf PDF
Chain of Custody Log.pdf PDF
Container Locations CBOC.pdf PDF
S02 36C26325Q0848.pdf PDF
APPENDIX A._Locations and Numbers of Bins.pdf PDF
36C26325Q0848_1.docx DOCX document

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1) Are all locations 96 gallons totes ?

All lockable totes 96 gallons aside from 1 tote.

2) Appendix A or attachment A. As I tally all locations and number of consoles I come up with 162 totes. Is there a total of 162 totes ?

I am showing 162 total divided into the following locations.

Location

Location name Approximate number of bins

Estimated schedule of services

1 VA Central Iowa Health Care System 3600 30th Street

Des Moines, IA 50310

118 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday every week

2 Carroll VA Clinic

311 S. Clark St, Suite 275

Carrol, IA 51401

6 Once per month

3 Mason City VA Clinic

520 S. Pierce, Suite 150

Mason City, IA 50401

8 Once per month

4 Ft Dodge Mental Health Clinic

102 N. 25th St

Fort Dodge, IA 50309

1 Once per month

5 VA Outreach Center

(CRRC)

1223 Center St. Suite 17

Des Moines, IA 50309

2 Once per month

6 Marshalltown VA Clinic

101 Fox Ave. W.

Marshalltown, IA 50158

6 Twice per month

7 Knoxville VA Clinic

1515 W. Pleasant St.

Knoxville, IA 50138

10 Twice per month

8 Business and Fiscal Offices

6200 Aurora Ave, (5th and 6th Floors)

Urbandale, IA 50322

9 Four times per month

9 South Side Clinic

1211 E Army Post Rd

Des Moines, IA 50315

2 Twice per month

3) Attachment A2, of which there are two in which one is for the totes locations it shows 1 file with 120 locations and the other file with 34 locations. I am missing 8 totes?

Locations and bins above.

4) are there 9 different locations with different frequencies of pick up ?

Yes, locations above.

5) Are all locations onsite pick up ?

Yes.

6) How would you like us to quote based on per bin or per est. .lbs per month?

Quote on past usage 290,000 to 300,000 lbs per year broken up per month. The schedule will agree upon by VA Central Iowa. If bins become overly full and need emptied outside of schedule the Central Iowa VA has the right to do on-call or emergency service as defined in

SOW.

7) When Does the Current Contract end?

08/01/2025

8) Are any bridge contracts in place that extend the current contract?

Yes, ends 08/01/2025

9) Will there be any unforeseen requests for non-paper media Destruction?

No

10) What are these emergency service calls?

If a bid needs to be emptied immediately an emergency service call will be made.

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