50001-2532-2.pdf

INVITATION TO BID BID DUE DATE AND TIME

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

AND AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL COLLEGE

06/12/2025 11:00 AM CT

SOLICITATION RFQ-0000002532

SUPPLIER #

SUPPLIER NAME AND ADDRESS

RETURN BID TO

lsubids@lsu.edu

Buyer Erica Pino

Buyer Phone

Buyer Email epino2@lsu.edu

Issue Date 05/13/2025

TITLE: Disposal of Infectious Waste - Term Contract

Addendum 02: Notice is given to all parties that this Solicitation is amended by the University as stated herein. This Addendum is hereby made an official part of this solicitation. See attached Supplier Inquiries and Responses.

To Be Completed By Supplier

1. _______"No Bid" (sign and return this page only).

2. _______My Company does not wish to receive future solicitations for this spend category.

3. Specify your Delivery: To be made within ____________________ days after receipt of order.

4. If applicable, Supplier's Addendum Acknowledgement/Response:

As an authorized agent/signatory of the supplier, I/we acknowledge receipt of this Addendum, and _______submit no alterations/clarifications to our original bid.

_______submit superseding revisions/clarifications to our original bid as written herein or attached hereto.

General Instructions to Suppliers

1. Sealed bids for furnishing the items and/or services specified are hereby solicited, and will be received by LSU Procurement at the "Return Bid To" address stated above, until the specified due date and time.

2. Read the entire solicitation, including all terms, conditions and specifications.

3. All bid information and prices must be typed or written in ink. Any corrections, erasures or other forms of alteration to unit price are to be initialed by the supplier.

4. Bid prices are to be quoted FOB LSU/Destination and inclusive of any and all applicable shipping and handling charges unless otherwise specified in the solicitation. Any invoiced delivery charges not quoted and itemized on the LSU purchase order are subject to rejection and non-payment.

5. Payment is to be made within 30 days after receipt of properly executed invoice, or delivery and acceptance, whichever is later.

6. By signing this solicitation, the supplier certifies compliance with all general instructions to suppliers, terms, conditions and specifications; and further certifies that this bid is made without collusion or fraud.

SUPPLIER NAME MAILING ADDRESS

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE CITY, STATE ZIP

PRINTED NAME PHONE #

TITLE FAX #

E-MAIL FEDERAL TAX ID #

LSU IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ACCESS UNIVERSITY Rev. 2/25

RFQ-0000002532

Addendum 02

Supplier Inquiry and Response

Q1.I have a question and am hoping you can answer this for me. It refers to the Bid Requirement section regarding "incineration method of destruction".

I wanted to see if autoclave steam sterilization would be an acceptable method versus incineration, since most incineration facilities have been closed down across the country due to the harmful emissions into the air and now there are only 8 operating nationwide and autoclave is a much cleaner process and most common used for infectious waste since it is classified as category B by the EPA and not highly hazardous.

A1. Incineration is the only disposal method accepted.

Q2. Will the University be willing to negotiate their terms and conditions? If so and if applicable, should vendors include their requested edits with their submitted proposal or should edits be submitted by the question due date for review?

A2. Revisions to terms and conditions may or may not be accepted, but LSU will not negotiate terms prior to bid submittal. Acceptance of revisions will be dependent upon compliance with Louisiana law, University policy, and the risk associated with the revisions. The bid response should include any exceptions or deviations from the solicitation terms and conditions, but LSU cannot guarantee that exceptions will be accepted.

Q3. Is it mandatory that waste serviced from all locations be treated via incineration?

A3. Incineration is the only disposal method accepted.

Q4. Is it mandatory that emergency pickups be scheduled and completed within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving the request? Although we have been able to provide emergency pickups within this time frame, we cannot guarantee that all emergency services will be completed within that time frame. We will schedule and complete emergency pickups as soon as practicable.

A4. The emergency response of “as soon as is practicable” is fine.

Q5. With regard to the pickup locations, we had received notice in early 2023 that the Student Health Center and Athletics sites were partnering with the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS) Our Lady of The Lake Regional Medical Center 2/22/2023 and would not longer be serviced under a University contract. Does this remain the case or will these sites be a part of and serviced under the new awarded contract?

A5. Student Health Center will now be serviced under the University contract and is included in this solicitation. Athletics is removed from this solicitation.

Q6. With regard to the pickup locations, I am showing we are currently servicing three different LSU of Alexandra sites that are not listed in the solicitation. Would these sites continue to be serviced under the awarded contract or would they need to be setup on their own separate contract?

A6. Other campuses are able to contract on their own. The locations listed in this solicitation are the only requested locations at this time. However, per note #12 “Right to Add Department/Campus Users”:

Where this solicitation may name one department as the primary contract user, LSU reserves the right to authorize additional departments/campuses to use the contract as their needs arise; and Supplier shall honor all such purchase orders.