Attachment 1 Medical Biohazard Waste Removal PWS.pdf

Performance Work Statement

Medical Biohazard Waste Removal Services

Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida

August 2026

Table of Contents

1. Description of Service

2. Collection Containers

3. Routine Pick-up Schedule

4. Recognized Holidays

5. Emergency/Contingency Collections

6. Invoice/Certificate of Disposal

7. Contractor Employees

8. Reporting Instructions

9. Physical Security

10. Key Control

11. Safety

12. Liability

13. Definitions of Waste

14. Security Requirement / Base Access

15. Services Summary

1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, transportation, and other items and services necessary to perform the pickup, transportation, treatment, and disposal of packaged medical biohazard waste generated by the 482d Medical Squadron, Homestead Air Reserve Base (ARB), Florida.

Scope: The offeror/prime contractor shall perform services in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The prime contractor shall be a state registered/permitted medical waste transporter.

Reliance on a subcontractor’s permits, licenses, registrations, or authorizations shall not satisfy this requirement.

The method of disposal shall be any method approved by the State of Florida for regulated medical biohazard waste disposal.

Medical biohazard waste to be handled under this contract includes, but is not limited to, cultures and stocks, human blood and blood products, sharps, outdated drugs, and other biohazardous and regulated medical waste.

2. COLLECTION CONTAINERS.

The contractor shall provide clean/disinfected, rigid, puncture resistant, leak-proof, moisture impervious, strong enough to prevent tearing or bursting under normal conditions of use and handling, sealable, and

Department of Transportation (DOT) approved biohazard waste containers at time of each pick-up. Each container will also be marked with the biohazard symbol in accordance with OSHA regulations in 29 CFR

1910.1030. The transport vehicle shall be state licensed; as well as, marked and placarded in accordance with federal and state regulations for transportation.

3. ROUTINE PICK-UP SCHEDULE.

The Contractor shall collect and remove filled biohazard waste collection containers with a capacity of no more than 96 gallons, with an average weight between 50 pounds and 96 pounds, broken up into no more than four (4) 30-gallon containers once per month. Pick-ups will be at a time mutually agreed upon by both parties, between the hours of 0730 and 1600, excluding federal holidays. The monthly service shall include only the collection of containers that require removal; therefore, all containers may not be required to be collected during each monthly service. Any deviations from the agreed-upon collection schedule must be approved by the 482d Medical Group, to include any additional pickups.

Pick up is at one central pick-up point on Homestead Air Reserve Base:

482nd Medical Squadron

12749 Elmendorf St., BLDG 347

Homestead ARB, FL 33039-1299

4. RECOGNIZED HOLIDAYS.

The contractor is not required to provide services on any federal holidays.

5. EMERGENCY/CONTINGENCY COLLECTIONS.

Contractor shall provide additional emergency collection services, as required, to meet unforeseen medical contingencies, disasters, or clinic expansion. Expected frequency for this service is undetermined but is estimated at six (6) additional times per performance year and shall be collected within 48 hours of notification of a verbal request from an authorized Medical Squadron staff member.

These pick-ups are in addition to the monthly routine and shall be billed in addition to the monthly service.

6. INVOICE/CERTIFICATE OF DESTRUCTION/DISPOSAL.

The contractor shall provide the 482d Medical Group with an invoice/certificate of disposal for each shipment of medical waste within 30 days of waste pick-up. The invoice/certificate of disposal shall include documentation that the biohazardous medical waste was properly treated and disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations.

Documents shall be emailed to all those on the authorized representatives list upon request and sent to:

482nd Medical Squadron Attn: Medical Logistics/ SGA 12749 Elmendorf St., BLDG 347 Homestead ARB, FL 33039-1299

a. The Contractor shall maintain copies of all official invoices, shipping manifest, and related documentation. Copies of any documentation relating to the 482nd Medical Squadron shall be made available to the 482nd Medical Squadron upon request within 72 hours.

7. CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES.

Shall present a neat appearance and be easily recognized as a contract employee. This may be accomplished by wearing distinctive clothing bearing the name of the company or by wearing appropriate badges, which contain the company name and employee name.

The contractor shall not employ any person whose employment would create a conflict of interest under applicable law, regulation, or Department of the Air Force policy.

The contractor shall provide all training necessary for contractor personnel to perform the work required under this PWS. Training shall not interfere with the quality or timeliness of required services.

The contractor shall ensure that all contractor personnel understand the risks involved with medical biohazard waste and are trained in procedures to handle spills occurring at Homestead ARB, in transit, and at the contractor’s facility.

8. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS.

Before beginning and upon completion of any scheduled or unscheduled service call visit, the contractor's service representative will contact a representative of 482d Medical Squadron at 786-415-8392.

482nd Medical Squadron is located at 12749 Elmendorf St., BLDG 347, Homestead ARB, FL 33039-1299.

The vendor shall hold the government harmless for delays caused by security. Wait times cannot be determined.

Normal ways to access the facility will be to arrive at the entrance and call 786-415-8392 for an escort, or to apply for a contractor's badge through the 482d Contracting Office (recommended if accessing more than once per month). The 482d Medical Squadron will assist with either option upon award.

9. PHYSICAL SECURITY.

The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment and materials shall be secured.

10. KEY CONTROL.

No keys will be issued to the contractor by the government.

11. SAFETY.

The contractor and contractor personnel shall comply with all applicable Air Force and OSHA safety requirements while on Government property, including but not limited to AFI 91-202, AFMAN 91-203, AFI

91-207, and applicable OSHA standards.

Minimum safety requirements include:

a. Wearing seatbelts/shoulder harnesses at all times while driving on Homestead ARB.

b. Observing posted speed limits, not to exceed 25 MPH unless otherwise posted.

c. Complying with all 482d Medical Group safety and fire regulations.

12. LIABILITY:

The contractor will be held professionally liable for errors and/or omissions during the performance of this contract.

13. DEFINITIONS OF WASTE.

Medical waste to be destroyed shall include the following categories:

a. Cultures and stocks. Cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biologicals; waste from the production of biologicals; discarded live and attenuated vaccines; and culture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate, and mix cultures.

b. Human blood and blood products. Discarded waste human blood or blood components (e.g., serum and plasma) and materials containing free-flowing blood and blood components.

c. Sharps. Sharps that have been used in animal or human patient care and treatment or in medical and research laboratories, including hypodermic needles, syringes (with or without attached needle), Pasteur pipettes, scalpel blades, blood vials, test tubes, needles with attached tubing, and culture dishes (regardless of presence of infectious agents). Also, included are other types of broken or unbroken glassware such as slides and cover slips.

d. Outdated Drugs. Non-hazardous/Non-RCRA outdated drugs that may be autoclaved/microwaved/incinerated in accordance with federal and state regulations and landfill rules.

The contractor shall provide all training necessary to perform the work as defined in this statement of work (SOW). Training shall not hamper the quality or timeliness of daily work requirements.

e. Biohazardous and Regulated Medical Waste. Biohazardous and regulated medical waste shall include, but not be limited to, used AED/defibrillator pads, used gloves, dressings, gauze and other absorbent materials contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials, and other disposable items generated during patient care that require handling and disposal as biohazardous or regulated medical waste.

f. Spill Response Training. The contractor shall ensure that all contractor personnel are trained to handle spills and incidents involving medical waste at Government facilities, in transit, and at the contractor’s facility.

14. Security Requirement/Base Access.

The contractor will be required to comply with all security and force protection requirements enforced at

Homestead ARB.

In addition to the requirements identified in RFO 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor

Personnel, contractor personnel requiring physical access to Homestead ARB must successfully complete all required background screening and installation access procedures in accordance with installation security policy.

If applicable, the contractor shall coordinate with the 482d Contracting Officer point of contact to obtain required base access forms and shall submit completed forms for applicable personnel no later than 4 business days prior to the contract start date.

If an individual is denied installation access, the contractor remains responsible for contract performance and for providing qualified replacement personnel as necessary.

15. Services Summary

PWS

Paragraph

Reference

Deliverable or

Required

Service

Performance Standard Acquisition

Quality Level

(AQL)

1 Removal Service Completed work must be accurate, professionally prepared, timely, and done according to industry standards and the PWS.

Total Amount of

Waste is Removed

Without Missing Any

Pick-Up Points

3 Routine

Scheduled

Service

Service must be accurate, timely, and performed in accordance with the agreed schedule and the

PWS.

Service is performed on scheduled dates and within required times.

5 Emergency/Con tingency

Collections

Service must be provided as required and in accordance with the PWS.

Emergency collection is performed within the timeframe agreed upon by the Government and contractor.

6 Invoice/Certific ate of Disposal

Documentation must be complete, accurate, and submitted within required timeframes.

Invoice/certificate of disposal received within 30 days of pickup.