Attachment C- SOW RMW Disposal Service NCSU.pdf

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Regulated Medical Waste Disposal Service for the Northern Cheyenne Service Unit, Lame Deer, Montana
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This is a Statement of Work (SOW) for regulated medical waste disposal and transport services at the Northern Cheyenne Service Unit (NCSU) in Lame Deer, Montana. The contractor shall provide biweekly removal, treatment, and final disposal of all regulated medical waste generated by the healthcare facility, including waste contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials, microbiological laboratory waste, pathological waste, and contaminated sharps. The contractor must supply all necessary containers and associated hardware for mounting or securing, with containers complying with DOT and ANSI regulations. Services shall be performed during normal Government business hours (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MST), excluding Federal holidays, with no additional cost to the Government for schedule adjustments when pickups fall on observed Federal holidays.

The contractor must provide a sufficient number of regulated medical waste transportation containers to handle an estimated 255 pounds per month and approximately 25 sharps containers per month, with replacement of all used containers at each biweekly pickup. Key deliverables include performing the first pickup within 14 days of award, supplying containers and hardware within 14 days of award, providing any necessary mounting hardware within 30 days of award, and completing manifests at the time of service. The period of performance consists of a one-year base period (04/01/2026 – 03/31/2027) plus four optional one-year periods. All services must comply with OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030), DOT regulations (49 CFR 173.134), EPA, and Montana Department of Environmental Quality requirements. No IT or facility clearances are required.

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Statement of Work (SOW)

1. PROJECT TITLE: Regulated Medical Waste Disposal and Transport Services

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: As a healthcare facility, the Northern Cheyenne Service

Unit (NCSU) generates Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) in the normal course of patient care and clinical operations. Regulated Medical Waste includes, but is not limited to, waste contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM), microbiological laboratory waste, pathological waste, and contaminated sharps.

Pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne

Pathogens Standard under 29 CFR 1910.1030 and the United States Department of

Transportation (DOT) regulations governing regulated medical waste under 49 CFR

173.134, this waste must be properly segregated, packaged, labeled, transported, treated, and disposed of in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including those enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Montana

Department of Environmental Quality.

Accumulation or improper disposal of RMW constitutes an unacceptable risk to patients, staff, the public, and the environment. Such waste may not be disposed of in municipal solid waste landfills. Timely removal and proper disposal of regulated medical waste is essential to maintaining compliance and supporting the Indian Health Service mission.

2. SCOPE: The Contractor shall be responsible for biweekly removal, transport, treatment, and final disposal of all regulated medical waste, including contaminated sharps at the

Northern Cheyenne Service Unit (NCSU), Lame Deer, Montana. This includes supplying

NCSU with all containers and associated hardware for mounting or securing. Containers must comply with DOT and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) regulations and standards. The contractor shall be a qualified vendor to remove, transport and discard or destroy used sharp instruments, including but not limited to needles, scalpels, lancets, burs, and scissors.

3. REQUIREMENTS: Compliance with EPA, Montana DEQ, US DOT regulations in the transportation and disposal of regulated medical waste.

4. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS:

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1)(i)

49 CFR 173.134 (B)(I)(C)(d)

5. TASKS: The Contractor shall provide:

a. Removal and proper disposal of all regulated medical waste generated by the facility.

b. Removal shall occur biweekly (every fourteen (14) calendar days), unless otherwise coordinated with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

c. Shall provide a sufficient number of regulated medical waste transportation containers to dispose of estimated 255 pounds per month.

d. Shall provide a sufficient number of sharp’s containers estimated at 25 containers per month.

e. Replacement of all used sharps containers and medical waste containers at each scheduled biweekly pickup.

f. Shall perform all services during normal Government business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (MST), excluding Federal holidays.

g. If a scheduled biweekly pickup date falls on a Federal holiday observed by the

Government, the contractor shall perform the required services on the next

Government business day. No additional cost shall be incurred by the

Government for schedule adjustments due to Federal holidays.

6. DELIVERABLES AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE:

a. Vendor shall perform first pick-up within 14 days of award.

b. Containers and hardware shall be supplied within 14 days of award

c. Any necessary hardware for mounting or securing containers shall be supplied within 30 days of award.

d. Manifest shall be completed at time of service

7. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED EQUIPMENT AND INFORMATION: The Government will provide a designated storage area for regulated medical waste pending pickup. All contractor personnel shall check in at designated entry point prior to performing services.

8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: 420 N. Cheyenne Avenue, Lame Deer, Montana, 59043

9. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance is for a one-year base period plus four one-year option periods if exercised. The period of performance shall be:

Base Year: 04/01/2026 – 03/31/2027

Option Year 1: 04/01/2027 – 03/31/2028

Option Year 2: 04/01/2028 – 03/31/2029

Option Year 3: 04/01/2029 – 03/31/2030

Option Year 4: 04/01/2030 – 03/31/2031

10. SECURITY: No IT or facility clearances are needed.

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