PWS_Bio-Medical_Waste.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

FOR

21ST MEDICAL GROUP

BIO-MEDICAL WASTE PICK-UP & DISPOSAL

1 October 2018

1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, facilities, labor, transportation, and other items and services necessary to perform Medical Waste Pick-Up and Disposal Services in support of the 21st Medical Group at Peterson Air Force Base (AFB) and Schriever AFB, CO. Performance shall be according to the requirements contained in this PWS, and professional standards of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).

2. OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFIC TASKS:

2.1. The Contractor shall pick up and dispose of bio-medical waste weekly, monthly, or quarterly as described in this PWS. Medical Waste is generally defined as any waste that can cause an infectious disease or that reasonably can be suspected of harboring human pathogenic organisms. It is also known as red bag waste, infectious waste or biomedical waste. Typical waste items include: single use disposable items such as needles, syringes, gloves, and other supplies which have been in contact with blood, blood products, body fluids, and cultures.

2.2. The Contractor shall provide storage containers/large medical waste bags to consolidate waste for pickup. Compliance with requirements of pickup of medical waste arising from local, state or Federal Department of Health Regulations, is the responsibility of the Contractor; and may be requested as proof to the requesting agency prior to or at the time of contract award.

2.3. The Contractor shall comply with the following federal, state or local laws, military directives and regulations to include 6 CCR 1007-2, Colorado Solid Waste Disposal Sites & Facilities, Department of Transportation (DOT) 49 CFR Parts 172 – Hazardous Materials, 173 – General Requirements for Shipments and Packaging, and 178 – Specifications for Packaging’s pertaining to any work required by this PWS.

2.4. The Contractor shall provide a delivery/pick-up ticket for each location to the Government for all items. The Contractor shall pick-up and dispose of bio-medical waste as directed in Section 3 of this PWS. There will be no performance during recognized Federal holidays, planned or unscheduled Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) closures. In this case, the bio-medical waste shall be picked-up and disposed of the next regular business day.

2.4.1. Recognized Federal Holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

2.4.2. AFSPC Family Days/Down Days. The published AFSPC Family Days for Calendar Year 2018 are listed below; subsequent years are expected to be similar:

2 January 2018, 25 May 2018, 5 July 2018, 31 August 2018, 05 October 2018, 23 November 2018, 24 December 2018, 31 December 2018

2.4.2.1.1. The AFSPC Calendar Year (CY) Family Days schedule will be provided for each calendar year vie e-mail upon publication.

2.5. During disaster, emergency or contingency, the Government may require performance contract modification to meet mission requirement. The Government will notify the Contractor immediately of these operating changes.

2.6. The operating hours for normal business on base are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In the event of base closure, arrangements for service will be coordinated with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). If severe weather conditions exist which prevents the Contractor's performance within the specified hours of operations, the COR shall be notified and performance shall be performed the next regular business day. Additionally, as proof of performing services, the Contractor shall provide a copy of the pick-up/delivery ticket.

3. PERFORMANCE/PICK-UP LOCATIONS:

3.1. The following locations will have pick-ups once per week on Wednesdays.

3.1.1. Main Clinic, 559 Vincent St, Building 959 Rm 850, Peterson AFB, CO.

Phone Number is 719-556-1166/1165.

3.1.2. Main Clinic Pharmacy, 559 Vincent St, Building 959 Rm 300, Peterson AFB CO.

Phone Number is 719-556-1166/1165.

3.1.3. Dental Clinic, 1055 E. Stewart Ave, Building 2018 Rm 136, Peterson AFB CO.

Phone Number is 719-556-1333 or 719-556-1335.

3.1.3.1. This facility has an estimated construction completion date of September 2018. If the facility is not compete by the start of period of performance, pick up will be at the Temporary Dental Clinic, 1045 E. Stewart Ave, Building 2012A Rm 319, and Peterson AFB, CO. The phone numbers are the same.

3.1.4. Area Dental Laboratory, 1045 E. Stewart Ave, Building 2012 Rm 110, Peterson

AFB CO.

Phone Number is 719-556-1333 or 719-556-1335.

3.1.5. East Pharmacy, 1030 E. Stewart Ave, Building 2017, Peterson AFB, CO.

Phone number is 719-556-0055.

3.1.6. Schriever Clinic, 220 Falcon Parkway, Building 220 Rm 31, Schriever AFB CO.

Phone Number is 719-567-5247, 719- 567-4594 or 719-567-4455.

3.2. The following location will have pick-ups once per month on the first Wednesday of the month.

3.2.1. 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 450 Hamilton Ave, Suite 171, Building 203, Peterson AFB, CO. Phone number is 719-556-9297.

3.3. Estimated Workload Data:

AREA AVERAGE WEEKLY POUNDAGE/CONTAINTER

Main Clinic 88.75 pounds/3 Containers

Main Clinic Pharmacy 4 pounds/1 Container Dental Clinic 17.50 pounds/1 Container

Area Dental Laboratory 4 pounds/1 Container East Pharmacy 4 pounds/1 Container

Schriever Clinic 5 pounds/1 Container

AREA AVERAGE MONTHLY POUNDAGE/CONTAINER

34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron 5 pounds/1 Container

4. CONTRACTOR POINT OF CONTACT:

4.1. The Contractor shall designate, in writing, a primary and alternate person responsible for handling any contract performance issues. This person shall have full authority to act for the Contractor on all Contract matters. The Contractor representative and alternate shall be able to fluently read, write, speak, and understand English.

5. CONTRACTOR’S EMPLOYEES:

5.1. Appearance. Contractor personnel shall present a neat appearance and be easily recognized. 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. Inappropriate clothing, which includes but is not limited to, clothing with profanity, offensive pictures, or any other items that do not present a professional image.

Clothing must be clean and serviceable.

5.2. Employment Restriction. The contractor shall not employ any person who is an employee of the United States Government if the employment of that person would create a conflict of interest nor shall the contractor employ any person who is an employee of the Department of the Air Force, either military or civilian, unless such person seeks and receives approval in accordance with DoD 5500.7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation.

5.3. Military Personnel. The contractor is cautioned that off-duty active military personnel who are employed under this contract may be subject to permanent change of station (PCS), change in duty hours or deployment. Military reservists and National Guard members may be subject to recall to active duty. The abrupt absence of these personnel could adversely affect the contractor's ability to perform and shall not constitute an excuse for nonperformance under this contract.

6. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: The contractor shall ensure all personnel employed in the performance of this contract, or any representative of the contractor entering the Government installation, abides by all applicable security regulations (AFI 31-204, Air Force Motor Vehicle Traffic Supervision, Chapters 2 & 3).

7. BASE ACCESS: The Contractor shall furnish a current Contractor Employee Roster/Access List, and submit it through the COR to the Security Forces Pass and Registration Office. The roster shall be updated within 10 days of changes and copy provided to the COR.

The Contractor shall obtain vehicle passes for all contractor and personal vehicles requiring entry onto Peterson AFB and Schriever AFB. Vehicle registration, proof of insurance and a valid driver's license must be presented and maintained for all vehicles to be registered in accordance with AFI 31- 204, Air Force Motor Vehicle Traffic Supervision, Chapter 3.

8. PROVISION FOR CLEANING UP SPILLS: Any spills which occur during clinical duty hours will be the responsibility of the clinical staff to clean up, using an approved cleaning solvent according to the MSDS protocols. Any spills requiring additional cleaning or which occur after duty hours will be the responsibility of the Contractor to clean up. The NCOIC will inform the contractor as to the specifics of the spills or any hazardous chemicals they may encounter.

9. THE POC RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PLAN: The 21 MDG Facility Manager at (719) 556-1234 will be responsible for ensuring implementation of this plan.

10. CERTIFICATION: The biomedical waste disposal company shall provide current State of Colorado license/certification that permits them to operate and conduct business within the State of Colorado.

11. INSURANCE: The biomedical waste company shall provide proof of insurance that secures liability for accidents and biomedical waste spills. The liability will be inclusive for on and off base mishaps. The company will be liable for State and Federal fees/fines for inappropriate biomedical waste disposal.

12. DOCUMENTATION: The biomedical waste company shall maintain manifests for each container. The manifests will have date, time, and year annotated to include the container identification. The contractor will provide monthly documentation of bio-medical waste material received and destroyed. The Contractor shall provide a consolidated monthly report of the waste material weight collected and destroyed for the 21 MDG facilities.