RFI QA FA664826Q0010-RI FINAL.xlsx
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This is a Questions and Answers document from a Request for Information (RFI) process for federal contract solicitation FA664826Q0010-RI, issued by the Department of the Air Force Reserve Command for Medical Biohazard Waste Removal Services at Homestead Air Reserve Base. The RFI was issued as Amendment 0002 to close the information request period and consolidate all vendor questions and government responses. The requirement is a 100% Competitive Small Business Set Aside under NAICS code 562112 (Hazardous Waste Collection) with a $47 million size standard, issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under RFO Part 12 for commercial products and services.
Key service requirements include: monthly routine biomedical waste collection and removal of four 30-gallon containers (total capacity not to exceed 96 gallons, weighing 50-96 pounds) once per month, with an estimated six additional emergency pickups per contract year to be completed within 48 hours of notification. The contractor must furnish new 30-gallon containers after each monthly pickup. The prime contractor must maintain a current Florida Department of Health Biomedical Waste Transporter Registration and cannot rely on a subcontractor's permits or licenses. No controlled substances, hazardous pharmaceuticals, chemotherapy waste, or other special waste streams are anticipated. The contractor must comply with all Homestead ARB security and force protection requirements, complete required background screening and installation access procedures, and operate a state-licensed vehicle properly marked and placarded per federal and state regulations. This is a new contract requirement with no incumbent. All RFI questions were answered between September 10-11, 2026, with responses provided by Contracting Officer Nika Salemi and MDS representatives.
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| RFI # | VENDOR | QUESTIONS | REF PARAGRAPH | DATE ENTERED | DATE SUBMITTED | RESPONSE DATE | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | NAME and TITLE of RESPONDEE |
| 1 | Road Lion Transport LLC | May the prime contractor satisfy the Florida Department of Health Biomedical Waste Transporter Registration requirement through a properly registered subcontractor that will perform the regulated biomedical waste transportation, treatment, and disposal activities? | PWS 1. Description of Services, Scope | 9/10/26 | 9/10/26 | 9/10/26 | 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. | Nika Salemi, Contracting Officer | ||||||||
| 2 | Road Lion Transport LLC | If so, may the subcontractor’s current Florida Department of Health Biomedical Waste Transporter Registration be submitted with the prime contractor’s technical quotation? | 9/10/26 | 9/10/26 | 9/10/26 | Reference Answer to Question 1. | Nika Salemi, Contracting Officer | ||
| 3 | Road Lion Transport LLC | Please confirm the anticipated quantity and size of biomedical waste containers required for each routine monthly pickup. | PWS 3. Routine Pick-Up Schedule | 9/10/26 | 9/10/26 | 9/10/26 | four (4) 30-gallon containers once per month | Nika Salemi, Contracting Officer | |
| 4 | Road Lion Transport LLC | Please confirm whether the six additional pickups identified in each contract year are estimated quantities only and will be ordered only when required. | PWS 5. Emergency/Contingency Collections | 9/10/26 | 9/10/26 | 9/10/26 | 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. | Nika Salemi, Contracting Officer | |
| 5 | Road Lion Transport LLC | Please confirm whether there are any specific base access requirements, vehicle requirements, background checks, or driver documentation that the biomedical waste transporter should account for in its pricing. | PWS 14. Security Requirement/Base Access. PWS 2. Collection Containers | 9/10/26 | 9/10/26 | 9/10/26 | 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. The transport vehicle shall be state licensed; as well as, marked and placarded in accordance with federal and state regulations for transportation. | Nika Salemi, Contracting Officer | ||||||||
| 6 | Road Lion Transport LLC | Please confirm whether pharmaceutical waste included in the requirement is limited to non hazardous, non RCRA pharmaceutical waste or whether any controlled substances, hazardous pharmaceuticals, chemotherapy waste, or other special waste streams are anticipated. | 9/10/26 | 9/10/26 | 9/10/26 | No, controlled substances, hazardous pharmaceuticals, chemotherapy waste, or other special waste streams are not anticipated. | MDS | ||
| 7 | GGN Solutions LLC | Is there any incumbent/recompete or this is a brand-new project? If yes, could you please provide us with their award number or even if the customer bought similar services in the past. | Solicitation Paragraph 3. Description | 9/11/26 | 9/11/26 | 9/11/26 | This is a new requirement. | Nika Salemi, Contracting Officer | |
| 8 | Bloomberg Government | We would like to know if this is a brand new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services. | |||||||
| If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number? | Solicitation Paragraph 3. Description | 9/11/26 | 9/11/26 | 9/11/26 | This is a new requirement. | Nika Salemi, Contracting Officer | |||
| 9 | Road Lion Transport LLC | For the routine monthly pickups, does the requirement anticipate collection of four 30 gallon containers each month? | PWS 3. Routine Pick-Up Schedule | 9/11/26 | 9/11/26 | 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. 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. | MDS | ||
| 10 | Road Lion Transport LLC | Are the 30 gallon containers reusable containers where only the biomedical waste bags are removed and replaced, or is the contractor required to furnish four new 30 gallon containers after each monthly pickup? | 9/11/26 | 9/11/26 | The contractor required to furnish new 30 gallon containers after each monthly pickup of only the removed containers. | MDS | |||
| 11 | Road Lion Transport LLC | Are sharps containers also contractor furnished and replaced during each scheduled pickup? If so, please provide the anticipated sizes and quantities. | 9/11/26 | 9/11/26 | The sharps containers are not contractor furnished. | MDS | |||
| 12 | Road Lion Transport LLC | For pickups requested within 48 hours, should the contractor anticipate up to four 30 gallon containers, or are these generally smaller quantities such as biomedical waste bags and 5 quart sharps containers? | 9/11/26 | 9/11/26 | Contractor should anticipate the same as a routine monthly pick up 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. | MDS | |||
| 13 | Road Lion Transport LLC | For each of the six additional pickups identified in the pricing schedule, should contractors price based on four 30 gallon containers per pickup, or should these be priced based on a smaller estimated quantity of accumulated waste? | 9/11/26 | 9/11/26 | This is a firm fixed price contract. Contractor should anticipate the same as a routine monthly pick up 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. | MDS | |||
| 14 | Road Lion Transport LLC | If available, please provide the estimated average monthly waste volume, including the approximate number of 30 gallon containers or bags and sharps containers by size. | 9/11/26 | 9/11/26 | The estimated average for biomedical waste is approximately 50 to 96 pounds per month broken up into no more than four (4) 30-gallon containers once per month. | MDS |
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