Attachment_A_-_Questions_-Answers.pdf

Question Document Page # Question / Comments Government Response

1 All N/A Will there be a need for twice a week collection Yes.

2 SOW - Table 1 2, 14, 18

Table one lists Tuesday and Friday as anticipated days.

Are other days acceptable? Do you need a minimum number of days between stops? Example would

Monday and Wednesday work, or are they too close together?

3 SOW - Table 1 2,14,18

Table one mentions chemical waste boxes: I use a different transporter for hazardous waste. An example of a hazardous waste would be a chemical used in the lab that was flammable or corrosive. Perhaps acetone or alcohol and sulfuric or hydrochloric acid.

My assumption is that the laboratory would not have a need for hazardous waste disposal on a weekly basis.

Does the laboratory generate any hazardous waste items to the extent they would need materials picked up every week or month? Would it be possible to do a hazardous waste pick up every 3 to 6 months or even annual?

4 PRICING TABLE 18

Based on the size of containers listed, I would classify them as typical biohazardous sized containers and can price them as such. Would you like potential hazardous waste items priced separate and broken down in typical sized containers, such as 5, 15 and 30 gallon?

Please price the effort for 30-gallon biowaste containers and 1-gallon sharps boxes

5 SOW 1.3.1 1

Is the waste primarily solids or liquids (percent solid vs liquid)?

The waste consists primarily of solids (~99% solids)

6 SOW 1.3.1 1

What are some of the types of chemicals that will be mixed with the medical waste?

Chemical wastes consist of trace volumes of ethanol, DNA away, bleach and/or buffers. As an additional clarification, medical wastes are excluded from the definition of "biohazardous wastes" for the purposes of this contract.

7 SOW - Table 1 2

Do you have an estimated weight of the full containers?

8 PRICING TABLE 18

Is the waste packaged by the generator (DHS/OHA) or contractor into the 30 to 32 gallon DOT UN approved containers for shipping?

The waste will be packaged by the generator (Chicago BioWatch laboratory) for pickup

9 SOW 2.1 (2) 2

Please confirm contractor is to provide replacement containers inclusive of unit pricing?

Affirmative. Please refer to Section 2.1 (TASK ONE –

PERFORMANCE AND SURVEILLANCE PLAN

REQUIREMENTS) subtask 2 of the SOW for confirmation.

10 1449 cover

The solicitation is marked as unrestricted but on FBO it is list a Total Small Business Set-Aside restriction.

Is there a restriction for the solicitation

Yes, this is a total SB set-aside. The 1449 has been revised to reflect the correct size standard

11 N/A Who is the current vendor providing services? This is a new requirement

12 N/A What are the current rates for disposal This is a new requirement

HSHQDC-17-Q-00248

Tuesdays and Fridays are strongly preferred but Mondays and

Thursdays are also acceptable.

Monday and Wednesday would be too close together.

The Chicago BioWatch lab generates biohazardous waste almost exclusively. The chemical waste consists of very trace volumes of ethanol, DNA away, bleach and/or buffers. The volumes of these chemicals are so negligible that a separate chemical waste stream is unwarranted.