Medical Waste Sources Sought 10172023.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

*= Required Field Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT* 605-24-1-6564-0001- medical waste pick-up and disposal

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 85297

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C26224Q0085

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 10-25-2023 12:00PM PACIFIC TIME, LOS

ANGELES, USA

ARCHIVE 60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

SET-ASIDE SDVOSBC

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* S222

NAICS CODE* 562211

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS NCO 22

Department of Veterans Affairs

NCO 22 - Gilbert Network Contracting

335 East Germann Road

Gilbert AZ 85297

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist

William Cornick william.cornick@va.gov

602-795-4370

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS VA Loma Linda Health Care System

11201 Benton St.

Loma Linda CA

POSTAL CODE 92357

COUNTRY US

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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DESCRIPTION

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this sources sought must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) Unique Entity ID (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below.

The VA Loma Linda Health Care System (VALLHCS) located at 11201 Benton St, Loma Linda, CA 92357 is seeking a potential qualified contractor that can provide Medical Waste pick-up and disposal.

The Department of Veteran Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System (VALLHCS) has a requirement for a Contractor to service and provide pick-up and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous medical waste.

The Contractor shall provide all containers, installation, management, labor, supervision, transportation, and packaging of regulated medical waste (RMW) to include bio-hazardous (red bag) waste, chemotherapy waste, pathological waste, RCRA waste, sharps and pharmaceutical waste. The Contractor shall uniquely label each container for each waste stream.

The contractor is required to perform characterization of all waste streams using process knowledge, identity of the chemicals, and other types of chemical analysis including but not limited to Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP). Documentation of these waste stream characterizations and lab pack inventories must be provided to the medical center. Chemical wastes shall include but not be limited to flammables, corrosives, oxidizers, poisons, toxics, reactive wastes, mixed (hazardous and biological), and universal wastes (i.e. batteries, oil, and mercury containing devices). The contractor will be responsible to package bulk liquid wastes into the largest container feasible and bulk solid wastes into the smallest container available for that waste stream.

The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 562211 Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal ($47 Million).

Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.

Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail to william.cornick@va.gov. All information submissions to be marked Attn: William Cornick, Contract Specialist and should be received no later than 12:00 pm PST on October 25, 2023.