S02.WD2015-4983 JOHNSON COUNTY.pdf

This solicitation is for infectious waste removal services at the Iowa City, IA VA Medical Center and associated community based outpatient clinics. The contractor will supply all bags, tags, waste carts and associated materials for packaging and transporting regulated medical waste in accordance with federal, state, OSHA and DOT standards. Carts must have wheels and be properly maintained, and must be labeled as medical waste carts. The contractor is responsible for providing a detailed manifest of all medical waste transported from the collection sites and proof of destruction. Weights and numbers of carts collected must be documented. The contractor must provide a signed manifest within 30 days of destruction attesting to proper handling of the medical waste. The requirement is being solicited by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration VISN 23.