Hazardous Material Removal/ Disposal for VISN 22

This is a Pre-solicitation Notice to all interested and qualified small business vendors. The Department of Veterans Affairs in VISN 22 intends to solicit for Service of Hazardous Material Removal and Disposal at various VA Healthcare Systems to include a number of Outpatient Clinics, located at the following: VA Greater Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego, Loma Linda and Las Vegas.

The solicitation will be available on or about November 18, 2013 on FedBizOps website (www.fbo.gov). The general scope of work includes but not limited to provide all labor, supervision, materials, equipment, sanitized, disinfected and labeled containers, transportation, facilities, supplies, and waste manifests. Contactor shall collect, analyze, prepare, package, label, remove, transport, store, treat and dispose of Hazardous waste under the resulting contract in accordance with the terms and conditions, specifications and in accordance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), in accordance with all Federal, State, and Local (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - EPA, Department of Transportation) laws, policies and guidelines, and VA infectious medical waste requirement. The Contractor shall maintain all necessary hazardous waste permits and licenses for the disposal of and treatment of such waste. The Contractor shall also have an assigned U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authorization and identification number, necessary Department of Transportation permits, and insurance prior to transport and/or disposal of subject waste. The anticipated solicitation is for a base year with the Government's option to extend the contract for four (4) additional one-year periods.

The North American Industry Classification Standard (NAICS) code for this project is 562211, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal with a size standard of $35,500,000.00. The solicitation will be set-aside 100% to Small Business.

It is the responsibility of the contractor to check the website for any update(s) to this Pre-Solicitation Announcement. The government is not responsible to any loss of internet connectivity or for any inability to access the document at the referenced website. In order to download the solicitation and propose a bid, it is a requirement that the contractor be registered on the https://fbo.gov website.