Hazardous waste- Clinton Indian Health Center

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested in response to this notice and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) # 246-24-Q-0216.  Submit only written emailed quotes for this RFQ. This solicitation is 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04.  The associated NAICS code is 562112. Questions area due by August 29, 2024 at 10:00 AM CDT. NO PHONE CALLS.

This RFQ contains twenty-four (24) Line Items:

BASE

CLIN                          DESCRIPTION                                                     QTY                    UNIT         Unit Price     TOTAL

0001

      08/01/24 – 07/31/25 – WATONGA monthly bio   

hazard waste pick up disposal. Annual Training access to                      12                      MO                  1.00

include bloodborne pathogens, Hazard Communications, DOT Training.

0002

          08/01/25 – 07/31/26 – CLINTON monthly bio hazard waste

         pick up disposal. Annual Training access to include                          12                      MO                  1.00

           bloodborne pathogens, Hazard Communications, DOT Training

0003

     08/01/26 – 07/31/27 – EL RENO monthly bio hazard

      waste pick up disposal. Annual Training access to include

       bloodborne pathogens, Hazard Communications, DOT Training        12                         MO                  1.00

0004         08/01/27 – 07/31/28 -- OVERAGES                                       12                            MO                 1.00

                                                                                                                                                                     TOTAL:

OPTION YEAR ONE

CLIN                                           DESCRIPTION                                           QTY        UNIT    Unit Price          TOTAL

0001       08/01/24 – 07/31/25 – WATONGA  monthly bio hazard

waste pick up disposal. Annual Training access to include                          12              mo         1.00

bloodborne pathogens, Hazard Communications, DOT Training

0002  08/01/25 – 07/31/26 – CLINTON  monthly bio hazard waste 

             pick up disposal. Annual Training access to include                       12              MO           1.00

        bloodborne pathogens, Hazard Communications, DOT Training

0003  08/01/26 – 07/31/27 – EL RENO monthly bio hazard waste

         pick up disposal. Annual Training access to include bloodborne           12          MO            1.00

       pathogens, Hazard Communications, DOT Training

0004  08/01/27 – 07/31/28 -- OVERAGES                                                    12          MO              1.00

                                                                                                                                    TOTAL:

OPTION YEAR TWO

CLIN                                                DESCRIPTION                                     QTY      UNIT  Unit Price   TOTAL

0001         08/01/24 – 07/31/25 – WATONGA monthly bio hazard waste

       pick up disposal. Annual Training access to include bloodborne            12         MO      1.00

                  pathogens, Hazard Communications, DOT Training

0002       08/01/25 – 07/31/26 – CLINTON monthly bio hazard waste pick

              up disposal. Annual Training access to include bloodborne              12        MO        1.00

                    pathogens, Hazard Communications, DOT Training

0003       08/01/26 – 07/31/27 – EL RENO monthly bio hazard waste pick

            up disposal. Annual Training access to include bloodborne pathogens, 12      MO        1.00

            Hazard Communications, DOT Training

10004   08/01/27 – 07/31/28 -- OVERAGES                                                     12         MO      1.00

                                                                                                                                               TOTAL:

OPTION YEAR THREE

CLIN                                                            DESCRIPTION                             QTY      UNIT        Unit Price    TOTAL

0001     08/01/24 – 07/31/25 – WATONGA monthly bio hazard waste

             pick up disposal. Annual Training access to include bloodborne          12         MO              1.00

                        pathogens, Hazard Communications, DOT Training

0002     08/01/25 – 07/31/26 – CLINTON monthly bio hazard waste pick

          up disposal. Annual Training access to include bloodborne pathogens,  12         MO              1.00

                     Hazard Communications, DOT Training

0003    08/01/26 – 07/31/27 – EL RENO monthly bio hazard waste pick up

           disposal. Annual Training access to include bloodborne pathogens,      12        MO              1.00

            Hazard Communications, DOT Training

0004      08/01/27 – 07/31/28 --OVERAGES                                                      12       MO               1.00

                                                                                                                                                TOTAL:

OPTION YEAR FOUR

CLIN                                                        DESCRIPTION                                           QTY  UNIT Unit Price       TOTAL

0001     08/01/24 – 07/31/25 – WATONGA monthly bio hazard waste pick up

             disposal. Annual Training access to include bloodborne pathogens,            12     MO    1.00

                  Hazard Communications, DOT Training

0002   08/01/25 – 07/31/26 – CLINTON monthly bio hazard waste pick up

   disposal. Annual Training access to include bloodborne pathogens, Hazard           12   MO   1.00

                   Communications, DOT Training

0003    08/01/26 – 07/31/27 – EL RENO monthly bio hazard waste pick up disposal.

          Annual Training access to include bloodborne pathogens, Hazard                   12     MO    1.00

           Communications, DOT Training

0004    08/01/27 – 07/31/28 -- OVERAGES                                                                 12      MO    1.00

                                                                                                                                    TOTAL:

OPTION YEAR FIVE

CLIN                                                                  DESCRIPTION                                     QTY   UNIT    Unit Price    TOTAL

0001         08/01/24 – 07/31/25 – WATONGA monthly bio hazard waste pick

         up disposal. Annual Training access to include bloodborne pathogens,               12         MO    1.00

           Hazard Communications, DOT Training

0002  08/01/25 – 07/31/26 – CLINTON monthly bio hazard waste pick up disposal.

           Annual Training access to include bloodborne pathogens, Hazard                    12           MO    1.00

          Communications, DOT Training

0003     08/01/26 – 07/31/27 – EL RENO monthly bio hazard waste pick up disposal.

         Annual Training access to include bloodborne pathogens, Hazard                        12         MO      1.00

                   Communications, DOT Training

0004      08/01/27 – 07/31/28 -- OVERAGES                                                                  12         MO       1.00

                                                                                                                                                       TOTAL:

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: BASE PLUS FOUR OPTION YEARS

Vendor Requirements:   SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK

Submit Quotes no later than: 09/03/2024 2:00 p.m. CDT  to the Following Point of Contact: Ms. Ronay Burns, Contract Specialist, via Email: ronay.burns@ihs.gov.

Evaluation:  FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (completed as follows):

(a) The Government will award a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

To be considered technically acceptable, items must meet the following:

1. The contractor shall come on-site to the Clinton Indian Health Center and provide approved cardboard cartons and plastic liners for waste collection, pick-up, and transportation.
2. The contractor shall pick-up sealed containers between the time of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
3. The contractor shall provide a legible manifest of accurately recorded numbers of containers picked up to the safety officer.
4. Contractor Shall provide in house training for the clinic and housekeeping staff responsible for the collection of waste and handling of infectious waste (Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm CST)
5. Contractor shall provide DOT certification training.
6. Contractor shall provide HAZCOM Training.
7. Contractor shall provide Bloodborne Pathogens training.
8. Provide 3 past performance information that relates to the service.
9. Submit the Buy Indian Compliance form

This solicitation will result in a firm fixed price purchase order pursuant to the terms and conditions below.  Terms and conditions other than those stated will not be accepted.  The above pricing is all inclusive. 

PROVISIONS:  The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation:

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror- Commercial Items (MAR 2023); FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (DEC 2022) (the offeror should include a completed copy of this provision with their quote).

CLAUSES:  The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation:

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2024) (to include the following clauses sited): FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023); FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020); FAR 52.204-27. Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023);  FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Nov 2021); FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022);  FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Feb 2024);  FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003);  FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016);  FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020);  FAR 52.222-50, Combatting Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021);  FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020);  FAR 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021);  FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Oct 2018);  FAR 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014);  FAR 52.252-2, Clause Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998);  FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999);  FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000);  FAR 52.224-1, Privacy Act Notification (Apr 1984);  FAR 52.224-2, Privacy Act (Apr 1984);  FAR 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020);  HHSAR 352.204-71, Information and Information Systems Security (Feb 2024);   HHSAR 352.204-72, Records Management (Feb 2024);  HHSAR 352.204-73, Contractor Personnel Security and Agency Access (Feb 2024);  HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (Dec 2015);  HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (Dec 2015);  HHSAR 352.224-71, Confidential Information (Feb 2024);   HHSAR 352.232-71, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests;  HHSAR 352.239-79, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility (Feb 2024).  The above Provisions and Clauses may be obtained via internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/

And https://www.acquisition.gov/hhsar

Miscellaneous:

NO FAX QUOTATIONS

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS – SUBMISSION VIA EMAIL IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION. (ronay.burns@ihs.gov) 

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management database located at https://www.sam.gov/sam/ prior to any contract award.  Please submit the following information with each quote: Vendor Name, Cage Code, DUNS number, Tax Identification Number, Prompt Payment Terms, Delivery Time, GSA Contract Number (if applicable), Date quote expires, warranty, total price for each line item, total quote price, and technical documentation in sufficient detail to determine technical acceptability.  Failure to provide sufficient technical detail may result in rejection of your quote.