Hazardous Waste Disposal for Walla Walla VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 is seeking hazardous, universal, and pharmaceutical waste disposal services for the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington under solicitation number 36C26026Q0522. Services must include container provision, leak-resistant transportation, manifesting, and full compliance with EPA 40 CFR Parts 260-273 and Washington State regulations, with pharmaceutical waste requiring high-temperature incineration, universal waste requiring recovery or recycling, and hazardous waste requiring environmentally safe disposal methods. The contractor must provide monthly pickups at the main facility and quarterly pickups at five Community-Based Outpatient Clinics and Primary Care Telehealth Outreach Clinics located in Richland, Yakima, Lewiston, La Grande, and Boardman. Interested vendors must submit final manifests to both the VA and EPA's e-Manifest system, maintain contingency plans for service disruptions, and submit quotes by April 27, 2026, at 09:00 PST, with vendor questions due by April 16, 2026. The evaluation criteria include technical capability and past performance references, with all submissions requiring a signed SF 1449 form and VAAR 852.219-75 certification.

This procurement is exclusively set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) with an estimated contract value of $47 million. The contract period runs for five years, from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2031, consisting of a base year plus four one-year option periods. Services will be performed at the main JMWMVAMC facility in Walla Walla, Washington during normal business hours of Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM, excluding federal holidays. Compensation will be based on completed waste removal at designated locations, with invoices submitted electronically through the VA Financial Services Center using Tungsten Network and payment provided within Net 30 terms. Amendment 0001, issued on April 20, 2026, clarified that pharmaceutical waste requires 55-gallon polyurethane containers only (without sharps containers), and that the contractor is responsible for small battery and light bulb disposal, while large batteries are handled separately by Tri-Cities Battery and are excluded from this contract.