Hazardous Waste Disposal

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to release Solicitation VA259-15-R-0088 for a hazardous and non-hazardous chemical/pharmaceutical waste disposal program to improve facility operations and service to its customers. The program shall be a full-service all-encompassing process from characterization of wastes to disposal and final disposition of the waste. This requirement for hazardous wastes disposal programs is for three VA Medical Centers and associated facilities or supporting Community Based Outpatient Clinics, CBOC. One is the VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System (ECHCS) with the Denver Medical Center, 2 CBOC's located at Colorado Springs and Pueblo clinics, and the Pueblo Community Living Center. The second is the VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System (VASLCHS) with the Salt Lake City Medical Center and its 11 CBOCs located at St. George, UT, Orem, UT, Price, UT, West Salt Lake, UT, Roosevelt, UT, Ogden, UT, Nephi, UT, Elko, NV, Ely, NV, Pocatello, ID and Idaho Falls, ID. The VASLCHS is currently classified as "Small Quantity Generator". The third is the VA Montana Healthcare System (VAMTHCS) encompassing the main campus at Fort Harrison, MT plus four additional locations: the Miles City Pharmacy Miles City, MT, Columbia Falls Pharmacy at Columbia Falls MT, Bozeman CBOC, and Billings Pharmacy 2345 King Avenue West Billings MT, 59102 (with the possibility of moving to the new clinic on Spring Creek Lane, Billings MT 59102 during the duration of this contract) from the date of award. The full solicitation will be posted on FEDBIZOPPS www.fbo.gov on or shortly after December 15, 2014.



This solicitation will use full and open competition and is not subject to any set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 562211, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal, size standard $38,500,000.00.



This will be a Fixed Price Contract with a base period of twelve (12) months plus four (4) one year option periods to be exercised at the discretion of the Government. All questions should be directed to the Contract Specialist at the email address listed below.



All offerors must be registered in SAMS data base, see https://www.sam.gov and complete online Reps and Certs at http://www.sam.gov. Any SDVOSB and VOSB offerors must be registered in VetBiz at http://www.vetbiz.gov . Amendments to the solicitation will be posted at this website only. All offerors must obtain amendments at this website; hard copies will not be mailed. All questions must be submitted in writing by mail, email- Yolanda.Miller2@va.gov (preferred)/aldo.girany@va.gov. Answers to questions will not be sent individually but will be posted to FedBizOpps. Questions will be accepted up to seven (7) calendar days of the closing of the solicitation.