R614--FY26 - NJHCS Sensitive Document Destruction B+4 OPT

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 (VISN 2) is seeking sensitive document destruction services for the VA New Jersey Healthcare System. The contractor must provide on-site shredding of sensitive documents to render them unreadable and unreconstructable in compliance with VA Directive 6371 and applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Key requirements include providing uniformed personnel with VA-issued identification badges, completing mandatory VA privacy and security training, maintaining chain-of-custody documentation, and obtaining Certificates of Destruction from the Contracting Officer's Representative. The Government is conducting market research to determine viability for potential small business set-asides across multiple socioeconomic categories, including small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, women-owned small businesses, HUB Zone businesses, and 8(a) firms. Interested parties must submit capability statements, examples of similar work, SAM UEI numbers, company information, points of contact, and socioeconomic status documentation to Contract Specialist Tiffany Vazquez-Simon at tiffany.vazquez-simon@va.gov by the response deadline of March 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, with an estimated contract award date of April 15, 2026.

Services will be provided across 11 locations including the East Orange VA Medical Center, Lyons VA Medical Center, and nine outpatient clinics throughout New Jersey, with an estimated requirement of approximately 43-44 96-gallon bins and one 50-gallon bin for destruction. The contract will be structured as a one 12-month base year with four optional one-year renewal periods, with service operations occurring between 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Collection frequencies will range from weekly to monthly depending on the specific location, and the contractor must develop and maintain a routine service schedule to accommodate each facility's document destruction needs. The NAICS code identified for this requirement is 561990 (Document Destruction Services), with the Product Service Code R614 (Support–Administrative: Paper Shredding). No specific incumbent contractor or award value has been identified in this sources sought notice, indicating this is a new service contract establishment for the VA New Jersey Healthcare System.