R614--Correct number of services per year

This solicitation seeks document destruction services for the Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System. The contractor shall provide on-site shredding services for two VA medical centers and multiple clinics located in Washington and Alaska. Services include weekly/biweekly pickup and destruction of documents from over 500 containers using a two-step shredding process reducing materials to confetti-size. The base period of performance is one year with four optional one-year extensions. Pricing shall be provided by location and include all labor, equipment, and supplies. Quotes must be received by September 8, 2023. The contractor must comply with VA information security policies and report any data breaches, with liquidated damages of $37.50 per affected individual specified in the event of a breach caused by the contractor.

The solicitation has no set-aside designation, and the associated NAICS code 561990 for facilities support services has a small business size standard of $16.5M. Pricing is required for thirteen locations around Washington state requiring waste removal and cleaning services ranging from four to three hundred nineteen bins and consoles per location, with pick-up frequencies of either twelve, twenty-six, or fifty-two times per year depending on the location. The place of performance is the listed medical centers and clinics in Washington and Alaska.