Regulated Medical Waste Collection and Disposal

The Indian Health Service, specifically the Northern Navajo Medical Center, is seeking an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) contractor to provide comprehensive regulated medical waste collection and disposal services. The solicitation, numbered 75H71025Q00151, requires the contractor to collect, transport, treat, and dispose of various types of medical waste, including infectious materials, sharps, pharmaceutical waste, controlled substances, and hazardous chemicals. Key contract requirements include weekly waste pick-up, providing appropriate containers, maintaining proper labeling and containment standards, and delivering annual training on blood-borne pathogens and waste handling procedures. The solicitation requires the contractor to characterize the medical facility's pharmaceutical formularies annually and ensure compliance with all applicable waste disposal regulations. Important dates include a site visit on April 30, 2025, questions due by May 1, 2025, and the proposal response deadline of May 5, 2025 at 2 PM MDT.

The contract is specifically set aside for an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise and is structured as a five-year contract with a base year from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and four subsequent one-year option periods extending through June 30, 2030. The contractor will be responsible for supplying 2,444 storage containers for regulated medical waste, 52 containers for pharmaceutical waste, and 6 containers for controlled substance waste annually. The place of performance is the Northern Navajo Medical Center located in Shiprock, New Mexico, which currently generates approximately 36-37 44-gallon regulated medical waste containers per week. While specific award value is not disclosed, the contract falls under the NAICS category 562211 for Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal and PSC category F108 for Environmental Systems Protection. The medical center currently collects various types of waste, including path waste in 28-gallon containers and non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste in labeled white boxes, with potential for increased volume as they reopen their operating room.