Request for Proposal - Hazardous Waste Collection and Disposal - Addendum 1

The Federal Contract Opportunity involves the removal, transportation, and disposal of chemical waste materials for Ames Laboratory. The contractor will handle various hazardous waste streams, provide emergency services, and ensure compliance with all regulations. The services are to be available after 10/06/2023, with the anticipated award date of the contract being 10/4/2023.

List of services and products to be provided:

1. Removal, transportation, and disposal of chemical waste materials.
2. Handling of hazardous waste streams including co-mingled organic liquids, heavy metal solutions, bulk and lab-packs of various chemicals, paints and paint sludges, sludges and slurries of heavy metals, lead wash solution, Poly-Chlorinated Biphenyls (PCB’s), contaminated oil, and other regulated materials.
3. Provision of transportation, crews, and equipment for hazardous material disposal.
4. Over-packing of leaking or damaged drums into 85-gallon salvage drums.
5. Waste disposal pick up at a minimum biannually.
6. Response to emergency waste pick up requests within 10 days.
7. Packing and loading of waste material onto transportation vehicles.
8. Transportation of waste from Ames Laboratory's facilities to EPA permitted facilities.
9. Incineration of mixed chlorinated solvents and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB’s).
10. Completion of all necessary paperwork and records.
11. Provision of barrels, containers, and packing materials if requested by Ames Laboratory.
12. Retrieval of non-transportable items within 30 days of discovery.
13. Compliance with all applicable EPA, DOT, and other federal, state, and local regulations.