S222--New: 5-Year Ordering Period (01/01/2026 - 12/31/2030) Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) and Sharps Collection and Disposal Services for the Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital (Hines, IL) and its affiliated CBOCs.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 is seeking a contractor to provide Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) and Sharps Collection and Disposal Services for the Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital in Hines, Illinois and its affiliated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics. This is a services contract classified under NAICS code 562211 (Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal) and PSC code S222 (Housekeeping—Waste Treatment/Storage). The contract will operate on a five-year ordering period structure with five separate one-year priced periods commencing January 1, 2026, and concluding December 31, 2030. Potential offerors must submit responses by December 16, 2025, at 3:00 PM Central Time to be considered for award. Interested parties seeking clarification or additional information regarding this procurement should contact Scott Sands, the Point of Contact, at Scott.Sands2@va.gov or through the Department of Veterans Affairs contracting office located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

This procurement opportunity is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBC), which restricts competition to qualified small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. The pre-solicitation notice does not disclose the incumbent contractor, estimated contract value, or specific waste volume requirements at this stage. The place of performance is designated as the Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital located at 5000 South 5th Avenue, Hines, Illinois 60141-5000, where the contractor will provide collection and disposal services. The formal solicitation number is 36C25226Q0107, and the pre-solicitation notice was posted on November 24, 2025, providing interested vendors with approximately three weeks to prepare and submit their responses prior to the December 16 deadline.