S222--Regulated Waste Management - Northern Indiana

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 is seeking a qualified vendor to provide regulated medical waste disposal services for multiple VA healthcare facilities in Northern Indiana. The solicitation covers disposal services for regulated medical waste including sharps, trace chemotherapy, and standard red bag waste at the Fort Wayne Campus, Marion Campus, Fort Wayne Annex, Muncie Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, and Defiance, Ohio CBOC. Contractors must comply with all federal, state, and local regulations for medical waste handling, transportation, and disposal, and must provide rigid, reusable transport containers and medical waste cardboard boxes while VA staff will handle internal waste collection and staging. The contract structure is a Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) arrangement with evaluation criteria following standard commercial procurement practices under NAICS code 562211 (Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal). Questions were due by October 6, 2025, and proposals must be submitted by 5:00 PM EST on October 15, 2025.

This solicitation is unrestricted with no set-aside designation, though it encourages small business participation with a size standard of $47 million. An incumbent contractor is currently performing similar services under contract 36C25024D0134, though the specific company name is not disclosed in the documentation. The contract includes a base period from November 1, 2025, to October 31, 2026, with four additional one-year option periods potentially extending the contract through 2030. Estimated waste quantities include approximately 26,000 pounds per week at the Fort Wayne Campus and 10,400 pounds per week at the Marion Campus, with additional container pickups at other locations totaling approximately 500 pounds monthly. Services will be performed at the specified VA healthcare facilities throughout Northern Indiana and one location in Defiance, Ohio, with pricing structured per pound for most contract line items and per container for others, with containers not to exceed 50 pounds when filled.