Sharps Medical Waste Disposal Services for the St Louis VA Medical Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, on behalf of the St Louis MO VA Medical Center, anticipates the award of a Firm Fixed Price Service contract for the furnishing of sharps medical waste disposal services. These services are being acquired in accordance with FAR part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The applicable North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 562112 Hazardous Waste Collection, which has a size standard of $38.5m. Please see the attached solicitation 36C25518Q0250 for additional information regarding this requirement and detailed instruction on the information required to be submitted with a quote.

This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) participation only. It is mandatory that SDVOSB offerors be certified on the WEB site https://wwwVip.VetBiz.gov. Responses received from non-certified offerors will not be considered for award.

Information and Request for Quotation (RFQ) documents for this solicitation are posted with this synopsis as attachments. Please see the attached RFQ for a Statement of Work (SOW), terms and conditions. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for posting of the solicitation package, addenda to the solicitation and any other pertinent information. Offers shall be submitted in accordance with the solicitation section E.1 - INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUOTATION SUBMISSIONS. It is important that you pay attention to and follow the instruction s section (e) Information to be provided with the offeror s quotation response.

The government anticipates awarding a contract for a base one (1) year period with up to four (4) optional year periods. Award will be by Best Value trade-off, considering price, technical capabilities and past performance.

All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to arrive no later than five (5) days prior to the solicitation closing date. Questions must include your telephone number, fax number and point of contact and be forwarded via email to Larry Buell at larry.buell@va.gov. If you are unable to obtain a copy of the solicitation for any reason, please contact Larry Buell via e-mail to request a copy.