Trauma/Crime Scene Cleanup

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 is conducting a sources-sought announcement for trauma and crime scene cleanup services at VA Palo Alto Health Care System with responses due September 21, 2026. This is market research only; no solicitation or contract award will result from responses submitted.

The requirement covers a five-year period from April 1, 2027, through March 31, 2032, structured as an IDIQ firm fixed-price contract. Work is performed at the main Palo Alto Division facility and seven satellite clinics across California's Bay Area (Menlo Park, Livermore, Fremont, San Jose, Capitola, and Marina). The contractor must respond to service requests within two hours, 24 hours a day and seven days a week, including all federal holidays.

Contractors must hold current registration and certification as a Registered Trauma Scene Management Practitioner with the California Department of Health and must maintain compliance with ANSI/IICRC S540 Standards for Trauma and Crime Scene Clean-Up. Critical staffing requirements include comprehensive background investigations, state and federal safety training certification (California Cal/OSHA Sections 3203, 5193, and 5194), Hepatitis B vaccination documentation, and fluency in English. All personnel and labor costs are supplied by the contractor; invoicing combines an annual administrative fixed cost and per-occurrence charges submitted through the VA's Tungsten e-Invoice system.

Responses must include nine mandatory elements: socioeconomic status verification, legal company name and SAM Unique Entity ID, primary point of contact, capabilities statement, trauma and crime scene cleanup experience, list of similar government and commercial projects, subcontracting plan addressing the 50 percent personnel cost requirement under FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27, applicable GSA contract number, and price estimate. Submit responses to john.waldrip@va.gov referencing RFQ 36C26127Q0054. NAICS code 562910 applies; small business size standard is $25 million.