26CS0015 - *SB Only* Hazardous Waste and Removal Services

The California Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting quotes for pharmaceutical and biohazardous hazardous waste removal and disposal services to support the Chula Vista Veterans Home, located at 700 E. Naples Court, Chula Vista, California. The procurement requires comprehensive pick-up and disposal services for Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) containers, pharmaceutical hazardous waste, biohazardous waste, and sharp medical waste, with estimated annual service volumes of 8,000 pounds of biohazardous medical waste, 2,000 pounds of pharmaceutical waste, and 500 pounds of pharmaceutical hazardous waste. The contractor must be legally authorized to conduct business in California with current licenses and permits, including specific authorization as a biohazard medical waste hauler and RCRA pharmaceutical hazardous waste hauler. Pick-up schedules include RCRA pharmaceutical hazardous waste bi-annually (not exceeding 180-day lapses), biohazardous waste monthly (not exceeding 14-day lapses), pharmaceutical waste within 90 days, and sharps waste within 30 days, with special emergency pick-ups required within 48 hours of notification. The contractor must submit all pricing on the mandatory Rate Sheet with all-inclusive per-pound rates for waste categories and per-unit costs for containers and emergency services. Written questions must be submitted by March 23, 2026, with responses posted by March 24, 2026, and quotes must be submitted by March 27, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. via email to ashley.mcfall@calvet.ca.gov. The contract term runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, with contract award made to the lowest responsive responsible quote in accordance with Government Code 14838.5, with tie-breaking provisions favoring disabled veteran-owned small businesses.

This solicitation is restricted exclusively to California-certified Small Businesses (SB) and Micro Businesses (MB) as defined by the Department of General Services, with disabled veteran-owned small businesses (DVBEs) eligible for tie-breaking consideration in the award process. The contractor must maintain workers' compensation insurance with a combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000 for general liability, automobile liability with MCS90 endorsement for hazardous materials transport, and pollution liability/environmental impairment liability coverage of not less than $1,000,000. Proposers must submit extensive documentation, including the completed Rate Sheet, payee data records (STD 204 and 205), contractor certification clauses, bidder declarations, DVBE declarations if applicable, a commercially useful function certification form, Darfur Contracting Act certification, proof of required licenses and certifications, a sample Accord insurance form, a sample invoice, and a DVBE confirmation letter if applicable. Additionally, proposers must certify they are not targets of economic sanctions under Executive Order N-6-22 and must disclose any intended use of generative artificial intelligence in completing deliverables. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the solicitation documents; however, the State reserves the right to modify actual service volumes based on facility needs and compensates only for actual expenditures incurred. The agreement is subject to budget appropriation contingencies and may be terminated by the State with 30 days' written notice or immediately for cause.