IFB #SD25-00042 Medical Waste

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) / California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) is requesting bids for medical hazardous and bio-hazardous waste collection, removal, packaging, transportation, and disposal services statewide under IFB #SD25-00042, with bids due September 23, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. A mandatory Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation goal of 3% applies; bidders failing to meet this threshold will be deemed non-responsive. DVBE incentives of 2% apply for 4–4.99% participation and 1% for 3.1–3.99% participation.

The solicitation is divided into four geographic regions (Northern, Northern Central, Southern Central, and Southern), and bidders may respond to one or more regions on an all-inclusive rate basis covering labor, transportation, materials, supplies, equipment, containers, applicable taxes, insurance, bonds, licenses, and permit fees. Bio-hazardous medical waste must be picked up and removed every seven days from all CDCR/CCHCS institutions, headquarters locations in Sacramento and Elk Grove, regional offices, and the Central Fill Pharmacy; hazardous medical waste must be picked up and removed every ninety days from the Central Fill Pharmacy only. Work hours are limited to 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with no overtime authorized. Services must comply with Title 42 CFR, Title 49 California Health and Safety Code, the Medical Waste Management Act, and California Department of Public Health regulations. All disposal sites must be permitted by the California Department of Public Health and located within the continental United States.

Mandatory qualifications include three years' experience in medical waste services, active business status with the California Secretary of State (or valid business license for sole proprietors), three positive references for services performed over a minimum of twelve consecutive months, and current licenses and permits from EPA, CDPH, DTSC, DMV, and California Highway Patrol. Contractors must maintain commercial general liability insurance of not less than $1 million per occurrence, automobile liability insurance of not less than $1 million per accident, and workers' compensation insurance with limits not less than $1 million. The contract term runs from December 7, 2026, through December 6, 2029 (three years). CDCR/CCHCS reserves the right to award up to four contracts, one for each region, depending on bid evaluation outcomes. Public bid opening is scheduled for September 24, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. References are due by September 30, 2026, with a Notice of Intent to Award and proposed award date of October 8, 2026.