Biomedical Destruction Services

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Purchasing and Contracting Services, on behalf of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for statewide biomedical waste destruction services under solicitation number HHSTX-HHS0017035. The procurement seeks a qualified contractor to provide pickup, transport, and disposal of biomedical waste through incineration and landfill methods in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations. Services must be provided to three DSHS locations: Advantage Global Logistics in San Antonio, Cold Chain Technology Services in Spring Branch, and Central Transportation Services in Austin. The contractor must maintain Monday through Friday service availability between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Central Time, with a 24-hour response requirement for service requests and cost estimates, and must complete work within mutually agreed timeframes. Qualified bidders must possess a minimum of one year of relevant experience in biomedical waste pickup and disposal, provide three verifiable references for similar contracts completed within the last two years, and maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including workers' compensation, commercial general liability ($1 million per occurrence/$2 million aggregate), commercial automobile liability ($1 million combined single limit), professional liability ($1 million), and umbrella liability ($1 million). Pricing must be submitted as firm, fixed rates on a per-pound basis for three service scenarios: regular business hours, outside regular business hours, and holidays, with acceptable bid ranges from $0.00 to $200,000.00 per pound for each category. The solicitation was posted on April 29, 2026, with a questions deadline of May 12, 2026, and a response deadline of June 3, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. CST; the anticipated contract start date is September 1, 2026, for an initial one-year term through August 31, 2027, with three optional one-year renewal periods and a potential one-year extension thereafter.

No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organization types are identified in the solicitation documentation. All responding entities must comply with comprehensive affirmations and certifications regarding suspension and debarment status, E-Verify compliance for applicable contracts, child support obligation compliance, human trafficking prohibitions, cybersecurity training requirements, conflict of interest restrictions, and various state-specific requirements including boycott prohibitions related to Israel and energy companies, non-discrimination against firearm industries, COVID-19 vaccine passport restrictions, and artificial intelligence disclosure. Bidders must also complete and submit the HHS Solicitation Affirmations (Exhibit A), Pricing Sheet (Exhibit C), Bidder Reference and Qualifications Form (Exhibit D), documentation of qualifications per Section 7, and evidence of financial capability and solvency; optional submissions include operational capacity demonstrations and addendum acknowledgements. Bids may be submitted by mail, email to PCS.Bids@HHS.Texas.Gov, or through the online HHS Bid Room; facsimile submissions are no longer accepted. The historical spending for similar services over four years was $924,670, providing an estimate of anticipated contract value, though no specific budget allocation or award guarantee is provided and HHS reserves the right to adjust pricing based on the Consumer Price Index formula or federal minimum wage increases.