VISN 5 Regulated Medical Waste and Sharps Disposal Services All VISN 5 VAMCs & CBOCs (Includes 8 VAMCs & 29 CBOCs) AMENDMENT 0004   3

36C24526Q0099 Request for Quotations (RFQ) IAW RFO FAR Part 12.201-1 for VISN 5 Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) & Sharps Disposal Services Single Award Firm Fixed Unit Price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with an ordering start date of 1APR2026. -Tiered Evaluations ( SDVOSB->VOSB->SB ) IAW VAAR 819.7010 -Comparative Evaluations will be conducted IAW FAR 12.203 -Reference Section E.8 Supplemental Instructions to Quoters for evaluation information and response requirements. -Reference SOW (B.1) & Price/Cost Schedule(B.2) for details. QUESTIONS DUE no later than 01/13/2026 at 10:00am ET QUOTES DUE 01/29/2026 at 10:00am ET RFQ POCs: Primary-Darren Morris; darren.morris2@va.gov Alternate-Dan Feng Lu; DanFeng.Lu@va.gov See attached documents for details: 36C24526Q0099 VISN5 RMW_Sharps Disposal Svcs SABPA RFQ_FINAL.pdf Schedule.xlsx VISN 5 VAMCs_CBOCs Locations_WDs FINAL.pdf Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan RMW Disposal VISN 5_v1.pdf Solicitation Attachment_VISN5 RMW_Sharps RFQ Price Sheet.xlsx Solicitation Attachment - Past Performance Questionnaire.pdf

Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) and Sharps Disposal Services across the VISN 5 network, which includes 8 VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) and 29 Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) located in West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, and Washington D.C.

The goal of this contract is to ensure the safe and compliant disposal of medical waste generated by these facilities, which amounts to approximately 10 million pounds annually, including 1 million pounds of RMW. This contract is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), and Small Businesses (SB).

Work Details
The contractor will be responsible for providing all labor, packaging, collection, removal, transportation, equipment, supplies, and services necessary for the pickup, disposal, and proper treatment of Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. The scope includes:
1. Cultures and Stocks: Disposal of infectious agents from medical laboratories that must be incinerated.
2. Pathological Waste: Human tissues and fluids removed during medical procedures.
3. Research Waste: Infectious agents from research labs and animal research waste.
4. Human Blood Products: Liquid waste containing human blood or items saturated with blood.
5. Sharps: Used needles and other sharp objects from medical use.
6. Isolation Waste: Contaminated materials from patients isolated due to communicable diseases.
7. Unused Sharps: Discarded but unused sharp instruments.
8. Trace Chemotherapy Waste: Items that have come into contact with chemotherapy agents.
9. Category A Waste: Contaminated with infectious substances as defined by hazardous materials regulations.
10. Scintillation Fluid: Cells/tissue samples with trace radioactive materials considered non-radioactive by the NRC.
11. Cleanup Residue: Any debris resulting from the cleanup of spills involving RMW.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for this Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) will commence on April 1, 2026, and will continue until March 31, 2027, with options to extend as necessary.

Place of Performance
The services will be performed at various locations within the VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5), including facilities in Maryland, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.