FY27 Bio-Hazardous Waste Services

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 3 of 9 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 9 SUBJECT* FY27 Bio-Hazardous Waste Services GENERAL INFORMATION CONTRACTING OFFICE S ZIP CODE* 33637 SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C24827Q0107 RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 11-10-2026 1400 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA ARCHIVE 10 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N SET-ASIDE PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* S222 NAICS CODE* 562112 CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) 8875 Hidden River Pkwy Ste 160A Tampa FL 33637 POINT OF CONTACT* Contract Specialist Keila President [email removed] [phone removed] PLACE OF PERFORMANCE ADDRESS POSTAL CODE COUNTRY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AGENCY S URL URL DESCRIPTION AGENCY CONTACT S EMAIL ADDRESS EMAIL DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION Page 9 of 9 Page 1 of The Department of Veterans Affairs, James A. Haley VA Medical Center is currently seeking information from any Service Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-owned Small Business (VOSB), or Small Business (SB) vendors that can provide the following service. 1. Scope of Work: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, sanitized, disinfected and labels for containers, supplies, materials, transportation and supervision required to provide pick up, transport, incineration and/or acceptable disposal of biomedical infectious, veterinary, chemotherapy, biological/pathological, sharps waste, and contaminated wastes. 2. Performance Period: Base year and 4 one-year option periods (2/15/2027 to 2/14/2031).  3. Places of Performance James A. Haley VAMC* (JAHVAMC), 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612 New Port Richey OPC* (NPROPC), 9912 Little Road, New Port Richey, FL 34654 Mental Health OPC (MHOPC), 10770 N. 46th Street Building E, Tampa, FL 33617 Primary Care Annex (PCA), 13515 Lake Terrace LN, Tampa, FL 33637 Falls Clinic, 8900 Grand Oaks Circle, Tampa, FL 33637 Research Dept. USF Connect, 3802 Spectrum Blvd. Suites 300 & 308, Tampa, FL 33612 Pharmacy Service, 12210 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612 Lakeland CBOC*, 4237 S. Pipkin Rd., Lakeland, FL 33811 Lakeland Mental Health 4231 S. Pipkin Rd., Lakeland, FL 33811 Zephyrhills CBOC, 6937 Medical View Lane, Zephyrhills, FL 33541 Brooksville CBOC, 14540 Cortez Blvd. Suite 108, Brooksville, FL 34613 South Hillsborough CBOC, 12920 Summerfield Crossing Rd, Riverview, FL 33578 Lecanto CBOC, 2804 W Marc Knighton Ct Suite A, Lecanto, FL 34461 *VAMC = Veterans Affairs Medical Center *OPC = Outpatient Clinic *CBOC = Community Based Outpatient Clinic The contractor is not responsible for providing sharps containers. The sharps containers are purchased and stocked by the VA. The contractor is responsible for providing: 1. TB02 130gl/96gl Reusable Containers and TB01 30gl reusable containers 2. An approximate total of 50 properly labeled 4x4 cubic foot (cu. ft.) locations listed in table below and see Section D for pictures of containers. Containers as follows for each location: PER MONTH LOCATION TB02 130gl or larger Reusable TB02 96gl reusable Reusable TB01 30gl reusable Reusable 4.12CF Boxes JAHVAMC 610-650 4 to 6 0 0 NPROPC 0 10 0 0 MHOPC    0 0 0 2 PCA   0 10 to 12 0 0 Falls Clinic      0 0 0 1 Research 0 0 3 0 Pharmacy 0 0 0 1 Lakeland 0 1 0 0 Zephyrhills 0 0 0 1 SoHI   0 0 0 20 Lecanto  0 1 0 0 Brooksville 0 1 0 2 The contractor shall also provide two (2) 6 Pack Bio-Hazardous Storage Bin or similar for use at the PCA. The contractor shall use the following procedures to handle Bio-Hazardous Waste. All bio-waste containers filled to the full line mark are to be removed and replaced. Containers will be collected at a location provided and identified on a signed manifest showing the date collected, number and size of the used containers collected, and the number and size of the clean containers being left onsite. A copy must be left with the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) or their designee who will provide said copy to the COR on the day of collection. The contractor shall respond to any urgent exchange needs within one working day unless otherwise agreed to by the COR. The primary point of contact for all communication between the Contractor and the Government will be the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR). He or she will furnish technical guidance and advice under this contract. He or she will be appointed by and represent the Contracting Officer. The foregoing is not to be construed as authorization to interpret or furnish advice and information to the Contractor relative to the financial or legal aspects of the Contract. Those matters are the responsibility of the Contracting Officer and will not be delegated. The Contractor shall pick up, transport, treat and/or dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with all applicable Local, Country, State of Florida, and Federal (Environmental Protection Agency EPA, Department of Transportation) laws, policies, guidelines and VA infectious medical waste requirements as stated in Paragraph 3. The Contractor shall also have an assigned U.S. EPA authorization and identification number, necessary Department of Transportation permits and insurance prior to transport and or disposal of subject waste. If contractor requires additional information, they may contact the U.S. EPA regional office. This Contract will encompass emergency Category A response by the contractor. The Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLINs) found in section B.3 Price/Cost Schedule are no cost. Once a Category A case is confirmed and any special permits have been obtained, these costs will be determined on a case-by-case basis. DEFINITIONS MEDICAL WASTE: Contaminated dressings, tissues, gloves, masks, hair covers and other materials from isolation rooms packed and tied in RED BAGS (red plastic leak-proof bags). BIOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL WASTE: Human anatomical parts, waste tissue, blood, microbial cultures, stool samples and other materials packed in tired and leak-proof RED BAGS . VETERINARY WASTE AND ANIMAL CARCASSES: Animal parts, carcasses, waste tissue and other veterinary waste packed in tied and leak-proof RED BAGS . CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY WASTE: Discarded items which have been contaminated by chemotherapeutic drugs or antineoplastic agents, provided that such items, including trace drugs used against malignant cells in treatment of cancerous tumors, vials and syringes, gauze and gloves, infusion bags and other materials shall be empty or contain only such trace amounts of chemotherapeutic drugs as are allowable under applicable Federal, state, county or municipal laws, regulations and guidelines so as to be considered waste. INFECTIOUS WASTES: Laboratory wastes, including cultures of etiologic agents, which pose a substantial threat to health due to their volume and virulence. Pathologic specimens, including human or animal tissues, blood elements, excreta and secretions which contain etiologic agents and attendant disposable fomites. Surgical specimens, including human or animal parts and tissues removed surgically or at autopsy which contains etiologic agents and attendant disposable fomites. Equipment, instruments, utensils and other disposable materials which are likely to transmit etiologic agents from the room of humans, or the enclosures of animals which have been isolated because of suspected or diagnosed communicable disease. Human dialysis waste materials including arterial lines and dialysate membranes. Carcasses of animals infected with etiologic agents which may present a substance hazard to public health if improperly managed. Any other material which, in the determination of the facility infection control staff, presents a significant danger of infection because it is contaminated with or may reasonably be expected to be contaminated with etiologic agents. Provide incident response to all Category A-B within a 24-hour response time performed in accordance with Centers for ...