SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- Medical Waste Removal
- Notice Date
- 10/21/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 562219
— Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, 96th Contracting Squadron (Eglin AFB), 96th Contracting Squadron 205 West D Ave., Suite 541, Eglin AFB, FL, 32542-6862
- ZIP Code
- 32542-6862
- Solicitation Number
- F1T4AS5208A100
- Response Due
- 11/7/2005
- Archive Date
- 12/8/2005
- Description
- The 96th Contracting Squadron (96 CONS/MSCB), Eglin AFB, FL intends to award a Full and Open Competition Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order for Medical Waste Removal for the Eglin Air Force Base Hospital. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared IAW the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The announcement number is F1T4AS5208A100. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 562219, the standard value of $10,500,000. If you feel your company meets the Government requirements, please identify your business size in your response based upon this standard. The order requirements are as follows: Furnish CLIN 1, (90,000 Pounds), Medical Waste Disposal, price per pound for collection and disposal of Medical Waste accumulated by the Eglin Base Hospital IAW attached Statement of Work (SOW); CLIN 2, (12 Months), Collection/Storage container ? fully enclosed, lockable mini-storage building for collection and storage of medical waste and approved medical waste containers IAW attached Statement of Work (SOW); CLIN 3, (4 Quarters), Emergency Collection Service- during any hours including Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays IAW the attached Statement of Work (SOW). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items- (Oct.00), and any addenda to the provision as listed in this notice; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items- (Jan.99) Evaluation will be based on the following factors: price for the brand name; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items- (Jul.02) (Offerors must submit a complete copy with their offers). To obtain an electronic copy of 52.212-3, visit the following web site: http://farsite.af.mil, or contact Mike DeNamur at the below e-mail address. 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions?Commercial Items- (Feb.02), and any addenda to the provision as listed in this notice; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items- (May 02); 52.232-33, Mandatory information for Electronic Funds Transfer payments- (May 99); 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination ? Nov 91. 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By Reference-Feb.98 (http://farsite.af.mil); 252.225-7001-Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (Mar 98); 252.212-7001, Contract terms and conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders applicable to Defense acquisitions of Commercial Items- (Jul.02). To view the provisions and clauses in full text, visit the web site (http://farsite.hill.af.mil). Vendors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) before award can be made. The quote format is at the discretion of the offeror. All responses must be received no later than 3:00P.M. Central Standard Time on 7 November 2005. Send all quotations to Mike DeNamur, 96 CONS/MSCBA, 205 West D. Avenue, Suite 541, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6863, or by facsimile to 850-882-1680, or by E-mail at Michael.denamur@eglin.af.mil or david.serbe@eglin.af.mil. ATTACHMENT: STATEMENT OF WORK (REMOVAL OF MEDICAL WASTE) 1. SERVICE PROGRAM: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary for the storage, pickup, transportation, and disposal of packaged medical waste generated from the 96th Medical Group (Eglin Hospital) Eglin AFB, Florida. The contractor shall perform these services in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and regulations. The contractor shall be a state registered/permitted medical waste transporter. The method of disposal shall be any approved method (i.e., incineration, autoclave/pulverize, hyper chlorate/pulverize, etc.) recognized by the state, in which the medical waste is treated and disposed. The contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer and Facilities Management with copies of disposal permits from all treatment facilities, transporter licenses, and list of landfills where ?treated waste? is subsequently transported. These documents shall be provided within 30 days after beginning services, or whenever renewed during the contract period. 2. COLLECTION/STORAGE FACILITY: The contractor shall provide a portable storage building for the collection and temporary storage of properly packaged medical waste, including sharps containers. The portable storage building shall be lockable, leak-proof, weather resistant, vandal resistant, insect/rodent resistant, and properly placarded with the international biological hazard symbol. The contractor shall place the portable storage building in the location approved by Facilities Management. Facilities Management shall provide appropriate locks and keys for the portable storage building. 3. OUTER PACKAGING: The contractor shall provide a sufficient quantity (approximately 30-45 per pickup) of clean, reusable, plastic tubs/containers (with liners/red bags) for the packaging of generated medical waste. The plastic tubs/containers shall be rigid, leak-resistant, and puncture-resistant. Reusable containers shall be constructed of smooth, easily cleanable materials, and shall be decontaminated after each use. 4. SPILL CLEANUP: The contractor shall be responsible for cleaning and decontaminating the area of any medical waste spill that occurs during pickup operations. 5. ROUTINE PICKUP SCHEDULE: The contractor shall pickup all properly packaged plastic tubs/containers of medical waste 2 times a week, or more frequently, if required. The contractor shall remove and exchange the containers between the hours of 0600 - 1600, Monday - Friday, excluding all Federal holidays. Deviations from this schedule shall be approved by the Contracting Officer and coordinated through the Facilities Management/SGSLF. 6. EMERGENCY/CONTINGENCY COLLECTIONS: Contractor shall provide out-of-cycle emergency collection services, as required, to meet unforeseen medical contingencies or other medical emergencies. Expected frequency for this service is undetermined. 7. TRANSPORT MANIFEST RECEIPT: The contractor shall provide Facilities Management with a receipt for each shipment of medical waste picked up and transported off-site from the 96th Medical Group. The receipt shall include the contractor?s registered permit number, date of pickup, generator?s name & address, account number and number of tubs/containers picked up. The contractor?s representative and generator, a member of the Facility Management staff, shall sign the transport manifest receipt. 8. DISPOSAL INVOICE: The contractor shall provide Facilities Management with a disposal invoice for each shipment of medical waste transported off-site, treated and disposed. The invoice shall include the total pounds, listing of containers by barcodes and individual weights for each shipment, the applicable transport receipt number, the generator?s name & address and account number. The contractor may review invoice instructions provided by the Defense Finance and Accounting Office at the following web address: www.dfas.mil. 9. OTHER DOCUMENTATION: The contractor shall provide the 96th Medical Group, Facility Management with a weight ticket that includes container ID (barcode), weight of each tub/container, date of pickup, customer number and manifest number, with the disposal invoice. This weight ticket will be furnished monthly. Contractor shall provide a certification that scales used to weigh the collected tubs/containers are state certified, and a certification on how often the scales are calibrated and how the tare weight for each shipment is established. These certifications shall be provided within 30 days after beginning services and updated after each calibration or, at least annually. A government representative from the 96 MDG will visit the disposal site at least annually to verify the proper weighing procedures. 10. CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES. Shall present a neat appearance and be easily recognized as a contract employee. This may be accomplished by wearing distinctive clothing bearing the name of the company or by wearing appropriate badges, which contain the company name and employee name. The contractor shall provide all training necessary to perform the work as defined in this statement of work (SOW). Training shall not hamper the quality or timeliness of work requirements. The contractor shall verify that all employees understand the risk involved with medical waste and are trained in specific procedures to handle spills occurring in route to pickup and at pickup site and while performing duties at Eglin, AFB FL. 11. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Before beginning and upon completion of any scheduled or unscheduled service call visit, the contractor?s service representative will contact a representative of Facility Management at 850-883-8515/8516. Access to the hospital during heightened security may be hampered. The vendor shall hold the government harmless for delays caused by security. The contractor will follow required procedures to acquire contractor ID badge that is required to enter Eglin, AFB FL. 12. SAFETY: The contractor and contractor representatives shall comply with Air Force safety standards at all times while on government property. In accordance with AFOSH Std 91-8, 91-301, 91-501 and Federal Occupational, Health and Safety agency (OSHA) standards, safe-working practices shall be followed. These include, but are not limited to: 12.1. Wearing of seatbelts/shoulder harnesses at all times while driving on Eglin AFB. 12.2. Observe maximum speed limits, 25 MPH unless otherwise posted, on Eglin AFB. 12.3. Comply with the no smoking policy within 96th Medical Group. 12.4. Report any problems with building utilities such as blown circuit breakers and defective/broken electrical receptacles or any damage to the storage shed to Facility Management staff member. 13. DEFINITIONS OF MEDICAL WASTE: Medical waste to be destroyed shall include the following categories as defined in Title 64 of the Florida Department of Health, Division of Disease Control and the Department of Transportation: 13.1. Cultures and stocks. Cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biological; waste from the production of biological; discarded live and attenuated vaccines; and culture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate, and mix cultures. 13.2. Pathological wastes. Human pathological wastes, including tissues, organs, body parts, and body fluids that are removed during surgery, autopsy or other medical procedures. 13.3. Human blood and blood products. Discarded waste human blood or blood components (e.g., serum and plasma) and materials containing free-flowing blood and blood components. 13.4. Sharps. Sharps that have been used in animal or human patient care and treatment or in medical and research laboratories, including hypodermic needles, syringes (with or without attached needle), Pasteur pipettes, scalpel blades, blood vials, test tubes, needles with attached tubing and culture dishes (regardless of presence of infectious agents). Also included are other types of broken or unbroken glassware such as slides and cover slips. 13.5. Animal wastes. Contaminated animal carcasses, body parts and bedding of animals that were known to have been exposed to infectious agents, production of biological, or testing of pharmaceuticals. 13.6. Isolation wastes. This category covers biological waste and discarded materials contaminated with blood, excretions, exudates or secretions from humans who are isolated to protect others from certain highly virulent organisms or isolated animals known to be infected with highly virulent diseases. Highly virulent diseases are those derived from class IV etiologic agents as defined by the Center for Disease Control. 13.7. Other. Non-hazardous chemotherapy wastes generated during the preparation and administration of chemotherapy drugs. 13.8. Outdated Drugs. Non-hazardous outdated drugs that must be incinerated due to federal and state regulations. 14. Failure to Perform. Failure to meet the terms and conditions as specified within this Statement of Work and elsewhere in the contract constitute a breach of contract and authorize the government to seek all remedies authorized by law.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 96 MDG/SGSLA - F1T4AS, SUE SIEBENBERG, 307 BOATNER ROAD STE 1, EGLIN AFB, FLORIDA, (TEL: 850-875-8351 X9153)
- Zip Code: 32542
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 32542
- Record
- SN00919259-W 20051023/051022080335 (fbodaily.com)
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