SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Infectious Waste Disposal Services
- Notice Date
- 11/23/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 562211
— Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Navajo Area Office, PO Box 9020, Window Rock, Arizona, 86515
- ZIP Code
- 86515
- Solicitation Number
- RFP245-S12-0002
- Archive Date
- 1/4/2012
- Point of Contact
- Priscilla Duncan, Phone: 928.871-1336, Bertina Jones, Phone: (928)871-1305
- E-Mail Address
-
priscilla.duncan@ihs.gov, bertina.jones@ihs.gov
(priscilla.duncan@ihs.gov, bertina.jones@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PURPOSE OF CONTRACT The Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, equipment, material, supplies, transportation, treatment and disposal to provide infectious waste collection and disposal services for the Navajo Area Indian Health Service medical facilities listed herein. 1. Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Chinle, Arizona 2. Crownpoint Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Crownpoint, New Mexico 3. Gallup Indian Medical Center, Gallup, New Mexico 4. Northern Navajo Medical Center, Shiprock, New Mexico 5. Tohatchi Health Center, Tohatchi, New Mexico 6. Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center, Bloomfield, New Mexico 7. Four Corners Regional Health Center, Red Mesa, Arizona 8. Tsaile Health Center, Tsaile, Arizona 9. Kayenta Health Center, Kayenta, Arizona 10. Inscription House Health Center, Inscription House, Arizona Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, equipment, material, supplies, and transportation, including treatment and/or disposal costs, to provide infectious waste storage, pick-up and disposal services. Equipment, including transport vehicles and storage containers, shall be maintained in good repair. Contractor employees shall wear easily visible photo identification badges while on government property that identifies the employee by photograph, name and company. Contractor shall collect and remove infectious waste ONCE A WEEK from hospitals (Crownpoint Health Care Facility, Gallup Indian Medical Center, Northern Navajo Medical Center, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility) and at least ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS from health centers (Tohatchi Health Center, Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center, and Inscription House Health Center). Pick-up shall be done between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., generally on the same day of the week, unless otherwise approved by the facility representative. For holidays, special arrangements can be made with the authorized Service Unit Project Officer for an alternate pickup date. The Contractor shall determine the minimum number of storage containers required at each facility in consultation with the facility representative. The facility representative can revise the minimum number required based on experience by notifying the contractor. The Contractor shall comply within two weeks of a written notice. Contractor shall prepare an infectious waste manifest document for each pickup. Manifests shall include the type and number of waste containers removed and the weight or volume of waste picked up for disposal. The Contractor shall secure the signature of the facility representative o designee on said manifest. A copy of the manifest will be left with the facility representative or designee. Reference Arizona Administrative Code section R18-13-1406 and the New Mexico Administrative Code 20.9.8.19. Within 30 days after a manifest is created for removal of infectious waste from a facility, the Contractor shall provide to the facility representative a copy of the manifest signed by the final treatment or disposal facility operator certifying receipt of the infectious waste for appropriate disposal. An electronic copy of the signed manifest is acceptable. Reference Arizona Administrative Code sections R18-13-1406(B) and R18-13-1409(D) and New Mexico Administrative Code sections 20.9.8.19. Reusable containers shall be rigid, leak proof, puncture resistant and otherwise `meet the requirements of Arizona Administrative Code sections R18-13-1407 and New Mexico Administrative Code 20.9.8.13©. SCALES: Scales used to weigh infectious waste shall be certified annually by an official certifying agency. Contractor shall maintain the certification records and upon request, provide a copy of the certification to the COR. QUALIFICATION: The Contractor shall comply with all necessary permits, licenses, registrations and other federal, state, tribal or local authorizations required to perform services.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/IHS/IHS-Navajo/RFP245-S12-0002/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Window Rock, Arizona, 86515, United States
- Zip Code: 86515
- Zip Code: 86515
- Record
- SN02628662-W 20111125/111123234414-3be084d29536ec999c73fa4f78399434 (fbodaily.com)
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