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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 FBO #5042
DOCUMENT

S -- Red Bag Solutions 528-16-1-8854-0041 - Attachment

Notice Date

9/11/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

562211 — Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 02;1304 Buckley Road;Suite 101;Syracuse NY 13212
 

ZIP Code

13212
 

Solicitation Number

VA52815R0124
 

Response Due

9/23/2015
 

Archive Date

11/22/2015
 

Point of Contact

VISN 2 NCO
 

E-Mail Address

STEVEN
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, 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. Solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-57 as corrected. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Western NY Healthcare System, Albany VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Ave, Albany, New York 12208 has a requirement to process all conforming medical waste (RMW) (except chemo; pathology, animal lab) generated by VAMC Albany at main facility and its outbuildings with volumes contracted to be up to 130,000 LBS annually. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for Small Business. The applicable NAICS code is 562211, with a size standard of $38.5 million. Solicitation Number VA528-15-R-0124 is being issued as Request for Proposals (RFP) and the intent is to award an Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity Service Contract. The period of performance shall be from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 with four (1) one year option periods to be exercised at the discretion of the Government. Vendor will be responsible for collecting and transporting of medical waste, removal and disposal, disinfecting and re-installation of sharps containers throughout the hospital to designated area (SB-9) to be processed. The vendor will handle RMW in accordance with Medical Center Policy and New York State Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation rules and regulations. Vendor agrees to collect and change all sharps containers that are full to (full line). All containers must be emptied before becoming seventy five percent (75%) full or within thirty (30) calendar days of the last empty date, whichever is first. Vendor agrees to supply all sharps containers needed for the Medical Center as follows (Sizes and locations attached). 68- 2 gallon 329-3 gallons 39-8 gallons 27-17 gallons Containers may be re-usable or disposable (via destruction utilizing SSM-150.) If containers are to be re-utilized, then: 1)Containers are to have direct drop with a top feed. 2)Containers must be installed, collected, emptied, disinfected and re-installed by the contractor. 3)Contractor is required to adjust container locations and pickups to meet the unique and changing requirements of each of all areas. 4)Contractor is required to fix/repair all locks on needle boxes in dis-repair. 5)Reusable sharps containers must be properly disinfected and must be sample tested to show that a 6 log reduction of vegetative organism and a 3 log reduction of mycobacterium are met. 6)Contractor must provide a log of all pickups, including physical description of containers at the time. 7)Contractor must provide Material Safety Data sheets (MSDS) on any chemicals it uses. 8)Performance must comply with all state, federal, local, JCAHO, EPA and all other regulatory agencies. 9)Contractor may NOT subcontract the possession, transport, or disposal of the hospitals Medical Waste. 10)Contractor must supply the VA with all training records of its staff as well as mandatory training requirements. 11)Contractor is required to subject its employee's to any and all training required and conducted by the VA (i.e. orientation training, emergency preparedness and any other training the VA may require of outside contractors) 12)Contractor's employees must provide proof of current vaccinations for influenza, Hepatitis B and C, Measles, Mumps, and Rubella. 13)Contractor's employees must undergo a security background investigation in accordance with VA policy, and provide proof of drug testing. Vendor will transport all full sharps containers to (SB-9) to be processed. Vendor will provide labor for medical waste and sharps, Vendor will submit a proposed schedule for the collection of sharps for the Chief Housekeeping Officer/COTR's approval. Carts will be supplied by Vendor use in VAMC Albany in sufficient quantity to satisfy these requirements. Carts need to be emptied and available for use by 6:00AM, 11:00AM and 2:00PM Monday thru Friday. Vendor will be contracted and responsible for the cleaning of carts as well as the soiled utility rooms daily avoiding disruption to the VA's Monday -Friday activities as much as possible Vendor will be responsible for the cleanliness of the medical waste processing room (SB-9) as well as surrounding area. VAMC will maintain ownership of the SSM-150. Vendor will be responsible for all maintenance and repairs including parts and labor for the SSM-150. As required. Vendor will be responsible for contract negotiations, collection and disposal as relates to Municipal Waste. Vendor will be responsible for all testing on treated Medical Waste to insure all bio-burdens are rendered inert. To insure regulatory compliance, the vendor will operate the SSM-150 in accordance with the attached standard operating procedure and in accordance with the special conditions stated in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Permit number 4-0101-00164/00006 issued on May 9, 2012 and any future updates. All required records will be submitted to and available for review by the Chief, Housekeeper Officer and/or his designated representative and on demand by the GEMS Coordinator and VA contracting officials. Any offer that does not meet the solicitation requirements as deemed by the Contracting Officer may be rejected as non-responsive. All offers must provide company name, point of contact information and the VAMC solicitation number. Only electronic offers will be accepted. Offers are due to steve.tompkins@va.gov no later than 3:00 PM EST on September 24, 2015.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/SyVAMC670/SyVAMC670/VA52815R0124/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA528-15-R-0124 VA528-15-R-0124_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2311130&FileName=VA528-15-R-0124-001.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2311130&FileName=VA528-15-R-0124-001.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER;ATTN: Alexia Briwa;113 HOLLAND AVE;ALBANY;NEW YORK

Zip Code: 12208
 

Record

SN03882722-W 20150913/150912000032-9acfc03082a194399d29ac521b963c51 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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