Contracting Officer (90C), F.D.R. VA Hospital, P.O. Box 100, Montrose, NY 10548-0100

S -- MEDICAL WASTE REMOVAL SOL IFB 620-13-95 due 081995. Contact Point, Martha E. Bartolini, (914) 737-4400 X2206, Contracting Officer, Karen Diehl, (914) 737-4400-X2072. Contractor to provide all labor, tools, materials and equipment necessary for the pick-up and disposal of infectious waste material at the following VA medical Center locations: FDR VA Hospital, Montrose, NY, VAMC, Bronx, NY, VAMC, Brooklyn, NY, VAMC, St. Albans, NY, VAMC, Castle Point, NY, VAMC, East Orange, NJ, VAMC, Lyons NJ, Brick Out Patient Clinic, Brick, NJ, VAMC, New York, NY. Price will include one liner per container, all trailer costs, collecting, inspecting, loading, labor, transportation, and disposal services in accordance with all federal and state regulations. This service will render waste unrecognizable and non-hazardous for disposal as fuel in electrical co-generation and plastics will be recycled, reducing the waste stream. Contractor will be required to report back to each medical center the poundage of plastics recycled which will be reported to the National Center for Cost Containment. Type of waste covered. Blood and blood products and dialysis waste, intravenous bags, blood bags and associated tubing,animal tissues, body parts, and carcasses, human tissues, body parts, and limbs, animal bedding, contaminated food and other products - pharmacy, dietetics, biologicals and pharmaceuticals, research waste, laboratory specimens, pathological waste, or morgue, needles, syrings, and other sharps, pathology and histology samples, surgery and autopsy waste, or morgue, isolation waste, aids and hepatitis waste, cultures and slides, Cytotoxic, antineoplastic, chemotherapy drugs and waste generated by preparation and administration, pharmacy, nursing units, med and path labs or morgue, packing materials, gloves and gowns associated with waste collection and ward areas. Contractor will furnish all necessary shipping labels as well as completed infectious waste manifests. Contract period is one year from date of award with four one year options. A limited number of bid packages will be available on or about July 15, 1995 and will be issued on a first come first serve basis until supply is exhausted. The bid opening date is August 18, 1995 at 3:00 pm. This procurement is subject to the availability of FY 96 funds. Requests must be in writing to the contracting officer. Fax and telephone request will not be accepted. This is an unrestricted procurement. SIC 4953. See Numbered Note 12. (167)

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