VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Acquisition & Materiel Management (90C-1), 200 East Beach Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39507

S -- MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES SOL 520-01-01 DUE 091500 POC Donna Peden 228-563-2689 This is a set-aside for HUBZone small business concerns. Contractor shall provide medical disposal services to the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare Systems, Biloxi/Gulfport Divisions, MS and Mobile Outpatient Clinic, Mobile, AL for the Base Period October 1, 2000 through September 3, 2001 with option year I October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002. This is a combined synopsis/ solicitation for a commercial service, prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This notice constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number/Request for Quotes (FRQ) 520-01-01 is assigned and shall be referenced on any quotation. This is a Request for Quotation for which it and all incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-77. This procurement is set-aside for HUBZone small business concerns. The Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 4953. SCOPE OF WORK: 1. Contractor is to provide inservice with VA Staff necessary to establish safe, efficient and cost-effective identification, separation, segregation, packaging, labeling, and handling of medical waste. 2. Contractor will supply special containers and red bag liners for the containment of the waste. Containers to be made of rigid plastic construction designed to prevent puncture by needles and other sharps, capacity not to exceed 40-gallons, and include locking safety handles along with appropriate bio-hazard warning symbols approved by the State and Federal regulatory agencies. 3. Contractor to provide scheduled pick-up and delivery dates, which shall be as often as necessary to assure access to the storage areas, but not less than two (2) times per week. 4. Contractor will make complete distribution of the waste to a reliable "State of the Art" facility approved by all regulatory bodies for disposal. 5. Contractor will assume all liability for the medical waste removed from the VA properties from the time of pick-up until the total distribution of the waste by incineration, sterilization, or other disposal method, which must comply with EPA, OSHA, CDC, ADEM, TNRCC, ODEQ, LADEQ, and/or any other controlling agency with oversight authority. 6. The Contractor will provide tracking of the medical waste from the point of pick-up, through use of an EPA, MDEQ, and MDOT approved manifest system. Vendor to also provide hard copy documentation (manifest sheets) to the medical center, indicating time and date of pick-up, time and date of incineration and weight of each container received. 7. Contractor shall provide transportation in compliance with MDOT regulations. Trucks shall have leak-proof compartments for containing medical waste and shall have built-in spill control technology. Contractor shall provide contingency plans for emergency/hazmat response and provide a full compliment of safety equipment. 8. Point of Contact: Jennifer Hamner 228-523-5017 9. Pickup locations and estimated pounds per year: VA Medical Center, 400 Veterans Avenue, Bldg 1, Room 74, Biloxi, MS 39531; VA Medical Center, 200 E Beach Blvd., Bldg 57, Room 107, Gulfport, MS 39507 Estimated : 200000 LBS per year VA Outpatient Clinic, 1359 Springhill Avenue, Mobile, AL 36604 Estimated: 9100 LBS per year. The following FAR provisions apply and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, the following apply by addendum: FAR 52.204-6 Contractor Identification Number-Date Universal Numbering Systems (DUNS), FAR52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer, VAAR 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising. FAR 52.202-1 Definitions FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities FAR 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government FAR 52.203-7 Anti-kickback Procedures FAR 52.204-4 Printing/Copying Double-sided on Recycled Paper FAR 52-213-1 Fast Payment Procedure FAR 52-213-2 Invoices FAR 52.222-1 Notice to the Government of Labor Disputes FAR 52-222-3 Convict Labor FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Overtime Compensation FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended FAR 52.223-6 Drug-free Workplace FAR 52.223-14 Toxic Chemical Release Reporting FAR 52.232-1 Payments FAR 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment FAR 52-232-11 Extras FAR 52.232-17 Interest FAR 52-233-1 Disputes FAR 52.233-3 Protest after Award FAR 52-237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment and Vegetation FAR 52.237-3 Continuity of Services FAR 52.242-13 Bankruptcy FAR 52.243-1 Changes Fixed Price FAR 52.249-4 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services) (Short Form) FAR 52.249-8 Default (Fixed Price Supply and Service) Offerors shall provide a complete set of provisions with quotation found at 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-5 along with the following additional FAR clauses sited in Clause FAR 52.212-5: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions toOfferors Commercial Items FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246), FAR 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4214), FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793), FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212), FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Terms of the Control, FAR 19-3 Notice of Total HUBZone Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.228-5 Insurance Work on a Government Installation, FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration. FAR 52-232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Other Than Central Contractor Registration, FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items and Commercial Components, VAR 852.219-70 Veteran owned small business; VAAR 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities. Offerors may find the FAR provisions on the Internet at www.arnet.gov/far/. All offers are due by close of business September 15, 2000 (4:30PM CST). Offers in original and (1) one copy along with a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 and VAAR 852.219-70 should be sent to: Contracting Officer (90C-1), VA Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare Systems, 200 East Beach Blvd, Gulfport, MS 39531. The solicitation number (RFQ number) shall be listed on the outside of the response for identification. See Numbered note 27. Posted 08/28/00 (W-SN490957). (0241)

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