Biohazardous Waste Disposal Service

The National Institutes of Health Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, under the Department of Health and Human Services, is issuing a Notice of Intent to award a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order for recurring biohazardous waste disposal services to support the Pediatric Endocrinology Clinical Research Branch’s Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments laboratory in Phoenix, Arizona, specifically at 850 N. 5th Street, Suite 700, ZIP 85004. The service requires weekly scheduled pickups every Tuesday for the collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal of regulated medical waste, including blood-contaminated items, used glucose test strips, gloves, and other materials exposed to bodily fluids capable of transmitting infection. The contractor must ensure continuous compliance with laboratory safety standards and manage risks associated with infectious materials to prevent disruption to clinical research and specimen analysis. This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5, restricted exclusively to small businesses, including 8(a), service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and women-owned small businesses. Interested parties must submit a written capability statement demonstrating their ability to perform the requirement no later than 11:00 p.m. EDT on June 9, 2026, via email to david.shen@nih.gov. The government anticipates making an award approximately ten days after the notice date, contingent upon responses received and its determination of contractor capability. The solicitation number is 75N98026Q00486, the NAICS code is 562112, with the posting date of May 31, 2026, and a formal response deadline of June 10, 2026. No pricing details, contract value, or specific delivery terms beyond the Tuesday pickup schedule are provided in the notice. The contract will be administered from the NIH office in Bethesda, Maryland, with David Shen as the primary point of contact.