R614-- Prov Shredding service FY26 Base 650C68104 07/01/2026 to 06/30/2027 base Contract end 06/30/2031

The contract award is for shredding services under a total small business set-aside, with a base period from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, and an overall contract end date of June 30, 2031, encompassing four potential option years. The award, valued at $240,555.84 for the base period, is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 1, headquartered in Brockton, MA, with the primary point of contact being Contracting Officer Jeffrey S. Fleming. The work involves secure, on-site paper shredding and destruction of sensitive materials, including personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information, at multiple VA medical centers across Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as the TOGUS, ME facility. Performance is required on a bi-weekly schedule and as needed for unscheduled pickups of hard drives, CDs, VHS tapes, and other media, all subject to strict compliance with VA Directive 6371, the Privacy Act, FOIA, 36 CFR Parts 1222 and 1228, and federal records management statutes. The contractor must be NAID-certified, bonded, and insured, and all handling and destruction activities must adhere to rigorous security protocols, including secure transportation, facility access controls, and compliance with prohibitions on covered telecommunications and software from Kaspersky Lab and other restricted entities. Invoicing must be submitted electronically through the VA’s Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System (EIPP) in X12 EDI format, with all payments processed via Electronic Funds Transfer in accordance with SAM.gov standards. The contractor is required to submit a certificate of destruction and a quality control plan, and past performance on similar projects involving PII must be documented with three references. All contract modifications, including changes to pickup frequency, locations, or scope, require bilateral approval from the Contracting Officer. The contract includes a full suite of FAR clauses related to ethics, whistleblower protections, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, reporting of executive compensation and subcontract awards, trade agreements, Buy American restrictions, and restrictions on subcontractor sales to the government under Alternate I of 52.203-6. Inspections may occur at any point during transport or destruction, and the Government retains the right to audit contractor facilities. The offeror must be a certified small business and must provide a Unique Entity Identifier and C