REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE (RMW) - SOLICITATION

Questions and Answers: Questions, Clarifications, or Discrepancies. Address all questions, clarifications, or concerns regarding this solicitation in writing to the attention of Clifton M. Wells, Contracting Officer (KO), via e-mail at clifton.m.wells.civ@mail.mil and the Contract Specialist, Anthony Hill at anthony.j.hill16.civ@mail.mil referencing solicitation number W81K04-20-R-0020. Contractors must submit questions in a Government provided format (see contractor question template, Attachment 1) via email no later than 14 days from release of RFP (NLT 7 October 2020). In the event of solicitation discrepancies (e.g., errors, omissions, or points otherwise unclear or unsound), offerors shall immediately notify the KO in writing with supporting rationale. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads - W81K04-20-R-0020, RMW Services. Please note this Amendment 0003 has major changes in submission directions of proposals please read directions completely to ensure proposal are accepted in a timely manner. A major change proposal will be uploaded utilizing DoD Safe see Amendment 0003 for full instructions. MOD 4 corrects block 10 error this only this is still unrestricted. Amendmendment 0006 update spreadsheet issues. All prospective participants are to use Cost spreadsheets provided with Amendment 0006. Q/A extended to 6 Nov 20 10:00 AM Local San Antonio TX time. After award, Schedule B of the solicitation will be changed to mirror cost spreadsheet CLIN structure (SubCLINs) as proposed within Attachment 3, Attachment 4 and Attachment 5 Contractor, please complete all yellow boxes in spreadsheet to complete price proposal. Amendment 0006 Answers, contractor Q/As as well as updates in sections 4.2.3 and 4.2.3.1 of PWS (use of Mail back containers), and and all spreadsheets; Change Exhibit B Pick-up Schedule for CLIN 0026 pick-up site Herlong to read: - As requested (approximately once a month). Date and time to be arranged 48 hours prior to pick-up. The Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO), Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, Texas has a requirement to provide pick-up, treatment, and disposal Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) services in support of the Defense Health Agency (DHA). The supported DHA facilities includes DHA medical treatment facilities (MTFs), United States (U.S.) Military Entrance Processing Commands (USMEPCOM), Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS), Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) facilities, and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) throughout the 50 United States and U.S. Territories of Guam and Puerto Rico. The Contractor will be required to collect, transport, store and dispose of RMW, to include Department of Transportation (DOT) Category A infectious substances (i.e. Ebola virus, Hantaviruses causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, etc.), in accordance with all Federal, State, and local laws and regulations to include the processing of chemotherapy trace waste and pathological waste. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management, transportation, equipment, materials, certification, and training, except as specified as Government furnished, required to perform these services. All future information concerning this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through the Beta.Sam.Gov website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. The points of contact for this requirement are Anthony Hill, Contract Specialist, anthony.j.hill16.civ@mail.mil and Clifton Wells, Contracting Officer, Clifton.m.wells.civ@mail.mil.