Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for quotes or proposals. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. Seeking Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), or other small businesses capable of providing biomedical waste collection and disposal services to include reusable sharp container program for the [1] VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Biloxi, MS, [2] VA Joint Ambulatory Care Center (JACC), Pensacola, FL, [3a] Panama City Community Based Clinic, Panama City, FL, [3b] Mental Health Clinic (Delwood), Panama City, and [4] Eglin OPC, Eglin, FL. The VA is looking to award one firm-fixed contract to cover all four sites/locations for a base of one year beginning October 1, 2013, four (4) one-year options. The contractor shall furnish all their own labor, equipment, vehicles, containers and materials incidental to the collection and disposal of bio-hazardous medical waste from the schedule and designated pickup points. The contractor shall also provide for a reusable sharps container program which is a new additional requirement (see below for further info), to include initial installation of the new holders to include the return to original state at the end of the contract. The contractor shall maintain and repair the larger disposal waste containers as needed. The contractor must possess all licenses and permits required to provide the services in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations. The contractor shall provide the VA with manifests for all biomedical waste removed from the site and a tracking method. Contractor should be prepared to bill by weight, not by container for the medical waste collection and disposal portion and the sharps program will be billed as a separate line item. The initial installation will also be billed as a separate line item. The VA has estimated an overall total of sharps container locations at 500 with 150 being for JACC and Eglin locations. Purchasing information obtained for the time period July 2009 - 2010 is as follows and will be updated by the time solicitation is released (This information shall be updated when the new solicitation is released): Sharps container - yellow 8 GL 444 10/CS Sharps Container 18 GL 96 5/CS Sharps Container 5QT 2436 20/CS Sharps Container 3 GL 360 10/CS Sharps Disposal CO 1Q 432 100/CS Sharps Disposal CO 8 GL 1380 10/CS Sharps Container 1 PT 36 100/CS The VA is considering having the contractor provide an on-site technician for at least the Biloxi site so if you currently provide this in another contract please provide that information also. Medical Waste Collection and Disposal services for Biloxi is currently being serviced M-F. The JACC, Eglin, Panama City OPC are once a week but no more than twice weekly; and the Panama City MHC Delwood location is once a month. Offeror's response to this Notice shall be limited to 8 pages and shall include the following information: " Offeror's company name, DUNS, Federal Tax ID, address, point of contact, title, phone number, and email address " Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued to www.fbo.gov . " Offeror's capability to meet this requirement including any current contracts (Civilian or Government). If your company has a current contract please include if you have an on-site technician. Response must show clear and convincing evidence that your company has the capabilities and qualifications to provide this service to be considered as a source. SDVOSB and VOSB shall also show evidence that they will perform 51% of the work. All parties are asked to identify any subcontractors that shall also be utilized. " Offeror's type of business (small or large) and socioeconomic status whether Service Disable Veteran Owned, Veteran Owned, Hubzone, 8(a), Woman Owned, Small Disadvantaged, etc. If applicable, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran-Owned (VOSB) must be verified with the seal in VetBiz to be considered as a source. Same for/with subcontractor. The NAICS code 562112, Hazardous Waste Collection, applies and the Size Standard is $35.5 million. Responses must be received by no later than 4 pm Central, May 23, 2013. Responses shall be emailed to
contact@example.gov using "sources sought number VA256-13-R-0873" in the subject line. Facsimile or Telephonic responses will not be accepted. Simply responding as an "interested party" in www.fbo.gov doesn't constitute your company as a source. Offeror must provide the above requested information by the time and date specified to be considered a source. After review of the responses to this sources sought notice, a solicitation announcement may be published on the FBO website in the near future. Responses to this sources sought notice are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought notice. All interested parties are reminded to be registered with SAM formerly Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be eligible for award of Government contracts. NOTE: A two (2) day site visit is being planned with the solicitation for at least the Biloxi and JACC locations.
