S222--Hazardous Waste Disposal

The Department of Veterans Affairs is procuring hazardous waste disposal services for the Black Hills Health Care System under a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside solicitation, identified as 36C26326R0067, issued under FAR Part 12 for commercial services. Offerors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management and certified in the SBA’s certification portal to qualify for award, with the NAICS code 562112 applying a $47 million annual receipts size standard. The contract is a Firm-Fixed-Price, Indefinite Quantity agreement with a base period from August 15, 2026, to August 14, 2027, and up to four additional one-year option periods extending through August 14, 2031. Services include the full lifecycle management of hazardous, non-hazardous, pharmaceutical, and regulated medical wastes at multiple locations within the Black Hills region, requiring incineration for applicable waste streams, strict compliance with EPA RCRA, DOT hazardous materials regulations, and VA directives, with transport restricted to the Continental U.S. Packaging must meet UN-rated standards with specific X and Y ratings for solids and liquids, and all waste must be properly labeled, segregated by hazard class, and transported via placarded vehicles. The contractor must submit electronic manifests, waste profiles, and compliance certifications, maintain auditable records, and ensure all personnel are properly trained and licensed. The Government retains the right to inspect services and will evaluate proposals using a best value trade-off methodology, weighing technical capability, past performance, and total evaluated price, with no weightings specified but risk assessed implicitly. Key deliverables require adherence to Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan metrics, including 90% or higher compliance for waste pickup and documentation timeliness and 100% for personnel training, equipment availability, and regulatory compliance. Technical proposals must include a signed VAAR 852.219-75 Certificate of Compliance for subcontracting limitations, which is mandatory and will result in exclusion if omitted. All offers must be submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m. Central Time on July 31, 2026, to Cameron Rick at cameron.rick@va.gov, and must be in Word or PDF format. Payment will be processed electronically via EFT to the VA Financial Services Center in Austin, Texas, with invoices required to include contract