SOURCES SOUGHT
S -- Sources Sought Medical Waste
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 562211
— Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, 30CONS, 1515 Iceland Avenue Bldg 8500, Room 150, Vandenberg AFB, CA, 93437-5212, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- F4D4A17220A002
- Response Due
- 8/22/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/6/2007
- Description
- Sources Sought Synopsis for Medical Waste Removal at Vandenberg AFB, CA. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. The contractor shall furnish all equipment, labor, materials, labels, containers, tools, transportation and supervision necessary for performing all operations for the collection, transportation, and disposal of medical waste from the 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg AFB, CA. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE. 1. Transportation and disposal of medical waste shall be in accordance with all Federal, State, Local, and Air Force regulations. Collection and transportation of wastes shall be made with minimal divergence from the schedule established with minimum disturbance and maximum protection of personnel and government property. 2. Contractor must provide license numbers (and copies of permits as indicated) to which this service pertains, to include the following: 2.1 Medical Waste Permit issued by the state of California (need copy of permit). 2.2 Hazardous Waste Transporter Registration (need copy of permit). 2.3 Medical Waste Transfer Station and Treatment Facility number. 2.4 Waste water discharge license number. 2.5 Device registration number. 2.6 Weighmaster license. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED EQUIPMENT / SUPPLIES 1. The contractor shall provide all necessary containers and labels required for the accumulation of medical waste products. The waste materials will be packaged in Contractor supplied containers by government personnel and will be picked up at a single location across from BLDG 13850 at the medical waste storage area. Wastes to be disposed of include laboratory wastes, infectious wastes (anything that comes in contact with blood or body fluids), sharps containers, surgical specimens, isolation wastes and pathological /kemo wastes. 2. The contractor will furnish all necessary collection containers in a manner that will ensure that there will always be 90 gallon containers (15 each) and pathological boxes (5 each) on hand at the medical facility at all times. 3. Vehicles shall be operated in accordance with base rules and regulations while in the base area. 4. All of the contractor's equipment shall be equipped with proper safety devices and shall be in safe operating condition. The contractor shall perform all work in a fire safe manner in accordance with fire prevention standards of Vandenberg Air Force Base. The contractor is responsible for compliance with all Federal and State safety directives and is subject to OSHA inspections while on base. 5. Permission for contractor personnel and vehicles to enter Vandenberg Air Force Base is subject to approval by the Contracting Division and the Security Police Squadron. The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary cards, passes, buttons, decals or other items required to apply for vehicle and individual identification media at the Security Police Squadron, Pass and ID Section. Upon completion or termination of the contract or an individual's employment on the contract, the contractor shall retrieve all identification and access media issued and surrender it to the Security Police Group, Pass and ID Section. SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS 1. The point of collection of medical waste by the contractor shall be across from BLDG 13850 at the medical storage area, 30`s Medical Group, Vandenberg Air Force Base. 2. Pick-up shall be every Tuesday, even if that date is a legal holiday. Any changes to this schedule must be approved by the Contracting Officer prior to implementation. The contractor shall pick-up all containers used since last pick-up. HOURS OF OPERATION. The contractor shall confine his operations to hours commencing not earlier that 0730 and continuing no later than 1600 unless otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer. When unusual conditions require deviation, the contractor shall, upon approval of the Contracting Officer, perform his services at no additional cost to the Government. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties in support of the effort mentioned above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website, located at www.FedBizOps.gov. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information. This is a Sources Sought, and feedback from industry is also sought on our requirements as stated in this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than 3 pages in length, and demonstrate their ability to provide the requirements listed above. All data received in response to this sources sought notice, marked or designated as corporate or proprietary, will be fully protected from release outside the Government. It is highly encouraged that capability statements be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist in Microsoft Word format, or Portable Document Format (PDF), at the following email address: jacqueline.leonard@vandenberg.af.mil Alternatively, the capability statement may be sent to the following address: 30 CONS/LGCB, 1515 Iceland Ave., Bldg 8500, Room 150, Vandenberg AFB, CA 93437. ATTN: Jacqueline Leonard. The information may be faxed to (805) 606-8373, ATTN: Jacqueline Leonard. Telephone and other means of oral communication requesting information will not be permitted. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to these source sought.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 30th Medical Group,
- Zip Code: 93437
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 93437
- Record
- SN01376522-W 20070819/070817221508 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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