This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with
the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with
additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only
solicitation; quotes are being requested in response to this notice and a written solicitation
will NOT be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). Submit
only written quotes for this RFQ. This solicitation is FULL AND OPEN. This solicitation
document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal
Acquisition Circular 2025-02. The associated NAICS code is 562211.
This RFQ contains five (5) Line Items:
CLIN DESCRIPTION COST PER PICKUP
01 BASE YEAR – Bio-Hazard Waste Removal
02 OPTION YEAR 1 - Bio-Hazard Waste Removal
03 OPTION YEAR 2 - Bio-Hazard Waste Removal
04 OPTION YEAR 3 - Bio-Hazard Waste Removal
05 OPTION YEAR 4 - Bio-Hazard Waste Removal
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 04/10/2025 – 04/09/2026
Vendor Requirements: SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK
Submit Quotes no later than: 01/22/2025 02:00p.m. CDT to the Following Point of Contact:
Mary Ann Yocham, Contract Specialist, via Email: maryann.yocham@ihs.gov.
Evaluation: FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (completed as follows):
(a) The Government will award a firm fixed price Purchase Order resulting from this solicitation to
the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the
Government, with the technical requirements being more important than pricing and past history
performance. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
Best Value (see criteria below)
Pricing
- Pricing will be evaluated by adding the Base Year and the out years together for a
comprehensive price.
Technical
- Vendor shall have the ability to pick up bio hazardous waste from the Wewoka
Indian Health Center every two weeks for a total of 26 times per year. Providing
20 – 2’x2’ boxes per pickup.
- Vendor shall provide 20 red bio-hazard bags per pickup.
- Vendor shall have an online site that provides DOT manifest training for EVS staff
and manifest records.
- Shall have ability to provide certificate of incineration within 24 hours of pick-up
Past History Performance
- Vendor shall submit at minimum 3 past history performance records.
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation IHS1504056-Bio Hazard Waste Removal
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VENDORS SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:
COMPLETED PRICE SCHEDULE (TO INCLUDE OUT YEARS)
PAST HISTORY PERFORMANCE CONTRACT INFORMATION
SITE WHERE DOT MANIFEST TRAININGS ARE ACCESSIBLE
VENDORS SUBMITTING OR EQUAL ITEMS MUST SUBMIT DESCRIPTITVE LITERATURE
SHOWING HOW THEIR PRODUCT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENTS BEING
SOLICITED
This solicitation will result in a firm fixed price Purchase Order pursuant to the terms and conditions
below. Terms and conditions other than those stated will not be accepted. The above pricing is
all inclusive.
PROVISIONS: The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation:
FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998). This solicitation incorporates one or
more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request,
the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include
blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of
those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information
with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these
address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far and https://www.acquisition.gov/hhsar
FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Nov 2024);
FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020);
FAR 52.204-22, Alternative Line-Item Proposal (Jan 2017);
FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment
(Nov 2021);
FAR 52.204-29, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures (Dec 2023);
FAR 52.252-3, Alterations in Solicitation (Apr 1984)
HHSAR 352.239-78, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Notice. (Deviation) (FEB 2024)
(a) Any offeror responding to this solicitation must comply with established HHS Information and Commu