SAM #36C25927Q0024

VA hazardous and universal waste-management services in Grand Junction, Colorado

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to manage hazardous, non-hazardous, pharmaceutical, and universal waste at its Grand Junction, Colorado medical center. - Government buyer: Department of Veterans Affairs, Western Colorado Health Care System (WCHCS), Grand Junction VA Medical Center; Network Contracting Office 19 (NCO 19). The solicitation names Heather Chase. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs or service vendors are named in the solicitation. This is a waste-management services procurement, not an identified branded-product purchase. - Services requested: Collect, package, sample and analyze, transport, and properly dispose of facility waste; prepare manifests and disposal documentation; provide required training and reporting; and support waste minimization. - Recurring hazardous-waste services are scheduled quarterly, with four units each for packaging, transportation, and disposal per contract year. - The price schedule includes a one-time waste-disposal service line in each contract-year section; the Statement of Work describes the expired-waste pickup as a one-time service. - Estimated waste quantities: Annual estimates include 170 lb flammable waste (D001), 800 lb corrosive waste (D002), 100 lb reactive waste (D003), 1,300 lb hazardous pharmaceuticals, 24 lb each of U-listed and P-listed pharmaceuticals, 2,500 lb non-hazardous chemicals, 50 lb aerosols, 500 lb batteries, and 2,400 lb light bulbs. The Statement of Work also lists one pallet of hazardous pharmaceuticals and four pallets of non-hazardous pharmaceuticals for the expired-waste pickup. - Notable requirements: The contractor must hold applicable permits, use compliant disposal methods, and provide waste sampling, analysis, manifests, documentation, training, and reporting. Quantities are estimates; detailed requirements are in the Statement of Work and Price Schedule. - Performance term: One base year with four option years, for a potential five-year term; the contract may also allow up to six additional months of continued service.

Description

Request for Quote (RFQ) #: 36C25927Q0024 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation.

Questions deadline: 12:00pm MST, 29 October 2026. All questions must be submitted in writing no later than the question cut-off date marked above. All questions will be answered officially through an amendment to the solicitation. Quote deadline: Quotes are to be provided to heather.chase2@va.gov no later than 12:00pm MST, 5 November 2026.

Quotes shall not be hand carried. Faxed quotes shall not be accepted. Emailed quotes are the only method of submitted quotes (4MB email limit). The Government reserves the right to make the award solely on initial Quotes received. Offerors bear the burden of ensuring that all portions of the offer (and any authorized amendments) reach the designated office before the deadline specified in the solicitation. This RFQ shall be completed in its entirety, and signed and dated, failure shall not be considered for award. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ), and the solicitation number is 36C25927Q0024. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01 effective March 17, 2026. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 562112 with a business size standard of $47Million. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Attachments and requirements List of Line Items; see Attachment 2 Price Schedule. Description of Requirements for the items/Services to be acquired: see Attachement 1 Statement of Work.

Voluntary site visit A voluntary site visit has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 1:00pm MT. Please meet at the front entrance at the facility at the voluntary desk and call 970-730-1871 to let Bryan and/or Gary know you are there. 2121 North Ave Grand Junction, Colorado

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Any award made as a result of this solicitation will be made on an All or Nothing Basis. State if quoted items are available and priced through offerors existing Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, or VA-wide Acquisition Contract. If the acquisition is set-aside for SDVOSBs/VOSBs, their socioeconomic status must be verified and visible in the SBA Small Business Certification (SBS): https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ at the time of quote submission AND award, or will be considered non-responsive, and will NOT be considered for award. Offerors are warned against contacting any VA personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to placement of any award made resulting from this RFQ. If such contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing contactors, the offeror making such contact may be excluded from award considerations. All proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific volume instructions below. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote.

ADDENDUM to RFO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL Submission of quote shall include the following volumes: (I) Technical capability; Completion of Attachment - VAAR 852.219-75, VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction; (III) Past Performance and (IV) Price.

Volume I - Technical Capability Offeror must demonstrate the ability to meet the requirements of the Performance Work Statement. Offeror must provide the required certifications listed in the Performance Work Statement.

Volume II - Completion of Attachment - VAAR 852.219-75, VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION). Offeror must list any/all subcontractors (and their size standard IAW NAICS 562112 if they will be utilized for this requirement AND what they will be performing. How is your firm going to comply with Limitations on Subcontracting requirements? If no subcontractors will be used, please state “No Subcontractors will be used for this requirement” in the response.

Volume III - Past Performance Offeror must provide at least three recent and relevant past performance references (including contract numbers, amount of contract award, point of contact with email address, telephone numbers and other relevant information, and a description of product/work performed under the contract). To be relevant, the effort must be similar in nature of work, size, magnitude, complexity, and scope of this procurement. Recent past performance is defined as not more than five years from the RFQ release date of this procurement.

Volume IV - Price Price - The offeror shall complete the pricing schedule attached. (End of Addendum to 52.212-1)

52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM to RFO 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offeror responsible whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government considering price and other factors. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations: Technical Capability Completion of Attachment - VAAR Clause 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting- Certificate of Compliance for Services (DEVIATION) Past Performance Price

Evaluation Approach The Government will will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in RFO 12.203(c), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation, but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following:

Factor 1. Technical Capability: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and based on the information requested in the instructions to quoters section of the solicitation. Factor 2. Completion of Attachment - VAAR Clause 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Services (DEVIATION): The Government will evaluate the responses an offeror makes to Attachment - VAAR Clause 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Services (DEVIATION) for completeness. If an offeror fails to complete Attachment - VAAR Clause 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Services (DEVIATION) their quote will be determined ineligible for award. Factor 3. Past Performance: The Offeror shall be evaluated on performance of past contracts and how well the identified performance relates to the work being procured under the Performance Work Statement for this procurement. The Government reserves the right to use other methods to evaluate past performance, including but not limited to a review of Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; and interviews with Program Managers and Contracting Officers. Factor 4. Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line-item prices, including all options. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to make a price reasonableness determination. Offers that do not meet or exceed the technical capability or quality of the item offered to the Government requirement shall not be selected regardless of price.

The Government may consider an award to other than the lowest priced quoter/offeror if it s in the best interest of the Government. If offeror does not provide all volumes as outlined in RFO 52.212-1 Instructions, the offer may be considered nonresponsive.

Options. The Government will evaluate quotations for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. This includes options under FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, which applies to this solicitation. Evaluation of options under FAR 52.217-8 will be accomplished by adding six months of the quoter's price for the last potential period of performance under this contract to the quoter's total price. For example, if the contract includes option periods that are exercisable under FAR 52.217-9, the quoter's total price for the purpose of evaluation will include the base period, all option periods, and an additional six months of the last option period. Quoters must price only the base and option periods specified in the contract line-item numbers (CLINs) and shall not submit a price for the potential six-month extension of services under FAR 52.217-8. The Government reserves the right to exercise the option under FAR 52.217-8 before the end of any of the contractor's performance periods and will be exercised at the price and/or rates in effect at the time the clause is exercised. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (End of Addendum to 52.212-2)

Contract terms and conditions 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Any inconsistencies in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence IAW 52.212-4(r). By submitting a quote, the offeror understands that quotes will not be referenced in 1449 and clauses incorporated in the solicitation will dictate the contract. All offerors shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under the contract IAW RFO 52.212-4(q). The Government reserves the right to deny requests for clause changes that are not included in this solicitation should the request be inconsistent with the RFO or VAAR.

The following RFO clauses are incorporated by reference: Applicable (X)NumberTitleSource X52.203-6 with Alt IRestrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the GovernmentStatute X52.203-13Contractor Code of Business Ethics and ConductStatute X52.203-17Contractor Employee Whistleblower RightsStatute X52.203-19Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or StatementsStatute X52.204-9Personal Identity Verification of Contractor PersonnelOther X52.204-13System for Award Management MaintenanceStatute 52.204-91Contractor identificationOther X52.209-6Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for DebarmentStatute X52.209-9Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility MattersStatute X52.209-10Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic CorporationsStatute 52.219-4Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business ConcernsStatute X52.219-6Notice of Total Small Business Set-AsideStatute 52.219-6 with Alt INotice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, with Alternate IStatute X52.219-8Utilization of Small Business ConcernsStatute 52.219-9Small Business Subcontracting PlanStatute 52.219-9 with Alt ISmall Business Subcontracting Plan, with Alternate IStatute 52.219-9 with Alt IISmall Business Subcontracting Plan, with Alternate IIStatute 52.219-9 with Alt IIISmall Business Subcontracting Plan, with Alternate IIIStatute 52.219-9 with Alt IVSmall Business Subcontracting Plan, with Alternate IVStatute 52.219-14Limitations on SubcontractingStatute 52.219-16Liquidated Damages Subcontracting PlanStatute 52.219-33Nonmanufacturer RuleStatute X52.222-3Convict LaborEO X52.222-19Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and RemediesEO X52.222-35Equal Opportunity for VeteransStatute 52.222-35 with Alt IEqual Opportunity for Veterans, with Alternate IStatute X52.222-36Equal Opportunity for Workers with DisabilitiesStatute 52.222-36 with Alt IEqual Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities, with Alternate IStatute X52.222-37Employment Reports on VeteransStatute X52.222-40Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations ActEO X52.222-41Service Contract Labor StandardsStatute X52.222-42Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal HiresEmployee Class      Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits_____________      _______________________________________      __________________________Statute X52.222-43Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts)Statute 52.222-44Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price AdjustmentStatute X52.222-50Combating Trafficking in PersonsStatute 52.222-50 with Alt ICombating Trafficking in Persons, with its Alternate IStatute 52.222-51Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment RequirementsOther 52.222-53Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services RequirementsOther X52.222-54Employment Eligibility VerificationEO X52.222-62Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706EO X52.223-3 with Alt IHazardous Material Identification and Safety DataStatute 52.223-9Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated ItemsStatute 52.223-9 with Alt IEstimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items, with Alternate IStatute 52.223-11Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential HydrofluorocarbonsStatute 52.223-12MaintenanceStatute 52.223-20AerosolsStatute 52.223-21FoamsStatute X52.223-23Sustainable Products and ServicesStatute 52.224-3Privacy TrainingStatute 52.224-3 with Alt IPrivacy Training, with Alternate IStatute 52.225-1Buy American-SuppliesStatute 52.225-1 with Alt IBuy American-Supplies, with Alternate IStatute 52.225-3Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade ActStatute 52.225-3 with Alt IIBuy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, with Alternate IIStatute 52.225-3 with Alt IIIBuy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, with Alternate IIIStatute 52.225-3 with Alt IVBuy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, with Alternate IVStatute 52.225-5Trade AgreementsStatute 52.225-19Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission outside the United StatesOther 52.225-26Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United StatesStatute 52.226-4Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-AsideStatute 52.226-5Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency AreaStatute X52.226-8Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While DrivingEO 52.229-12Tax on Certain Foreign ProcurementsStatute 52.232-29Terms for Financing of Commercial Products and Commercial ServicesStatute 52.232-30Installment Payments of Commercial Products and Commercial ServicesStatute X52.232-33Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award ManagementStatute 52.232-34Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Other than System for Award ManagementStatute 52.232-36Payment by Third PartyStatute X52.232-40Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business SubcontractorsStatute 52.232-90Fast Payment ProcedureStatute X52.233-3Protest After AwardStatute X52.233-4Applicable Law for Breach of Contract ClaimStatute X52.240-91Security Prohibitions and ExclusionsStatute 52.240-91 with Alt ISecurity Prohibitions and Exclusions, with Alternate IStatute 52.240-92Security RequirementsOther 52.240-92 with Alt IISecurity Requirements with Alternate IIOther 52.240-93Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems X52.244-6Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial ServicesStatute 52.247-64Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial VesselsStatute 52.247-64 with Alt IPreference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels, with Alternate IStatute 52.247-64 with Alt IIPreference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels, with Alternate IIStatute

Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions: 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999)The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to the prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days. 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 45 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years.

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal ContractorsAddressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (Deviation DATE) Definitions. As used in this clause Program participation means membership or participation in, or access or admission to: training, mentoring, or leadership development programs; educational opportunities; clubs; associations; or similar opportunities that are sponsored or established by the contractor or subcontractor. Racially discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities means disparate treatment based on race or ethnicity in the recruitment, employment (e.g., hiring, promotions), contracting (e.g., vendor agreements), program participation, or allocation or deployment of an entity's resources. (b) In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the Contractor agrees as follows: The Contractor will not engage in any racially discriminatory DEI activities; The Contractor will furnish all information and reports, including providing access to books, records, and accounts, as required by the Contracting Officer, for purposes of ascertaining compliance with this clause; In the event of the Contractor's or a subcontractor's noncompliance with this clause, this contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part, and the Contractor or subcontractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts; The Contractor will report any subcontractor's known or reasonably knowable conduct that may violate this clause to the Contracting Officer and take any appropriate remedial actions directed by the Contracting Officer; and The Contractor will inform the Contracting Officer if a subcontractor sues the Contractor and the suit puts at issue, in any way, the validity of this clause. The Contractor recognizes that compliance with the requirements of this clause are material to the Government's payment decisions for purposes of 31 U.S.C. 3729(b)(4). (c) The Contractor must include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts at any tier, including those for commercial products and commercial services, except those where the place of delivery or performance is outside the United States. (End of clause)

852.252-70, Provisions and Clauses Applicable to VA Acquisition of Commercial Items VAAR Clauses are incorporated by reference as follows: VAAR 852.203-70 — Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018) VAAR 852.219-73 — VA Notice of Total Set-Aside for Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION) - if SDVOSB set-aside VAAR 852.219-74 — VA Notice of Total Set-Aside for Verified Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (NOV 2022) - if VOSB set-aside VAAR 852.232-72 — Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018) VAAR 852.246-71 — Rejected Goods (OCT 2018) VAAR 852.222-71 — Compliance with Executive Order 13899. (DEVIATION) (APR 2025) VAAR Provisions are incorporated as follows: VAAR 852.233-70 — Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018) VAAR 852.233-71 — Alternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018) VAAR 852.204-70 — Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (MAR 2026) VAAR 852.204-72 — Personnel Vetting and Credentialing (MAR 2026)

RFO 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the web sites provided in the provision at RFO 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer. http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html https://www.acquisition.gov/vaar The following RFO provisions are to be incorporated by reference: Applicable (X)NumberTitleSource X52.203-11Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal TransactionsStatute X52.203-18Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-RepresentationStatute X52.204-7System for Award Management RegistrationStatute 52.204-7 with Alt ISystem for Award Management Registration, with Alternate IStatute 52.204-90Offeror IdentificationStatute 52.207-6Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts)Statute 52.209-12Certification Regarding Tax MattersStatute 52.219-2Equal Low BidsStatute 52.222-18Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End ProductsE.O. 52.222-48Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment CertificationOther 52.222-52Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards for Certain Services-CertificationOther 52.222-56Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance PlanStatute 52.222-90Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal ContractorsE.O. 52.223-4Recovered Material CertificationStatute 52.225-2Buy American CertificateStatute 52.225-4Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act CertificateStatute 52.225-6Trade Agreements-CertificateStatute 52.225-20Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan-CertificationStatute 52.225-25Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and CertificationsStatute 52.226-3Disaster or Emergency Area RepresentationStatute X52.229-3Federal, State, and Local TaxesStatute 52.229-11Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements Notice and RepresentationStatute X52.240-90Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and CertificationsStatute

The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WAGE DETERMINATIONS: Department of Labor Wage Determination 2015-5423 Revision Number 33 dated August 26, 2026, applies to this acquisition. Date and Time offers are due: Offers are due to heather.chase2@va.gov by 12:00pm MST, 11/05/2026. Name and email of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation: Heather Chaseheather.chase2@va.gov

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