About this opportunity
AI summaryPetaluma Health Center, Inc. is issuing RFP# SVC26-1026 seeking licensed, qualified, and experienced waste carriers to provide biomedical waste disposal and secure destruction services. The required scope includes a complete turn-key operation covering waste monitoring, labeling, marking, loading, placarding, manifesting, training, transportation, incineration, and disposal. Services encompass handling biomedical wastes, secure document and media destruction, providing medication collection receptacles, and submitting a draft Disaster Recovery Plan. Only USA-based organizations with onshore eligibility may submit proposals. Bidders must possess current required licenses and certifications, such as a business license, EPA facility registration, DOT registration, and approved transporter licenses, as well as provide evidence of required insurances and at least three references. Submissions must be sent electronically in PDF format to [email protected] no later than Friday, November 13, 2026. All questions must be submitted in writing by October 30, 2026. Proposals will be evaluated based on cost competitiveness (40%), experience and qualifications (30%), and past performance or references (20%).
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Petaluma Health Center, Inc.
- Solicitation No.
- SVC26-1026
Scope of work
- Biomedical, regulated medical waste, and sharps disposal
- Pharmaceutical waste disposal, including compatible and non-compatible substances
- Disposal of controlled substances and U-Listed substances
- Secure document shredding and media destruction
- Providing and exchanging medication collection receptacles and locked shredding containers
- Providing DOT medical waste training resources for PHC internal staff
- Providing certificates of destruction and proper waste manifests
- Drafting a Disaster Recovery Plan for operational continuity
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Cost Competitiveness | 40% |
| Experience and Qualifications | 30% |
| Past Performance and/or References | 20% |
Minimum qualifications
- Licensed, qualified, and experienced waste carrier vendor
- Maintains required local and federal permits, licenses, registrations, certifications, and approvals
- Maintains internal guidelines for handling, transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal of biomedical waste
- Maintains exposure control plan and medical surveillance program for bloodborne pathogens and tuberculosis
- Evidence of current EPA facility registration numbers, DOT registrations/licenses, and approved transporter licenses
- Proven record for maintaining HIPAA compliance standards
Documents to include with your response
- Corporate/Company/Agency Profile
- Service Delivery Description
- Itemized Price Proposal
- Draft Disaster Recovery Plan
- RFP Attestation (Attachment F)
- Vendor Standards of Conduct Disclosure (Attachment G)
- Federal Exclusion and Debarment Affidavit (Attachment H)
- Sample Weight Report
- Minimum of three (3) references
- Evidence of required licenses, certifications, and insurance
Key dates
- Issue Date
- Monday, October 26, 2026
- Vendors Questions & Request for Clarification Due
- No later than Friday, October 30, 2026
- Proposals Due
- By 5:00pm on Friday, November 13, 2026
- PHC Review of Proposals Completed
- on or before Wednesday, November 25, 2026
- Interviews / presentations from select vendors
- Scheduled between November 30-December 11, 2026
- Award/Notifications
- No later than Friday, December 18, 2026
- Contract effective date
- January 1, 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via email
- Instructions
- Submit response electronically in PDF format directly to [email protected] by 5:00 PM (PST) on November 13, 2026.
Contract details
- Term
- Preferred service agreement valid for a maximum of 3 years (36 months)
- Place of performance
- Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Point Reyes Station, and Bolinas, CA
- Insurance and bonding
- Current Certificate of Insurance (COI) required; awarded vendor must produce required documents within ten (10) calendar days naming PHC as additional insured. Business Associate Agreement required.
