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ExpiredSources SoughtSolicitation 36C25627Q0089

On-Site Document Destruction Shredding Services for MEDVAMC and Affiliated CBOCs

Buyer
Department of Veterans Affairs
Place of performance
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center main campus and affiliated CBOCs in Beaumont, Conroe, Galveston, Katy, Lake Jackson, Lufkin, Richmond, Texas City, Tomball, Sugarland, Humble, Houston (Downtown Webster), DRRTP, and Nabisco, Texas.
Response deadline
Nov 3, 20264:00 PM ESTDeletes on Nov 17, 2026
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What the buyer needs

AI summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs requires on-site document destruction and shredding services for the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas, and its affiliated Community Based Outpatient Clinics. The selected contractor must supply labor, personnel, equipment, lockable front-feed consoles, secured vehicles, and supervision to conduct scheduled document collection, transport, and destruction. Contractors must provide electronic Certificates of Destruction, maintain bonding or Errors and Omissions Insurance of at least $500,000, and ensure all staff complete mandatory VA privacy training. This posting is a Request for Information to assist the government in determining its procurement strategy. Vendors must submit responses answering specific RFI questions, including product business-size documentation and Non-Manufacturer Rule compliance. The anticipated contract spans a one-year base period from February 26, 2027, to February 25, 2028, with four one-year option periods extending through February 25, 2032.

Scope of work

  • On-site commercial document destruction (shredding) services
  • Provision of front-feed lockable executive consoles and secure containers
  • Scheduled pick-ups from MEDVAMC main campus and multiple CBOC locations
  • Barcoding and scanning of locked security containers during each service
  • Provision of electronic Certificates of Destruction to the COR
  • Additional purge services per 96-gallon container as needed
  • End of quarter clean out purge events four times a year
  • Provision of yearly environmental recycling certificates

Minimum qualifications

  • Contractor must be bonded or covered for Error and Omissions Insurance of at least $500,000
  • Compliance with JCAHO and HIPAA standards
  • Compliance with VA Directive 6500.6 and VA Directive 6371 Appendix A
  • Compliance with NIST and FIPS regulations for destruction certification
  • Completion of mandatory VA 10203 HIPAA and Privacy Training by all staff prior to work
  • Clearance under MEDVAMC security policies and background check requirements
  • Provision of company-supplied uniforms and access badges for employees

Documents to include with your response

  • Documentation of manufacturer business size (small or large)
  • Non-Manufacturer Rule compliance documentation
  • Proof of Error and Omissions Insurance or bonding within seven days of award
  • Training certificates for VA General Privacy training within one week of contract initiation
  • List of contractor employees expected to pick up confidential documents
  • Contractor Security Control Assessment (CSCA) on a yearly basis
  • Electronic Certificates of Destruction on the 1st and 15th of each month
  • Yearly Environmental Certificates

Incumbent and award research

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Market context

Awards in the same category (All Other Support Services). This is not this requirement's award history.

Recent similar awards: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 561990

Vendor and awardValueEnds
BREEWORLD LLC36C26325P0410 · DOCUMENT SHREDDING SERVICES$623.1KJan 31, 2030
DUNLAP GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC36C24825P0312 · SHREDDING SERVICES$392.3KNov 25, 2029
PALMETTO AIR & WATER BALANCE INC.36C25624P1456 · STERILE COMPOUNDING COMPLIANCE SERVICES BASE YEAR$205.3KAug 31, 2029
TENNANT SALES AND SERVICE COMPANY36C24124P0993 · HOUSEKEEPING EQUIPMENT REPAIR$93,648Aug 31, 2029
ALARES LLC36C24527N0082 · PROJECT 512-23-205 LR WATER MAIN COMMISSIONING (EO 14398 INCLUDED)$89,304Jul 3, 2029

Top vendors in this category: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 561990, since Oct 1, 2024

742 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. DUNLAP GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC$13.8M
  2. 2. ALARES LLC$13.5M
  3. 3. PINTER MEMORIALS INC$7.4M
  4. 4. P&G MEMORIALS LLC$6.1M
  5. 5. DEPENDABLE ON-SITE SCAN & SHRED, INC.$4.8M

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.