About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 21 is conducting market research to identify Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, and other Small Businesses capable of providing bio-hazardous, infectious, and chemotherapy waste collection, removal, and disposal services. The contractor must provide all necessary labor, tools, equipment, materials, and wheeled plastic containers to service the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Honolulu, the Center for Long-Term Care, and Community Based Outpatient Clinics across Kauai, Kailua-Kona, Hilo, Windward, Maui, and Akaka. Offerors must possess the required technical expertise, maintain a valid Medical Waste/Foreign Waste Treatment Facility permit, hold an approved Operation and Safety Plan, and comply with all applicable OSHA, DOT, EPA, federal, state, and local regulations. Interested vendors should respond by completing the attached sources sought notice.
Scope of work
- Biohazardous, infectious waste, and chemotherapy waste collection, removal, and disposal
- Supply of clean, disinfected rigid plastic transport containers with wheels and lockable lids
- Provision of red biohazard trash liners, sharps containers, and labels
- Pickup, transport, and disposal of regulated medical waste including sharps and curb side drop boxes
- Provision of certified weighing system and monthly weight tickets validating destruction
- Centralized electronic waste tracking system exportable via Microsoft Excel or Access
- Emergency 24-hour response for unscheduled work or overfilled containers
- Weekly, biweekly, or monthly inspections of central storage accumulation areas
Minimum qualifications
- Valid Permit as a Medical Waste/Foreign Waste Treatment Facility maintained during the entire contract period
- Valid Bio-Hazardous/Infectious Waste Hauler/Treatment Facility permit
- Current waste transporter permit(s)
- Operator permit(s)
- Staff training and experience certificates meeting minimum training required under 29 CFR 1910-120, 40 CFR Parts 260-265, and 49 CFR
- Documented experience in hazardous waste packaging, transport, and disposal
- US EPA identification number certificate for each business entity providing service
- Certificate of registration with the State EPA as a hazardous waste hauler
Documents to include with your response
- Sources sought notice response form
- Copy of current, updated, or renewed Bio-Hazardous/Infectious Waste Hauler/Treatment Facility permit
- Approved Operation and Safety Plan with employee training documentation
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for disinfectant used in cleaning receptacles
- List of transfer stations and TSDFs including capacity, waste codes, and contact details
- Certificates of staff training and experience
- Copy of US EPA identification number certificates
- Copy of certificate of registration with State EPA as hazardous waste hauler
- Written acknowledgement and certification of possession of all required business licenses and permits
- List of violations or citations for the past three years, or a certification stating no discharges or violations occurred
How to submit
- Instructions
- Responsible vendors are encouraged to submit a response by completing the attached sources sought notice
Contract details
- Place of performance
- Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System facilities in Honolulu, Kapolei, Kauai, Kailua-Kona, Hilo, and Maui, Hawaii
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 36C26127Q0158
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Buying office
- 261-Network Contract Office 21 (36C261)
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 20, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 6, 2026
- NAICS
- 562211 · Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
- Product/service code
- S222
- Place of performance
- HI
- Contracting contact
- Emily Trinh, Contract Specialist
Emily.Trinh@va.gov
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Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
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 (Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 562211, performed in HI
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| EWA DIRECTION INC.36C26126P0695 · CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE REMOVAL PROGRAM FOR PHARMACY SERVICES | $62,712 | Jun 30, 2027 |
| NCNS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.36C26126P0894 · BIOHAZARD/MEDICAL WASTE COLLECTION FOR VA PACIFIC ISLANDS | $231.0K | Jan 13, 2027 |
| NCNS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.36C26126P0314 · BIOHAZARDOUS AND WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES | $231.0K | Jul 13, 2026 |
| NCNS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.36C26126P0034 · BIO-HAZARDOUS WASTE BRIDGE | $42,954 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| NCNS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.36C26120P1243 · BIO WASTE PICKUP AND REMOVAL FOR HAWAII ISLANDS | $1.6M | Dec 31, 2025 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 562211, since Oct 1, 2024
389 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. NEIE MEDICAL WASTE SERVICES, LLC$9.1M
- 2. EARTH SMART ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LLC$4.9M
- 3. EDM ENTERPRISES, LLC$3.3M
- 4. EWA DIRECTION INC.$3.0M
- 5. AMERICAN VET SOLUTIONS INC$2.5M
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.