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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 05, 2012 FBO #3876
DOCUMENT

R -- Infectious Waste Removal - Attachment

Notice Date

7/3/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

562112 — Hazardous Waste Collection
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Activity (NCA) 10;6150 Oak Tree Blvd., 3rd Floor;Independence OH 44131
 

ZIP Code

44131
 

Solicitation Number

VA25012Q0568
 

Response Due

8/3/2012
 

Archive Date

10/2/2012
 

Point of Contact

Roman Savino
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

DEPARTMENT OF Memorandum VETERANS AFFAIRS Subj:Specification for Regulated Medical Waste Removal, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and all Community Based Outpatient Clinics Period of Performance: 10-01-2012 through 9-30-2013 Bid Specification for Regulated Medical Waste Removal 1.Medical Center shall provide to the contractor and contractor shall collect and re-move from Medical Center premises, treat and dispose of all "Biomedical Waste" generated by Medical Center in accordance with the terms of this agreement. The term "Biomedical Waste" as used herein, shall include only those waste defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) as infectious waste in its Guide for Infectious Waste Management #EPA/530-SW-86-014, or defined by the USEPA as medical waste in 40CFR259.30 and any other wastes identified as infectious waste in any other applicable federal, state, county or municipal laws, regulations and guidelines. Infection waste consists of seven classes with these specifications included in all seven classes: a.Cultures and Stocks: Cultures and stocks of infectious agents and asso-ciate biologicals including: cultures from medical and pathological laboratories, cultures and stock of infectious agents from research and industrial laboratories; waste from the production of biologicals; discarded live and attenuated vaccines and culture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate and mix cultures. b.Pathological Wastes: Human pathological waste including tissues, organs and body parts and body fluids that are removed during surgery or autopsy, or other medical procedures and specimens of body fluids and their con-tainers. c.Human Blood and Blood Products: Liquid waste human blood and products of blood items saturated and/or dripping with human blood, including serum, plasma and other blood components and their containers which were used or extended for use in patient care, testing and laboratory analysis, the development of pharmaceuticals and intravenous bags. d.Animal Waste: Contaminated animal carcasses, body parts and bedding of animals that were known to have been exposed to infectious agents during research (including research in veterinary hospitals) or testing of pharmaceuticals. e.Isolation Waste: Biological waste and discarded materials contaminated with blood, excretion, exudates or secretions from humans who are isolated to protect other from certain highly communicable diseases or isolated animals known to be infected with highly communicable diseases. 2.Contractor will provide one (1) pick-up each week on Tuesday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (Wade Park Division) 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. Puncture proof, leak proof containers furnished by the contractor shall be supplied and delivered to the Medical Center to accommodate all using units. When filled, these containers will be delivered to the pick-up site by Environmental Management Service personnel. Pick-up sites are: Wade Park - Basement Room E26, Wade Park Loading Dock and Research Loading Dock. Medical waste pick up is required at fourteen (14) Community Based Outpatient Clinics on a weekly basis or as needed in Akron, Canton, East Liverpool, Lorain, Mansfield, McCafferty (Cleveland), Parma, New Philadelphia, Painesville, Ravenna, Sandusky, Warren, Wooster and Youngstown. Addresses of the CBOCS: a.Akron CBOC-55 W. Waterloo Rd. Akron, OH 44319 b.Canton CBOC- 733 Market Avenue South Canton, OH 44702 c.East Liverpool CBOC-Ogilvie Square 15655 State Route 170 Calcutta, OH 43920 d.Lorain CBOC-205 W. 20th Street Lorain, OH 44052 e.Mansfield CBOC-1456 Park Avenue West Mansfield, OH 44906 f.McCafferty CBOC-4242 Lorain Avenue. Cleveland, OH 44113 g.Parma CBOC- 8787 Brookpark Road, Parma, OH 44129 h.New Philadelphia CBOC-1260 Monroe Avenue New Philadelphia, OH 44663 i.Painesville CBOC- 7 West Jackson Street Painesville, OH 44077 j.Ravenna CBOC- 6751 North Chestnut Street Ravenna, OH 44266 k.Sandusky CBOC- 3416 Columbus Ave. Sandusky, OH 44870 l.Warren CBOC- 1460 Tod Avenue Warren, OH 44485 m.Wooster CBOC- 124 N. Walnut Street Wooster, OH 44691 n.Youngstown CBOC-2031 Belmont Avenue Youngstown, OH 44505 3.Transportation: a.An appropriate transport vehicle will be used to transport waste to the site of treatment. Safety standards will be implemented to protect patients, Medical Center staff and the private sector. b.Vehicles must be owned/operated by contractor and be in compliance with all Federal and State requirements and be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. c.Vehicles will be equipped with Federal and State mandated spill kits. d.Vehicles will be equipped with U.L. scales which will be used to weigh medical regulated waste prior to being removed from the VA Medical Center. e.Driver/Technicians must be properly trained in the operations of handling and hauling regulated medical waste and OSHA requirements for Universal Precautions. f.Contractor will be responsible from pick-up site to treatment. Contractor will be responsible for spills on or off VA Medical Center property once containers are placed in contractor's possession. 4.Treatment of Regulated Medical Waste: a.Medical Waste must be treated by the OEPA approved methods within the time frame allotted by OEPA. b.Contractor will provide shipping papers which will include the date, poundage and type of waste and number of containers treated. c.Contractor will keep records of regulated waste treated and provide the VA Medical Center with copies on a monthly basis. Copies require three (3) signatures. Treatment site will be inspected by Medical Center personnel to ensure contractor is complying with the contract and standards established by the EPA. d.Contractor is to incinerate/autoclave regulated medical waste in an incinerator/autoclave which is EPA approved for infectious waste. Contractor must possess a permit to operate incinerator/autoclave from the proper authority in the area of jurisdiction where the incinerator/autoclave is located. Both autoclaving and incinerating are accepted methods in accordance with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency the exception being pathological and chemotherapeutic waste, (both must be incinerated). 5.Packaging will be as follows provided by the contractor: a.Fiberboard Box: If a fiberboard box is utilized for packaging: (1)The dimensions of the container will not exceed 21 x 21 x 36. (2)The container will have the capability of holding 65 pounds of waste with no structural damage. (3)A bio-hazard liner, red in color or containing the bio-hazard symbol will be included with each box at no additional charge to the VA Medical Center (liners are to be approved and shall have passed the water and dart test). b.Reusable tubs: If a reusable tub is to be utilized for packaging: (1)Tubs are to be approved by VA Medical Center and properly labeled with bio-hazard symbol. (2)Contractor will be responsible for the following: (a)Cleaning with approved disinfectant. (b)Will have an ample supply of containers readily available so as to meet the hospitals changing needs. (c)A flat reusable lid will be included with each reusable tub. (3)A bio-hazard liner, red in color or containing the bio-hazard symbol will be included with each container. The number of liners based on the number of tubs filled and emptied each month. (4)The container will have the capability of holding 65 lbs. of waste with no structural damage. (5)Tubs will be stackable with the lid and to a height of three tubs. c.Contractor shall supply 54 containers for the Wade Park Division. The existing users of infectious waste containers at the Wade Park Division is 54, with a 3 par, a total of 162 containers should be available. 6.Contractor will make available to the VA Medical Center upon request from the Medical Center, a refrigerated trailer for onsite storage with electrical and maintenance provided by contractor, if for any reason services are interrupted through fault of the contractors.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/BreVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA25012Q0568/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA250-12-Q-0568 VA250-12-Q-0568_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=389157&FileName=VA250-12-Q-0568-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=389157&FileName=VA250-12-Q-0568-000.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: 10701 East Boulevard;Cleveland, OH

Zip Code: 44106
 

Record

SN02793549-W 20120705/120703235719-e377bab8441856c49c6426f35eca414b (fbodaily.com)
 

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