The clarification confirms that under VAAR 852.219-75, a services contractor may not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs, in response to a question about non-certified SDVOSB waste-hauling payments. It also clarifies that the contractor is not required to furnish a compactor or balers; the VA has a government-owned baler, and the government is responsible for the 35-cy and 42-cy units. The vendor remains responsible for pickup of bales as stated in SOW section three. Container requirements should be read as 4-cy front load, 8-cy front load, and 40-cy open top containers for solid waste services, despite SOW references to a new 34-cy self-contained compactor and vertical/horizontal balers.

Services will begin upon award, with the base year ending 09/30/2027 and base pricing prorated from award through that date; option years start each October 1, and the prior contract ended 09/19/2026. The work covers solid waste, recycling, scrap metal, yard/miscellaneous waste, and related roll-off/container service at the VA medical center, using a corrected B.2/pricing table that updates CLINs, container sizes/counts, locations, and service frequencies. Federal-holiday service is not required, with pickups moving to the next business day, and the tonnage estimate to use is 1,800 tons. The Q&A removes RMW/sharps requirements, states that VA owns and maintains the compactors/San-I-Pak equipment, and requires the contractor only to disconnect, haul, empty, and reattach receiver containers; contractor-furnished compactors/balers are not required. Vendors must also account for SDVOSB subcontracting compliance, clean/serviceable containers, and updated universal-waste/miscellaneous-waste CLIN requirements.

This contract is subject to the DOL Wage Determination for the specific locality, available through beta.SAM.gov. The listed wage determination areas are not all-inclusive, and the contractor is responsible for obtaining and evaluating the applicable wage determination for each locality. Performance is in Virginia, covering Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties.

The opportunity is for solid waste and recycling services at the Richmond VAMC. This amendment administratively corrects the instructions to quoters and directs questions to Audrey Wooten by 10/16/2026 at 12 noon Eastern. The past performance relevance definition has been revised to require contracts similar to all services in the SOW, including miscellaneous waste, non-edible garbage, and recyclable material. The amendment also updates the solicitation’s quote submission instructions.

Solid Waste Removal