Monthly Biohazard Waste Pick-ups

Provide for the purchase of monthly biohazard waste pick-ups. The period of performance is for a base period of 12 months (13 stops) followed by two 12-month option renewal periods for a total of 36 months. Three hundred (300) annual containers are included - for Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio (NAMRU-SA). This will support NAMRU-SA research projects with marginal disruption. Base year POP: 27 Sep 2024 to 26 Sep 2025.

Questions and Answers

1. How will quotations be submitted.

Answer: Electronically by email

2. What is the approximate number of boxes to be picked-up/month. 

Answer: Fifteen

3. Is there only one pick-up locaton?

Answer: Yes

4. Are you using the standard medical waste disposal containers or are you using larger containers? 

Answer: We use 28-gallon plastic tubs and cardboard boxes.

5. Is there a list of Medical Waste that is to be collected or any historical data on what has been collected in the past?

Answer:

-Animal waste from animals intentionally exposed to pathogens

-Bulk animal or human blood and blood products

-Microbiological/pathological waste

-Sharps

6. Please provide an estimate of the percentage of waste that is pathological (and therefore must be incinerated) and the amount of waste normal regulated medical waste.

Answer: Probably about ~20 %.  That’s a high estimate.  Most waste will be sharps.

Well, we don’t keep track of what goes in what box/tub.  Sharps may be mixed with waste.  There are 4 different departments that use biomedical waste containers and it’s a little hard to keep track of what type of biohazardous waste goes into what container. 

Oh goodness, that’s a tough question.  We don’t monitor the contents.  Everyone is trained on what goes into biohazard but like I stated we don’t monitor the contents.  We fit what we can and not exceed 40 lbs.  We will mix sharps and biohazard but in most cases blood/fluids will go into one box/tub.