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Guam - Shredding Services | Base 4 Options

ID: 36C26124Q0997 • Type: Sources Sought

Description

The purpose of this sources sought is to obtain information in support of Market Research. Interested vendors are asked to review the attached specifications and provide the following information in their response: Company Name, Point of contact, Email address An Informal Quote Authorized Distributor Letter (if Applicable) Capabilities Statement Business Size UEI Number Vendor POC information Any existing IDIQ contracts in which these items can be ordered from (e.g. GSA, NASA SEWP, DLA eCAT, VA SAC, or VA NAC) All responses shall be submitted to james.postell@va.gov prior to the closing date of this notice.
Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking to obtain information in support of market research for shredding services at the Guam Medical Center and Guam Veteran Centers. The goal of this contract is to ensure the secure destruction of sensitive paper materials in compliance with applicable regulations.

Work Details
The contractor will provide document destruction services, which include:
- Shredding and disposing of all sensitive paper materials at the Guam Veteran Center and Guam Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC).
- Providing all necessary personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, and services for shredding.
- Handling confidential materials according to local, state, and federal regulations.
- Demonstrating expertise in confidential document destruction management.
- Providing a certificate of destruction after each service, including date, signature, amount shredded, and HIPAA disclaimer.
- Shredding all VA materials on-site under VA supervision.
- Securing and sealing all loads leaving VA facilities before transportation.
- Destroying all shredded material within 48 hours per NIST Records Management regulations.
- Reporting any security breaches immediately to the VA and maintaining documentation of the chain of custody for all materials removed from VA campuses.
- Providing secure lockable containers for document collection and ensuring that collection methods complement current processes at the Medical Center.

Period of Performance
Base period plus four one-year options.

Place of Performance
VA Medical Center Guam Vet Center, 498 Chalan Palasyo Suite 301, Agana Heights Guam 96910.

Overview

Response Deadline
Aug. 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. EDT Past Due
Posted
Aug. 19, 2024, 3:43 p.m. EDT
Set Aside
None
Place of Performance
VA Medical Center Guam CBOC Agana Heights, GU 96910 United States
Source
SAM

Current SBA Size Standard
$16.5 Million
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Low
Odds of Award
44%
Vehicle Type
Indefinite Delivery Contract
Signs of Shaping
The solicitation is open for 7 days, below average for the VISN 21: Sierra Pacific Network. 53% of similar contracts within the Veterans Health Administration had a set-aside.
On 8/19/24 VISN 21: Sierra Pacific Network issued Sources Sought 36C26124Q0997 for Guam - Shredding Services | Base 4 Options due 8/26/24. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 561990 and PSC R614.
Primary Contact
Title
Contracting Officer
Name
James Postell   Profile
Phone
702-791-9000 x18936

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
FPDS Organization Code
3600-00261
Source Organization Code
100163852
Last Updated
Sept. 25, 2024
Last Updated By
James.Postell@va.gov
Archive Date
Sept. 25, 2024