R614-- SG160 Records Removal Questons
| Agency: | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF |
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| State: | Connecticut |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
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| Set Aside: | Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) |
| Posted Date: | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Due Date: | Sep 12, 2025 |
| Solicitation No: | 36C24125Q0742 |
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| Bid Documents: | Please Login to View Page |
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- Contract Opportunity Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Updated)
- Updated Published Date: Sep 09, 2025 10:10 am EDT
- Original Published Date: Aug 28, 2025 03:42 pm EDT
- Updated Date Offers Due: Sep 12, 2025 01:00 pm EDT
- Original Date Offers Due: Sep 12, 2025 01:00 pm EDT
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Updated Inactive Date: Oct 12, 2025
- Original Inactive Date: Oct 12, 2025
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Product Service Code: R614 - SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: PAPER SHREDDING
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NAICS Code:
- 561990 - All Other Support Services
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Place of Performance:
VA Connecticut Healthcare System Building 1 room SG-160 West Haven , CT 06516USA
Questions: 36C24125Q0742
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Answers
Questions
1.
NO, the due date will not be extended.
Will the agency consider extending the offer due date for a question period and review of answers?
2.
No badging required
Will badging be required? If so, are you using USAccess, e-Quip, or another system for badging?
3.
Yes, Raised level
Do you have a loading dock? If "YES" - is it raised or ground level?
4.
Box truck yes. Loading dock area is limited space
Is there room to park a semi truck at the purge location? If not, can we park a 28 foot Box truck?
5.
Raised dock available
If no raised or flat dock, how far away do we have to park from the file room?
6.
File room door is less than 40 inches
What is the width of file room door? Are there any smaller doors between the file room and the loading dock/loading area?
7.
Pallet will fit all the way to the room but not inside.
Can we fit a 40 x 48 inch pallet through the hallways/elevators leading to the loading dock? (we must be able to move a pallet and/or film cart through each door between the file room and the loading
dock/loading area)
8.
None
When moving the film from the file room to the loading dock - are there any special requirements? (i.e. avoid special flooring, avoid patients visibility, multiple floors requiring an elevator, restricted access)
9.
Same floor- approx. 40ft
Approximately how many feet away is the loading dock/loading area from the file room? Is the file room on the same floor as the loading dock/loading area?
10.
Normal business hours
7am-4:30pm.
What hours will we be allowed access to the loading dock/area?
11.
Site walk was made available for vendors to view.
No storage access.
Please provide pictures of the following:
File room rows/aisles/shelving units
Close up of front and top of film jackets
Loading dock/parking areas
>Areas to store 20 barrels/10 pallets if available
12.
The area outside the file room can be closed. Possible to fit two skids.
Is there a secure area that materials can be kept short term while purging? Recommend to take to box truck once it s full
(i.e. Several Film Carts and/or 40" x 48" skids)
If not - where do you recommend the materials be stored?
13.
Normal business hours 7am-4:30pm.
What hours will we be allowed access to the file room/film storage location? (preferred hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
14.
Building two Basement Level. Same level as the loading dock.
Describe the file room/film storage location (i.e. separate facility, off site warehouse, in the basement, trailer behind parking lot, etc.)
15.
Rolling racks.
Describe the room where the film is stored. (i.e. rolling racks, fixed shelves, narrow aisles, very little space for purged materials, etc.)
16.
Unknown, and not relevant to destruction.
How are the patient files stored? (i.e. sorted by year, all years mixed together, alphabetically by patient name, MRI Number, etc.)
17.
Unsure of the state of files.
Is the file room flooded, and is there any water damage to the materials we will be destroying?
18.
There was a site walk on 09/03/25 at 9am to view the materials, there is not a determined volume or poundage.
Can you confirm how much needs to be destroyed, like poundage?
19.
Price to remove all material, not on poundage or volume.
do you just want us to price it per pound?
20.
No known flood
Was there a flood in the building or what happened to the floor?
21.
Building two Basement Level. Same level as the loading dock.
What floor are the records on?
22.
Photos are for reference only, and not a measure of volume/weight/size of materials.
Is everything that needs to be destroyed in the photos provided?
23.
Normal business hours 7am-4:30pm.
What hours will be have access to the building?
24.
Photos are for reference only, and not a measure of volume/weight/size of materials.
If the photos represent the entire lot, it may be only part of the lot.Â
25.
Answered above.
Is there limited access to the room where it's located?
If it is on a ground level, a basement, or two or more floors.
Is there an elevator? And how far from the elevator is the film located?
The distance between the room and the elevator (if any), and the distance from the room/elevator to where we can park a 26ft truck?
26.
Invoice at completion, and receipt of destruction documents.
Would you allow the contractor to submit an invoice during the X ray film / medical records disposal project?
This would help with operational expenses. Â
- ONE VA CENTER
- TOGUS , ME 04330
- USA
- Jeffrey S. Fleming
- Jeffrey.Fleming@va.gov
- Phone Number 774-826-2617
- Sep 09, 2025 10:10 am EDTCombined Synopsis/Solicitation (Updated)
- Aug 28, 2025 03:42 pm EDT Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Original)
Related Document
| Aug 7, 2025 | [Sources Sought (Original)] R614-- Records Removal- Xray film West Haven, CT |
| Aug 28, 2025 | [Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Original)] R614-- SG160 Records Removal Xray film |
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