The Department of Health and Human Services, specifically the Indian Health Service's Navajo Area, is soliciting proposals for pharmaceutical medication returns at the Tohatchi Health Center in New Mexico. This procurement, designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, requires offerors to provide waste disposal services, including waste characterization, container provision, staff training, and ongoing support, over a base year and three option years, with the contract period running from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026. The services are critical for managing hazardous pharmaceutical waste in compliance with federal regulations, ensuring safe disposal and environmental protection. Interested parties must submit their proposals by December 19, 2025, at 3:00 PM MS, and can direct inquiries to Ken Parrish at Ken.Parrish@ihs.gov or by phone at 928-871-1342.

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This government solicitation (No. 75H71026Q00012) is an RFP for pharmaceutical waste disposal services for the Tohatchi Health Center Pharmacy Department in Tohatchi, New Mexico. The contract includes a base year (01/01/2026 – 12/31/2026) and three option years for continued service, with the final option year ending on 11/30/2029. The services required include waste characterization, provision of containers, staff training, guidance on packaging and labeling, tracked shipping, and ongoing aftercare support, managing both RCRA/DOT hazardous materials and DEA/state-specific classifications. All invoices must be submitted electronically via the Department of Treasury Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). The solicitation is set aside for small businesses and includes various Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses and Department of Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) clauses, as well as specific Indian Health Service, Navajo Area terms regarding the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and unauthorized commitments. The offer due date is December 12, 2025, at 10:00 AM MS.

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Amendment 0001 to Solicitation 75H71026Q00012 extends the due date for offers from November 12, 2025, to December 19, 2025, at 3:00 PM MS. The amendment also provides answers to ten questions from offerors regarding the solicitation. Key clarifications include confirming no historical waste volumes or previous vendors, specifying a quarterly pickup frequency for waste, and confirming the facility's willingness to package inhalers, iodine, and normal hazardous materials separately, utilize RX Destroyer for controlled substances, and provide an itemized list of expectations for proper classification. The facility does not process trace chemo, pathological waste, RMW, or sharps. The period of performance for the contract is January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026. All other terms and conditions of the original solicitation remain unchanged.

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The Navajo Area Indian Health Services, Gallup Service Unit – Tohatchi Health Center, New Mexico, USA, is requesting for offerors to provide pharmaceutical medication returns, which base plur 3 option years.

This procurment is conducted under RFO Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Where as the Government reserves the right to issue a firm-fixed price single award from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

CONTENT OF PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: All offerors will submit the following documents to considered for award on or by the proposal submission deadline:

1. Technical Capability. The offeror must demonstrate that the product offered complies with the mandatory technical requirements described in Attachment A – Scope of Work.

2. Experience of similar projects. The offeror must demonstrate that it has successfully performed at least three similar contracts within the past 3 years; and

3. Price

4. A signed SF1449

\*\*Reference Solicitation No. 75H71026Q00012 when requesting information regarding this solicitation. All questions will be answered collectively in a single response. Dead line for questions is December 11, 2025, 10:00 am (MS). Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may may result in offer being determined as non-responsive

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