1. Customer unsure of the answer at this time. Will be evaluated if bid received for technical acceptability 2. All containers need to be locked 3. Yes, compact disks but the customer stated that don't shred enough compact disc to warrant a separate CLIN

Per customer: Maybe, at this present time will get an estimate of total monthly weights to report to Practice Green database. Once bid is placed customer will evaluate for technical acceptability

Per customer: Maybe, at this present time will get an estimate of total monthly weights to report to Practice Green database. Once bid is placed customer will evaluate for technical acceptability

Per customer: Maybe at this present time will get an estimate of total monthly weights to report to Practice Green database

1. No vendors provide bins 2. The carts are similar to what we are using now. These are the bins we are proposing to use. https://acesllcusa.com/products/ 3. See FAR Part 8.002 (Listing through GSA to fulfill mandatory source requirement with a small business set aside 4. No particular set aside for this solicitation besides small business. Will be listed using GSA as contracting vehicle per FAR, if requirement is not fulfilled through GSA this will be listed against through Unison Open Market with a small business set aside 5. No, the vendor enters the hospital goes to each area that have a bin then transports the bins to the shredding truck at the loading dock, it take a couple hours to service our main hospital. The vendor goes each outlying clinic services it just like the main hospital.

If there are no contractors with a GSA contract that is available then this solicitation will be posted again open market with a small business set aside. According to the FAR GSA is a mandatory source. Please see the below FAR reference 8.002 pertaining to priorities for use of mandatory Government sources. Also reference FAR 8.004 Use of other sources in the event that GSA is not available: 8.002 Priorities for use of mandatory Government sources. (a) Except as required by 8.003, or as otherwise provided by law, agencies shall satisfy requirements for supplies and services from or through the mandatory government sources and publications listed below in descending order of priority: (1) Supplies. (i) Inventories of the requiring agency. (ii) Excess from other agencies (see subpart 8.1). (iii) Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (see subpart 8.6). (iv) Supplies which are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (see subpart 8.7). (v) Wholesale supply sources, such as stock programs of the General Services Administration (GSA) (see 41 CFR 101-26.3), the Defense Logistics Agency (see 41 CFR 101-26.6), the Department of Veterans Affairs (see 41 CFR 101-26.704), and military inventory control points. (2) Services. Services that are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (see subpart 8.7). (b) Sources other than those listed in paragraph (a) of this section may be used as prescribed in 41 CFR 101-26.301 and in an unusual and compelling urgency as prescribed in 6.302-2 and in 41 CFR 101-25.101-5. (c) The statutory obligation for Government agencies to satisfy their requirements for supplies or services available from the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled also applies when contractors purchase the supplies or services for Government use.