Description
The Department of State Hospitals (Metropolitan) is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive medical waste disposal services for six state‑hospital facilities. The contractor must supply all labor, equipment, containers, transportation, permits, and insurance, and must collect, transport, treat, and dispose of bio‑hazardous, pharmaceutical, and trace chemotherapy waste on a weekly and quarterly schedule while complying with all federal, state, and local regulations. The work includes maintaining proper documentation, providing manifests, and adhering to strict safety, background‑check, and data‑security requirements.
• Weekly pickup (Thursdays) of bio‑hazardous/sharps, non‑hazardous pharma and related waste at six DSH sites.
• Quarterly pickup of RCRA‑regulated pharmaceutical waste; required containers: 17 × 44‑gal red, 6 × 44‑gal blue, 5 × 55‑gal black, 3 × 2‑gal yellow.
• Contractor must hold hazardous‑waste transporter registration, EPA ID, CDPH medical‑waste permit, DMV motor‑carrier permit, and appropriate county permits; provide insurance and performance/payment bonds equal to contract price.
• Must submit monthly invoices, maintain background‑check/TB screening for personnel, and meet extensive data‑privacy and security standards (including breach notification within 24 hrs).