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The Black Hills VA Healthcare System (BHHCS) requires Radioactive Waste Disposal services in accordance with the draft Statement of Work (SOW) below. This is a sources sought/proof of capability solicitation looking for vendors to perform the services per the SOW for market research purposes. No awards of a contract will be made from this announcement. If you are a vendor that can complete the work described in the SOW with competitive pricing, please send your contact and organization information with a descriptive proof of capability to: brian.whalen-crichton@va.gov on or before May 26th, 2026. Only emailed responses will be considered. Additionally, please provide answers as appropriate to the following questions in the table below with your response to this sources sought. Failure to respond to the following questions may affect the acquisition strategy. Question # Questions Vendor Responses 1. Identify your organization's socio-economic category. Â 2. State whether any of the requested services may be ordered against a government contract awarded to your organization (e.g Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), General Services Administration (GSA), etc.). Â 3. State if subcontracting is contemplated for this requirement, what percentage of the work will be subcontracted and for what tasks. Â Â *If applicable, VAAR 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction, will apply to the potential solicitation if set-aside for Veteran Owned Small-Businesses or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small-Businesses.* *If applicable, FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, will apply to the potential solicitation if set-aside for Small-Businesses.* B.3 STATEMENT OF WORK Radioactive Waste Removal and Disposal Services Part I: General Information 1. Introduction The Department of Veterans Affairs Black Hills VA Health Care System (BHHCS) Fort Meade Campus located at 113 Comanche Rd, Fort Meade, SD 57741 has a requirement for commercial radioactive waste removal for final disposition of liquid and solid uniform radioactive Low-Level Waste (LLW) to be completed by a qualified contractor in accordance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations outlined in 10 CFR 20, 10 CFR 30, 10 CFR 40, 10 CFR 61 and 10 CFR 71 as well as all applicable United States Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations outlined in 49 CFR, and any applicable Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations for required training, handling, packaging, labeling, placarding, transporting, and final disposition. Part II: Requirements 1. Qualifications and Responsibilities of Contacted Personnel: A qualified contactor must have an active Radioactive Materials License granted by the NRC or an Agreement State to be able to handle, possess and dispose of the radioactive waste outlined in the next section. All transporters must maintain a current commercial driver s license (CDL) with a hazardous materials endorsement (H) to ve…

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