Frederick City Bids, MD

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a non-competitive, firm fixed-price purchase order sole source with Comcast Business to procure internet and TV services. Interested parties may respond with a capability statement by 10:00 AM EDT on July 1, 2025. The government's decision not to compete the contract is at its discretion. Justification for the sole-source decision will be publicly available within 14 days of contract award.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requires offsite incineration services for 25,200 lbs. of microfilm records. The records contain personal identifiable information (PII) and must be destroyed to satisfy NIST **** standards. The records are located in Neosho, Missouri, and must be incinerated within a 200-mile radius. The contractor is responsible for all costs associated with the effort, including subcontractor requirements, shipping, and contingencies. The contractor must provide proof of bonding, insurance, and certification (NAID AAA or ISO 9000:2015). The period of performance is 45 days following award, with incineration completed no later than 14 days after record removal. The contractor must attend a kickoff meeting within 5 business days of award. The contractor must provide interim and final certificates of destruction. The government will not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers. The contractor shall perform to the standards specified in this performance work statement (PWS). The contract type is firm fixed price. No travel is authorized. The government will not be furnishing any property and/or equipment. Additional documents are required, including proof of bonding, insurance, and certification, chain of custody documentation, and verification of subcontractor compliance with VA Directive ****, Appendix A. The contractor must follow all VA policies, standard operating procedures, applicable laws, and regulations while on VA property. Smoking, possession of weapons, and unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information are prohibited. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and nonpersonal services necessary as defined in the PWS. The VA contracting officer will assign a VA contracting officers representative (COR) to monitor contractor performance. The contractor shall comply with the most recent versions of the following: 5 U. S. C. 552a, as amended, the Privacy Act of ****, 42 ****, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of ****, VA Directive ****, Records and Information Management, VA Handbook ****. 1, Records Management Procedures, VA Directive ****, Destruction of Temporary Paper Records, VA Handbook ****, VA Information Security Program, VA Handbook ****. 1, Electronic Media Sanitization, VA Handbook ****. 2, Management of Breaches Involving Sensitive Personal Information, VA Handbook ****. 3, Assessment, Authorization, and Continuous Monitoring of VA Information Systems, VA Handbook ****. 6, Contract Security, VA Directive ****, VA Enterprise Privacy Program, NIST **** Guidelines for Media Sanitation, OMB Memorandum ****, Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information, Federal Records Act, 44 U. S. C. Chapter 31, Freedom of Information Act, 5 U. S. C. 552, 36 ****, General Definitions, 41 C. F. R. Part ****, Sale, Abandonment, or Destruction of Personal Property, Social Security Number (SSN) Fraud Prevention Act of 2017. Performance metrics are defined for technical quality and project milestones/schedule. A quality assurance surveillance plan (QASP) will be used to ensure acceptable performance levels. Detailed security and privacy requirements are outlined in addendums A and B.

This is a pre-solicitation notice for recovery audit services. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking up to three highly skilled contractors to conduct recovery audit activities for healthcare claim payments. The contract is a no-cost contract, paid out of recovered funds only. The full solicitation will be posted on the SAM website on or about August 1, 2025. Interested parties must register in SAM prior to award. All questions must be submitted in writing to the specified contract specialists.