Specifications include, but are not limited to: The State of Nevada Purchasing Division, on behalf of The Department of Taxation is requesting proposals for hazardous waste disposal on an as needed basis for the transportation and destruction needs of the Department based on its seizure of tobacco products. The Department of Taxation (“The Department”) is responsible for enforcing the licensing and tax administration for entities that buy and sell “Vapor Products”, which are now taxable as “Other Tobacco Products” as defined in NRS 370. As part of the enforcement efforts, the Department performs compliance inspections and investigations which often results in the seizure of Vapor Products as Contraband pursuant to NRS 370.025. Due to the nicotine contained in Vapor Products, these products are considered acutely hazardous waste when designated for waste. Pursuant to NRS 370.415, the Department needs to dispose of these products as it does with other products the Department seizes. Pursuant to EPA regulations, the destruction of acutely hazardous waste can only be done through the use of a properly permitted business and only at a properly permitted destruction site. As such, the Department is in need of a contractor to provide transportation and destruction services for these products on an as needed basis for the next biennium. Required services are on an “as needed” basis and are dependent on the transportation and destruction needs of the Department based on its seizure of tobacco products. The resulting contract will be for an initial contract term of four (4) years, anticipated to April 12, 2022, subject to Board of Examiners approval, with an option to renew for two (2) additional years, if agreed upon by both parties and in the best interests of the State.
