Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Vendor shall perform all services according to the requirements and specifications of this RFB and the New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services. • The Vendor shall be responsible for the collection, transportation, recycling and legal disposal of the electronic waste according to all federal, state, and local regulations at an approved site. • The Vendor shall furnish all supplies necessary to complete the service. • Supplies provided by Vendor are to include corrugated boxes, totes/gaylords, etc. as requested for storage of loose items, such as mice, cables, wires, etc. These items shall be supplied at no additional cost. • The term “Electronic Waste Removal and Recycling” shall include providing trailers, pick-up, transportation, recycling and disposal of waste. The Vendor shall make arrangements for legal recycling. • The Vendor shall at all times be responsible for the safe, careful, and efficient operation of its equipment and shall comply with all safety regulations applicable to this operation. • Items to be collected may include but not be limited to the following: o Electronic items may include: computers (personal computers, laptop computers, mainframes, mid-range computers, etc.); networking equipment (hubs, switches, control cards, etc.); computer monitors; televisions, printers; keyboards; mice; adaptors; stereos; speakers; VCRs; scanners, fax machines; copiers; telephones and telephone systems; audio visual equipment; scientific and laboratory equipment; computer wire and cable; power supplies; circuit boards; scrap aluminum; (machine and machine parts, cable extrusions, etc.); scrap copper (cable, pipe, etc.); UPS (uninterrupted power supply) batteries; and all other related computer and electronic equipment. o E-waste shall not include items containing refrigerants or other hazardous liquids/gasses, or other appliances. • Vendor shall provide scale tickets with weights of each commodity and provide a certificate of recycling. • The Vendor shall adhere to a zero-landfill policy and provide a certificate of disposal/recycling with each invoice. • The Vendor shall provide reports of all items picked up per load. Reports to include, at minimum, tonnage, date of pick up, scale tickets, and certificates of disposal/recycling. • Vendor shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations regarding recycling. • CRT monitors/televisions shall be deconstructed in the United States. Full units shall not be sent overseas for disposal. • Vendor(s) must be certified using one of the two frameworks, Responsible Recycling (R2:2013) or e-Stewards certified. Vendor Certification shall be submitted with RFB response.
