QUESTIONS-ANSWERS PART 1.docx
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- 246-26-P-0010
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This is a Questions and Answers document addressing clarifications on a federal solicitation for chemistry analyzer services to the Indian Health Service (IHS). The file provides responses to bidder inquiries regarding laboratory specifications, testing methodologies, pricing structures, and service requirements across multiple IHS locations.
Key technical specifications confirmed include laboratory space constraints: smaller footprint labs can accommodate analyzers measuring 83.5 inches wide by 33.5 inches deep by 64.5 inches high, while larger footprint labs can fit analyzers 110 inches wide by 34.9 inches deep by 68 inches high. Current equipment at IHS sites includes Siemens EXL analyzers, with Lawton location operating two units. The Lawton site requires two analyzers due to test volume exceeding 100,000 tests annually. Pricing will be structured as cost per test, including patient testing, calibration, and quality control testing. Testing capabilities confirmed include calcium testing at Haskell location and potential COVID testing on chemistry analyzers, though COVID volumes have decreased since the previous 2020-2021 solicitation. The solicitation clarifies that T4 (Thyroxine) testing is no longer performed by the system and that El Reno location has no chemistry or immunoassay volumes. Additional assays requested for potential future implementation at Lawton include drugs of abuse, syphilis, procalcitonin, vitamin B12, and vitamin D testing.
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| QUESTIONS-ANSWERS PART 2.docx | DOCX document | |
| SOW-Chemistry.docx | DOCX document | |
| Pricing Sheet.docx | DOCX document | |
| COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION.docx | DOCX document | |
| SOW-Chemistry.docx | DOCX document |
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1. Could you please confirm if the Haskell location does any Calcium testing? Haskell does do calcium testing.
1. Are there any lab layouts or room specs that you could share at all? Or would it be possible for one of our representatives to stop in to take measurements so that we may determine the best analyzer fit? Smaller footprint labs have space available to fit an analzyer 83.5 inches wide, 33.5 inches depth, and 64.5 inches height.
Larger footprint labs have space available to fit an analzyer 110 inches wide, 34.9 inches depth, and 68 inches height. Currently each of our sites has a Siemens EXL and Lawton has 2 Siemens EXL.
1. For the Covid testing – can you confirm what the methodology is? Ie: Antigen based? We may have an alternative, more cost effective method for Covid testing but need to know this. We are mostly interested in any covid testing that maybe done on your chemistry analyzers, just as an option.
1. Confirming that Proposal Request Pricing is Cost Per Test =Charging for patient testing , plus Calibration and QC testing, vs Cost Per Reportable =Charging for patient reportable testing only, does not include Cal and QC testing. Confirm Cost per test.
1. We wish to confirm COVID testing is still being performed on the chemistry analyzers as the solicitation volumes appear to be the same as the previous solicitation that was released late 2020/early 2021, and in most cases we have seen that COVID testing has been moved to smaller and quicker testing methodologies due to the reduced volume of COVID testing. If covid testing is available on the platform we would like the option to choose to perform this testing.
1. Confirming that El Reno has no Chemistry/IA volumes as it is listed in the SOW, but has no volumes input. This was a mistake on my part and the updated test counts were submitted to Mr. Yellowfish.
1. “Thyroxine” (T4): No locations show volumes but in “total” column it displays 3,120 tests. Are volumes missing from the report, or is it no longer run within the system? No longer run by the sytem.
1. Confirming : “Larger footprint labs have space available to fit an analyzer 110 inches wide, 34.9 inches depth, and 68 inches height” this is per analyzer and not total space? Requirement states 2 analyzers for sites with more than 100,000 tests (Lawton site). This is the area that currently is occupied by an analyzer. For reference, each of our sites currently have a Siemens EXL with Lawton having 2.
1. Are there any additional assays that the system is looking at to run at the Lawton location in the future that you would like included in the menu capabilities? Examples: Lp (a), Drugs of Abuse assays, Free PSA, Syphilis, AFP, LH, etc Drugs of abuse, syphilis, procalcitonin, vit b12, vit d.
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