COVID-19 Delta Variant Screening Requirements.pdf

The Prime Contractor shall be responsible for providing all necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to applicable contracted workers, and ensuring adherence to all current Chillicothe VA Medical Center, Federal, State, and Local COVID-19/Delta Variant guidance, precautions, and requirements.

To help mitigate the risk of spreading the virus, the Prime Contractor shall develop a daily screening and vaccination verification plan in compliance with Chillicothe Medical Center requirements. The plan shall include the Prime Contractor conducting daily worker temperature checks and validation of screening question results for all workers on site (including subcontractors). Workers may use the screening questionnaire at https://www.va.gov/covid19screen, and present a screenshot of the results to the Prime Contractor as proof or utilize a Prime Contractor developed questionnaire with the same questions.

Contractors/subcontractors shall be required to verify their status as a fully vaccinated person upon entering the Chillicothe VAMC Campus. Workers not fully vaccinated may be subject to regular and recurring antigen testing by VA Staff. Location and frequency of testing to be determined by the Medical Center. All testing and worker vaccination information shall be monitored by VA Employee Health.

The Prime Contractor shall keep daily logs of worker screening and vaccination verification and provide written validation to the CO/COR upon request. No Privacy Information shall be requested nor recorded on these logs/forms. VA only requires validation that screening, and vaccination verification have taken place.

Additional precautions may include but are not limited to mask wearing requirements and social distancing. Mask wearing exemptions/exceptions are published in the Chillicothe VAMC COVID 19 Plan.

Guidance will be updated as applicable throughout contract performance.

https://www.va.gov/covid19screen