SOW_-_Campy_latex_Test_Kits.pdf

Statement of Work

Background

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a public health regulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Agricultural (USDA), protects consumers by ensuring that meat, poultry, Siluriformes fish, and processed egg products are safe, wholesome, and accurately labeled. The FSIS Field Service Laboratories (FSL), located in Saint Louis MO, Athens GA, and Albany CA are regulatory laboratories that analyze meat, poultry, Siluriformes fish, and pasteurized egg products to ensure they are free from adulteration.

Objective/Scope

The FSIS (TSL’s) perform regulatory testing of meat, poultry and egg products for the presence of food borne pathogens and sanitary indicator organisms. Identification of the food borne pathogen Campylobacter requires the use of latex test kits as part of the official regulatory method. To meet these test requirements, the TSL’s need Campylobacter latex test kits validated for use as part of FSIS regulatory methodology.

Requirements

Contract type: requesting an IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity) with a base year and 4 (four) one-year option years.

The contractor shall supply the TSL’s with the following test kit:

Item: 24-C007: Microgen Campylobacter latex agglutination test kits (50 tests)

The contractor must supply test kits that meet the following requirements:

- The products shall have a shelf-life of at least six months from the date of delivery.

- Certificates of Analysis shall accompany each shipment. Certificates shall list the product name and description, lot or batch number, list of quality control organism(s), shelf life, and signature and dates of responsible person(s).

Deliverables

The contractor shall provide the following.

Item: 24-C007: Microgen Campylobacter latex agglutination test kits (50 tests)

The contractor shall be required to provide up to 12 boxes (50 tests per box) per month to each of the 3 labs listed below:

Products are to be delivered to the following addresses:

USDA, FSIS, OPHS, Midwestern Laboratory - Federal Center Building 105D 4300 Goodfellow Blvd Saint Louis, MO 63120

Contact Dianna Abrahamson or Mark Pratt 314-263-2680

USDA, FSIS, OPHS, Eastern Laboratory 950 College Station Rd Athens, GA 30605 Contact Sandra Eason or Kay Williams 706-546-2386

USDA, FSIS, OPHS, Western Laboratory

WRRC, ARS, WAB

800 Buchanan St.

Albany, CA 94710 Contact Mariam Chaudhry or John Jarosh, 510-814-3000

Period of Performance

Period of performance will be for 1 year with four 1-year options.