Attachment 18 - VHA Suppl. Contract Rqmnts for Combatting COVID-19 Updated 12-14-2021.pdf
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This document outlines supplemental contract requirements for combatting COVID-19 at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. Contractors working in or traveling to VA locations must ensure employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or provide negative test results within three days prior to entry. Documentation of vaccination or test results must be maintained and available for inspection by contracting officers or other facility staff. Contractor employees are also subject to daily COVID-19 screening protocols and may be denied entry if they do not pass. For contracts involving direct patient contact, employees must self-screen in advance each day using the provided COVID-19 screening tool. Contractors must notify the contracting officer if contract performance is impacted due to denied facility entry. The document applies these COVID-19 safety requirements to existing indefinite delivery contracts where work has already begun.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, December 15, 2021
VHA Supplemental Contract Requirements for Combatting COVID-19
1. Contractor employees who work in or travel to VHA locations must comply with the following:
a. Documentation requirements:
1) If fully vaccinated, contractors shall show proof of vaccination.
i. NOTE: Acceptable proof of vaccination includes a signed record of immunization from a health care provider or pharmacy, a copy of the COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card (CDC Form MLS-319813_r, published on September 3, 2020), or a copy of medical records documenting the vaccination.
2) If unvaccinated, contractors shall show negative COVID-19 test results dated within three calendar days prior to desired entry date. Test must be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use or full approval. This includes tests available by a doctor’s order or an FDA approved over-the-counter test that includes an affiliated telehealth service.
3) Documentation cited in this section shall be digitally or physically maintained on each contractor employee while in a VA facility and is subject to inspection prior to entry to VA facilities and after entry for spot inspections by Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) or other hospital personnel.
4) Documentation will not be collected by the VA; contractors shall, at all times, adhere to and ensure compliance with federal laws designed to protect contractor employee health information and personally identifiable information.
2. Contractor employees are subject to daily screening for COVID-19 and may be denied entry to VA facilities if they fail to pass screening protocols. As part of the screening process contractors may be asked screening questions found on the COVID-19 Screening Tool. Check regularly for updates.
a. Contractor employees who work away from VA locations, but who will have direct contact with VA patients shall self-screen utilizing the COVID-19 Screening Tool, in advance, each day that they will have direct patient contact and in accordance with their person or persons who coordinate COVID-19 workplace safety efforts at covered contractor workplaces. Contractors shall, at all times, adhere to and ensure compliance with federal laws designed to protect contractor employee health information and personally identifiable information.
3. Contractor must immediately notify their COR or Contracting Officer if contract performance is jeopardized due to contractor employees being denied entry into VA Facilities.
https://www.va.gov/covid19screen/ https://www.va.gov/covid19screen/
Last Updated on Wednesday, December 15, 2021
4. For indefinite delivery contracts: Contractor agrees to comply with VHA
Supplemental Contract Requirements for any task or delivery orders issued prior to this modification when performance has already commenced.
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