ESBD_358337_1715191833351_Rider 101 - Scope of Work.pdf

RIDER 101

SCOPE OF WORK – LABORATORY SERVICES: SAMPLE ANALYSIS

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MD Anderson) is hereby contracting for laboratory services. The services are for analysis of mold, bacterial, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) 797, Asbestos, and Legionella samples. The samples are collected from air, water, and surfaces. Environmental Health and Safety, Sustainability and Emergency Management (EHSSEM) employees collect more than 5,000 samples per year in pharmacies, patient care areas, and throughout the water distribution systems to maintain a safe environment for our patients. All collected samples would be provided to the laboratory by shipment, direct drop off, or courier service. In order to effectively provide excellent service to our patients, staff, and visitors, we require timely and reliable results, pending turnaround time per analysis type. The goal of this Scope of Work (“SOW”) is to provide specific information and instruct the laboratory vendor (hereinafter “Contractor”). Contractor will perform analysis on small and large scale sampling projects.

Contractor shall provide all labor, all material, all equipment, all services and all other items specified herein, in these guidelines, specifications, Pricing Schedules, Terms and Conditions or elsewhere in the contract documents, or as required to assure the completion of the work in complete accordance with this Scope of Work unless specifically stated in writing to be furnished by UT MD Anderson. The language of this Agreement controls all laboratory analysis services generated from EHSSEM.

CRITERIA:

Contractor shall provide all labor, all material, all equipment, all supervision and all services required to analyze the samples submitted.

The type(s) of services included in this contract shall consist of, but not be limited to, those to perform the following:

• Analysis of Legionella water and swab samples using CDC method. All positive L.

pneumophila samples must be analyzed to the serotype. All positive Legionella isolates should be retained by the laboratory until notified that they can be discarded. Isolates should be retained by the laboratory for up to two weeks after positive identification. Samples will be returned to MD Anderson via shipping and/or direct courier.

• Analysis of water and ice samples collected for fungal contaminants.

• Plate counts for bacterial colonies collected for USP797 compliance.

• Plate counts for fungal colonies collected for USP797 compliance.

• Species identification for bacteria isolates identified as Gram-negative rods, Coagulase-positive staphylococci, using Biolog or other approved method for USP797 compliance.

• Species identification for bacterial isolates and fungal isolates identified as Aspergillus, Fusarium, Rhizopus, and Mucor for USP797 compliance.

• Genus and species identification for non USP797 samples collected for fungal analysis identified as Aspergillus, Fusarium, Rhizopus, and Mucor.

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Contractor shall appoint, by name, a company representative who will be its project manager (“Project Manager”). The Project Manager shall be responsible for managing all work covered by this contract. The Project Manager shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following services: pricing, rush/emergency requests (as applicable), shipping, sample analysis collection plates/bottles, invoice procedures, and in general providing all functions as necessary to insure that the account will be maintained in a condition that will allow UT MD Anderson to promptly pay all invoices due.