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This Scope of Work document outlines an annual full service plan maintenance contract for the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Laboratory in Austin, Texas. The contract covers preventive maintenance and repair services for two Qiagen EZ1 Advanced XL extraction instruments (Serial Numbers L199A2576 and L199A2602) used for virus identification and rabies testing. The full service agreement must include unlimited telephone support, on-site labor, travel expenses, and parts for an unlimited number of support calls and on-demand service visits. The plan includes one recommended preventive maintenance visit per year and covers all repair or replacement of parts and module failures. Remote maintenance and telephone support must be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with on-site service coverage between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday. On-site remedial maintenance must be provided within twenty-four hours of DSHS's request on a commercially reasonable basis. The service location is the Texas Department of State Health Services Laboratory at 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756.

Service engineers performing maintenance must be factory-trained and qualified to work on Qiagen equipment, with respondents required to provide training certificates and experience summaries at the time of bid submission. All replacement parts will be furnished on an exchange basis and must be new, standard, equivalent refurbished, or parts of equivalent quality. The vendor must directly perform all service and maintenance work; subcontracting is not permitted due to the critical public health nature of the equipment. The Texas Department of State Health Services reserves the right to add or remove equipment from this contract during the term of the agreement.

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HHS0017229 Scope of Work

Scope: Annual Full Service Plan (service/maintenance) contract for (2) Qiagen EZ1 Advanced XL Equipment (Serial Numbers L199A2576 & L199A2602)

Background: Preventive maintenance (PM) service agreements are required for Qiagen EZ1 Advanced XL equipment utilized by the Texas Public Health Laboratory for virology testing. The Department of State Health Services Laboratory tests for virus identification (rabies).

Equipment: (2) Qiagen EZ1 Advanced XL Equipment (Serial Numbers L199A2576 & L199A2602)

Equipment’s Purpose: Instrument is used for virus testing/identification (Rabies). Regular maintenance and service ensures optimal testing of this equipment and immediate response in the event an instrument malfunctions. Any delays in testing due to issues with the equipment will delay results for individual patient tests for the above testing and prevent the ability of public health to respond to infectious diseases.

On-site Service Location: Texas Department of State Health Services Laboratory, 1100 W.

49th St, Austin, TX 78756

The Annual Full Service Plan must include:

o Service and preventative maintenance

Serial Number L199A2576:

Serial Number L199A2602:

o Full Service Agreement (FSA) covers all telephone support, labor, travel, expenses, and parts for an unlimited number of telephone support calls and on-demand service.

o This plan includes (1) recommended preventive maintenance visits per year and all repair or replacement of parts and module failures.

Customer remedial maintenance will be as follows:

• Perform remote maintenance in addition to telephone support in order to assess the malfunction, and if possible, provide corrective solution;

• Make commercially reasonable efforts to provide customer on-site remedial maintenance within twenty-four (24) hours of DSHS’ request

• All parts will be furnished on an exchange basis and will be new standard, equivalent refurbished parts, or parts of equivalent quality.

o Coverage: On-site between 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Central Time, Monday -Friday.

Technical Call Center Support 24 hours X 7 days/week, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

o Service engineers must be qualified and factory-trained to work on Qiagen equipment hardware that is specified above. At the time a bid is submitted, respondents must provide training certificates and summaries of experience for individuals who will be performing service/maintenance on equipment.

o Vendor must directly perform service/maintenance. Due to the critical public health nature of this equipment, subcontracting is not allowed.

o HHS reserves the right to add or remove equipment from this contract.

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