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STATEMENT OF WORK

STAT METHOTREXATE & BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS TESTING

FOR 88 MDG, CLINICAL LABORATORY

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH

I. Statements Applicable to All Contractors

1. Contractor shall have licensure/certification with the College of American Pathologists, and Health Care financing agencies such as Medicaid and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Program, and State licensure where required. Any secondary laboratory used by the contractor to provide services to WPAFB shall also have appropriate licensure/certification.

2. Laboratory Flight, 88th Medical Group (MDG), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, hereafter referred to as the “Government,” shall receive STAT laboratory samples for Methotrexate and Bordetella pertussis PCR testing no later than 1 hour from the time of collection.

3. Contractor shall have the ability to perform and complete Methotrexate testing within 1 hour of receiving patient specimen(s), and no more than 4 hours from the time of collection, to include providing a hard copy of all results to the Government. The preferred method of resulting is by fax transmission to (937) 656-1057 coupled with a phone call to alert WPAFB laboratory personnel of the completed result and incoming fax.

4. Contractor shall have the ability to perform and complete Bordetella pertussis polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing within 24 hours of receiving patient specimen(s), and no more than 36 hours from time of collection, to include providing a hard copy of all results to the Government. The preferred method of resulting is by fax transmission to (937) 656-1057 coupled with a phone call to alert WPAFB laboratory personnel of the completed result and incoming fax.

5. Contractor shall invoice the Government, either by mail or electronic mail no later than ten business days from the time of laboratory testing performed by the contractor.

6. Uses and Safeguarding of Information: Contractor shall maintain privacy of patient information at all times, and adhere to all guidelines and issuance under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

7. Contractor shall have the ability to accept deliveries from courier services that are scheduled by the Government to deliver patient samples for testing to the contractor laboratory. Acceptance of deliveries shall be available 24 hours daily, 7 days a week due to the urgency of medical treatment on laboratory test results and the instability of the specimen delivered.

8. Vendor will furnish all supplies, equipment, and any repair/maintenance necessary to provide testing required for this contract.