Questions_Received.pdf

Questions Received on HSBP1014R0047

1. Who is the current vendor for the services being requested? And is there a possibility to request a copy of the current contract?

Current services are being provided by Quest Diagnostics, Inc under contract numbered

HSBP1013D00031. Not through this office, FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests must be submitted to the CBP FOIA office at:

Requests can be emailed to: CBPFOIA@DHS.gov

Requests can be mailed to:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection FOIA Division

799 9th Street NW, Mint Annex

Washington, DC 20229-1181

Requests can also be faxed to: (202) 325-0230

2. What is the current pricing for these services?

You must file a FOIA request through the CBP FOIA office.

3. What specific drug panels are you requesting and do they have specific cut-off levels?

“The current requirements are listed in Section I.1 of the solicitation, which gives a list of required tests and descriptions. Section II.18 states the government’s requirements. Section III.5 gives the proposal package submission requirements.”

4. Can you require that the "TESTING LABORATORY" (and not necessarily the contractor) be HHS certified? In this way, small businesses that administer drug and alcohol programs can bid for this contract.

The NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System) code 621511 is for medical laboratories.

The requirement is for laboratory drug testing services as a part of the Customs and Border Protection’s

Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program (DFWP).

5. What percentage of work is currently performed overseas?

None, work is completed at contractor facility.

6. What percentage of work do you anticipate to be performed overseas in the future?

None, work is to be completed at contractor facility.

7. I know this is difficult to predict, but what do you anticipate the workload to be in the event recent

CBP funding requests (and associated increase in CBP FTE levels) proceed? Again, we know this is difficult to answer with complete certainty, but ask nevertheless to prepare accurate resources for possibly supporting this effort for this extremely important customer (CBP.)

Section I.1 of the solicitation states the anticipate requirements for the duration of the contract. Section II.18, entitled “Statement of Work”, unit 4 gives the anticipate workload requirements of the contract.

Section I.3 states the minimum and maximum amounts of the contract per task order.

mailto:CBPFOIA@DHS.gov

8. As the current MRO provider to CBP, are we precluded from teaming/supporting a forensic lab that may bid this opportunity? We ask as there could be certain synergies, streamlining of processes, and resulting savings in costs and time should we be able to team with a small bus, forensic lab.

Section 13.9 of the Mandatory Guidelines states “What type of relationship is prohibited between an MRO and an HHS-certified laboratory or an HHS-certified IITF?”

“An MRO must not be an employee, agent of, or have any financial interest in an HHS-certified laboratory or an HHS-certified IITF for which the MRO is reviewing drug test results.”