PWS and PRS Lab Services_2026.pdf

PWS - Medical Laboratory Services

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR

Medical Laboratory Testing Services

1.0 General:

1.1 Scope: The contractor shall provide all management, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in Paragraph

3.0 as Government Furnished, to perform Medical Laboratory Testing Services, as defined in this PWS.

1.2 Background: The basic principles of force-sustainment for the MSANG include physical readiness which translates to mobility readiness. The mission of the 172 Airlift Wing requires for a medical-ready force. An increase in deployments and local missions have required more frequent laboratory testing. 172 Medical Group requires laboratory tests be accomplished for the Reserve Component Physical Health Assessment, Initial Flying Examinations, and Occupational Health Examinations for baseline and routine health and wellness assessments.

1.3 Period of Performance (PoP): The Period of Performance shall be up to 5 years.

1.4 General Information:

1.4.1 Place and Performance of Services: The Government will perform the collection of all samples at the government location. The contractor shall perform laboratory testing at the contractor laboratory site. The contractor shall be available to pick up samples within 24 hours of notification and provide services between the hours of 0800 and 1630 on Monday through Friday and pre-scheduled Sundays of Unit Training Assembly (UTA) weekends, except on recognized US holidays.

Government sites are located at:

172 Medical Group 141 Military Drive Jackson, MS 39232

Combat Readiness Trng CTR (CRTC)-GSU 4715 Hewes Avenue Gulfport, MS 39507

Vendor must also provide an alternate drop-off location within 10 miles of 172 Medical Group, and within 30 miles of Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) for samples between the hours of 0700-1630 on any day (weekday or weekend).

The contractor shall at all times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS. When hiring personnel, the contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the work force are essential.

1.4.1.1 Reserved.

1.4.1.2 Unscheduled gate closures by the Security Police may occur at any time causing all personnel entering or exiting a closed installation to experience a delay. This cannot be predicted or prevented. Contractors are not compensated for unexpected closures or delays. Vehicles operated by contractor personnel are subject to search pursuant to applicable regulations. Any moving violation of any applicable motor vehicle regulation may result in the termination of the contractor employee’s installation driving privileges.

1.4.1.3 The contractor’s employees shall become familiar with and obey the regulations of the installation; including fire, traffic, safety and security regulations while on the installation. Contractor employees should only enter restricted areas when required to do so and only upon prior approval. All contractor employees shall carry proper identification with them at all times, and shall be subject to such checks as may be deemed necessary. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all regulations and orders of the installation, which may affect performance. The Government reserves the right to direct the removal of an employee from Government property or revoke access to Government systems for misconduct, security reasons, or any overt evidence of communicable disease. Removal of contractor employees for reasons stated above does not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for total performance of this contract.

1.4.2 Recognized Holidays: The following are recognized United States (US) holidays.

The contractor shall not perform services on these days:

1.4.2.1 New Year’s Day: January 1st

1.4.2.2 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

1.4.2.3 President’s Day

1.4.2.4 Memorial Day

1.4.2.5 Juneteenth National Independence Day: June 19th

1.4.2.6 Independence Day: July 4th

1.4.2.7 Labor Day

1.4.2.8 Columbus Day

1.4.2.9 Veteran’s Day: November 11th

1.4.2.10 Thanksgiving Day

1.4.2.11 Christmas Day: December 25th

1.4.3 Quality Control (QC): The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective QC Plan (QCP) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s QCP is the means by which it assures itself that its work complies with the requirements of the contract. As a minimum, the contractor shall develop QC procedures that address the areas identified in Technical Exhibit 1, Performance Requirements Summary (PRS). A final QCP shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) NLT 10 days after contract award.

After acceptance of the QCP, the contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer’s (KO’s) acceptance in writing of any proposed changes to its QCP.

1.4.4 Quality Assurance (QA): The Government will evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the Government will do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and acceptable quality level(s) or defect rate(s).

1.4.5 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. The contractor shall comply with all applicable installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures, which may be obtained from the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by the local installation’s Security Forces, Director of Emergency Services or local Security Office. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DoD, Headquarters Air Force (HAF) and/or local policy. Should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1.4.5.1. Reserved.

1.4.5.2 For Contractors that do not require CAC, but require access to a DoD Facility and/or Installation. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Air Force Instruction (AFI) 10-245, AFI 31-101 and Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 31-113), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by Government representative)

1.4.5.3 Antiterrorism Awareness Level I Training (AT Level I). All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to US Government installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I training within 15 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. AT Level I may be accomplished by a Level I qualified instructor; completing the Force Protection computer-based training (CBT) course on the Advanced Distributed Learning System (ADLS) or Joint Knowledge Online at http://jko.jten.mil. Tracking for each contractor or subcontractor employee is the responsibility of the COR or unit AT Representative. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor and subcontractor http://jko.jten.mil/ employee to the within 10 calendar days after completion of training by each employee or subcontractor personnel.

1.4.5.4 Reserved.

1.4.5.5 Communications Security/Information Technology (COMSEC/IT) Security. All communications with DoD organizations are subject to COMSEC review. All telephone communications networks are continually subject to intercept by unfriendly intelligence organizations. DoD has authorized the military departments to conduct COMSEC monitoring and recording of telephone calls originating from, or terminating at, DoD organizations. Therefore, the contractor is advised that any time contractor personnel place or receive a call they are subject to COMSEC procedures. The contractor shall ensure wide and frequent dissemination of the above information to all employees dealing with DoD information. The contractor shall abide by all Government regulations concerning the authorized use of the Government's computer network, including the restriction against using the network to recruit Government personnel or advertise job openings.

1.4.5.6 Reserved.

1.4.5.7 Reserved.

1.4.5.8 Reserved.

1.4.5.9 Reserved.

1.4.5.10 Protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII). The contractor shall protect all PII encountered in the performance of services in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 224.103 Personally Identifiable Information and Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5400.11, Department of Defense Privacy Program, and DoD 5400.11-R. If a PII breach results from the contractor’s violation of the aforementioned policies, the contractor shall bear all notification costs, call-center support costs, and credit monitoring service costs for all individuals whose PII has been compromised.

1.4.5.11 Reserved.

1.4.5.12 Reserved.

1.4.5.13 Reserved.

1.4.5.14 Reserved.

1.4.6 Physical Security. The contractor shall safeguard all Government property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, Government facilities, equipment and materials shall be secured.

1.4.6.1 Reserved

1.4.7 Special Qualifications: The contractor shall ensure all employees possess required licenses and any other certifications to operate in a laboratory environment, during the performance of this contract. This does not include education or other qualifications for the position in which the contractor employee is performing, dress codes, or other information. (NOTE: The Government does not provide training to contractors. Contractors must ensure that any personnel performing under a contract are fully trained, licensed, certified, and otherwise qualified to provide services.)

1.4.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the KO in accordance with FAR 42.5.

The KO, COR and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contactor’s performance. At these meetings, the KO will apprise the contractor of how the Government views the contractor’s performance and the contractor shall apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced.

The contractor shall resolve outstanding issues raised by the Government. Contractor attendance at these meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.4.9 Contract Manager (CM): The contactor shall designate a CM who shall ensure performance under this contract. The name of this person, and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the CM is absent, shall be designated in writing to the KO.

The CM or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The CM shall work through the COR to resolve issues, receive technical instructions, and ensure adequate performance of services. The CM shall ensure that contractor employees do not perform any services outside the scope of the contract without an official modification issued by the KO. The CM shall ensure contractor employees understand that services performed outside the scope of the contract are performed wholly at the expense of the contractor.

1.4.10 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contractor personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression that they are Government employees. The contractor shall ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractor personnel are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. The contractor’s status as a “contractor” shall be predominantly displayed in all correspondence types (to include signature blocks on e-mail) and dealings with Government or non-Government entities. Contractor personnel shall wear identification badges distinguishing themselves as such. The badges shall have the company name, employee name and the word “contractor” displayed.

1.4.11. Combating Trafficking in Persons: The United States Government has adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors and contractor employees shall not engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; or use forced labor in the performance of the contract. The Contractor shall notify its employees of the United States Government’s zero tolerance policy, the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of this policy. The contractor shall take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees or subcontractors that violate the US Government policy as described at

FAR 22.17.

1.4.12 Contractor Travel: Travel costs incurred by contractors are not reimbursable under the subject contract, and should be incorporated into FFP pricing along with any other direct/indirect costs.

1.4.13 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/materials produced under this contract. All documents and materials, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government.

These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the KO. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

1.4.14 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI): The contractor and subcontractor personnel performing services under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent OCIs, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO. In the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may impose other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.4.15 Reserved.

2.0 Definitions and Acronyms:

2.1 Definitions:

2.1.1 Contractor: A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the Government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2 Defective Service: A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the PWS.

2.1.3 Deliverable: Anything that can be physically delivered and includes non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.4 Key Personnel: Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.5 Physical Security: Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.6 Quality Assurance: The Government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.7 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.8 Quality Control: All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to ensure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.9 Subcontractor: One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.2 Acronyms:

AT/OPSEC Antiterrorism/Operational Security BI Background Investigation CM Contract Manager COR Contracting Officer Representative DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DoD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation GFP/M/E/S Government Furnished Property/Material/Equipment/Services IA Information Assurance IS Information System(s) KO Contracting Officer NGB National Guard Bureau OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest PII Personally Identifiable Information PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement

QA Quality Assurance QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program SSN Social Security Number TE Technical Exhibit UTA Unit Training Assembly

3.0 Government Furnished Property, Material, Equipment and Services (GFP/M/E/S):

The Government will provide the property, material, equipment, and/or services listed below solely for the purpose of performance under this contract:

3.1 Property: NONE.

3.2 Materials: NONE.

3.3 Equipment: NONE.

3.4 Services: NONE.

3.5 Utilities: NONE.

4.0 Contractor Furnished Property, Materials, and Equipment (CFP/M/E.

4.1 General: Except for those items specifically stated to be Government-Furnished in Paragraph 3.0, the contractor shall furnish everything required to perform these services as indicated in Paragraph 1.1.

5.0 Requirements: The contractor shall:

5.1 Perform all laboratory testing in accordance with regulatory guidelines.

5.1.1 Laboratory Service Regulatory Compliance: All clinical laboratory services shall be performed by a laboratory licensed through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Health Care Financing Administration pursuant to the terms of the Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act of 1967 (42 U.S.C. 263a) and the College of American Pathologies. Laboratory services shall be performed by personnel certified under the American Society of Clinical Pathology.

5.1.2 Bloodborne Pathogens Regulatory Compliance: All healthcare workers shall comply with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.

5.1.3 Hazardous Waste Regulatory Compliance: All infectious waste shall be disposed of in accordance with local, state, and federal regulation and disposed of by the contractor

5.1.4 Equipment Regulatory Compliance: Instrumentation shall meet or exceed appropriate performance standards, and calibration accuracy in accordance with local, state, and federal regulation. Supporting documentation indicating equipment compliance shall be provided as requested.

5.2. Laboratory Services: Contractor shall retrieve specimen samples from designated location identified in 1.4.1 within 24 hours of notification from the government of request for lab services, conduct laboratory testing of specified samples and provide laboratory test results to the government within 48 hours of receipt of specified samples.

(CPT) Test Code Service

86900/86901 ABO/RH

84460 ALANINE TRANSAMINASE (ALT)

82150 AMYLASE

84450 AST/SGOT (ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE)

80048 BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (8)

85025 CBC W/DIFFERENTIAL/PLATELET

85027 CBC W/O DIFFERENTIAL

87491/87591/87798 CHLAMYDIA (URINALYSIS)

82465 COMPLETE CHOLESTEROL (TOTAL CHOLESTEROL, LDL, HDL, TRIGLYCERIDES)

80053 COMPREHENSIVE METOBOLIC PANEL

82550 CREATNINE KINASE, TOTAL

80320 ETHANOL, BLOOD

87591 GONORRHEA (URINALYSIS)

82947 GLUCOSE, PLASMA

82955/85041 GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE (G6PD) QUANTITATIVE, RBC

85014 HEMOCRIT, PCR

85018 HEMOGLOBIN

80076 HEPATIC FUNCTON PANEL (LIVER PANEL)

86706/86317 HEP B SURFACE ANTIBODY

87340 HEP B SURFACE ANTIGEN Hepatic

86804 FUNCTION PANEL(7) HEPATITIS C (HCV)

83021/85660 HEMOGLOBIN FRACTIONATION PROFILE

85660 HEMOGLOBIN SOLUBILITY (SICKLE CELL)

83036 HEMOGLOBIN A1C

86701/86702 HTLV-III (HIV)

84702 HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (HCG), QUANTITATIVE (Serum

PREGNANCY TEST, BLOOD)

83655 LEAD, WHOLE BLOOD

83721 LDL CHOLESTEROL (DIRECT)

83690 LIPASE

80061 LIPID PANEL

86735/86762/86765 MEASLES/MUMPS/RUBELLA IMMUNITY

82274 OCCULT BLOOD, FECAL, IMMUNOASSAY (IA)

85049 PLATELET COUNT

81025 PREGNANCY TEST (URINALYSIS)

84153 PROSTATE SURFACE ANTIGEN (PSA)

86592 RAPID PLASMA REAGIN (RPR)

86593 RAPID PLASMA REAGIN (RPR) (TITER)

84443 THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH)

84436/84443/84479 THYROID PROFILE W/TSH

84439/84443 THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE & FREE T4

84436 THYROXINE (T4) FREE, DIRECT

84550 URIC ACID

81003 URINALYSIS, COMPLETE (MICROSCOPIC ON POSITIVES)

87086 URINE CULTURE

80301 URINE DRUG SCREEN

85014 |85018 85041|85048|85004

CBC-Complete Blood Count (HGB/HCT, WBC, Platelet count)

82542 PER/POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS)

85660 Sickle Cell Testing

80320 Drug and Alcohol Test test# 86803 HCV Antibody RFX to Quant test# 144127 HCV Antibody Cascade (PCR/Geno)

6.0 Applicable Publications: Publications applicable to this PWS are listed below:

Publication (Chapter/Page)

Date of Publication

Mandatory or Advisory

Website

Federal Acquisition Regulation M https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement M http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/in dex.html or https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars

AFI 10-245

Antiterrorism M https://www.e-publishing.af.mil/Product-

Index/#/?view=pubs&orgID=10141&catID=1&series =-1&modID=449&tabID=131 https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

This PRS includes performance objectives the Government will use to determine contractor performance and will compare contractor performance to the Acceptable Quality Level (AQL).

Performance

Objective Performance Standard Acceptable Quality

Levels (AQL) Surveillance Method / By

Whom

1.4.1 and 5.2

Timely Performance:

Pickups & Drop-off

Times & Location

Compliance

Contractor shall be available for pickups/drop offs at designated hours, and pick up samples NLT 24 hours after placement of pickup call

No more than one instance monthly of late pickup or unavailability of dropoff

Periodic Inspection / COR

5.0 Laboratory Test Compliance with Local, State and

Federal Regulations

Laboratory tests shall be performed in accordance with all regulations specified in the

PWS

<10% discrepancy rate for laboratory testing and analysis conducted, per month.

Periodic Inspection /

COR

5.2 Delivery of

Results

Lab tests results shall be returned electronically to the COR within specified timeframe

No more than one instance monthly of late results delivery

Periodic Inspection / COR

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

Deliverables Schedule

PWS Reference / Deliverable Title

Frequency Number of Copies

Medium/Format Submit To

1.4.1 Alternate

drop-off location

Within 3 calendar days after award

1 Electronic Submission

KO & COR

1.4.3 Quality

Control Plan

Within 10 calendar days after award

1 Electronic Submission

KO

1.4.5.3 AT Level 1

Awareness Training

Certificates

Provide within 10 calendar days after employee completes training.

1 Electronic Submission

COR

1.4.9 Contract

Manager

Within 3 calendar days of award

1 Electronic Submission

KO/COR

5.1.4 Equipment

Compliance records

Upon request 1 Electronic Submission

KO/COR

5.2 Lab test results Within 48 hours of receipt of

specimen sample

1 Electronic Submission

COR