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This Statement of Work (SOW) details a Cost per Patient Reportable Results (CPRR) contract for the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System to procure a Beckman Coulter Access 2 analyzer for high-sensitivity Troponin I (hsTNI) testing. The contract includes a base year from 09/01/2025 to 08/31/2026 with four additional one-year option periods through 08/31/2030, to be implemented at the Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona.

The SOW specifies detailed requirements for the analyzer, including being a bench-style instrument with bar code scanning, "on the fly" reagent loading, random-access capabilities, and sample probe obstruction detection. The vendor must provide all equipment, reagents, calibration materials, and supplies, and offer 24/7 telephone technical support, field service support during business hours, and comprehensive staff training. The system must be FDA-approved, current state-of-the-art, and capable of producing accurate, reproducible assays, with all hardware and software upgrades provided at no additional cost to the government.

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Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service – Core Laboratory Section

Statement of Work for Beckman Coulter Access 2

STATEMENT OF WORK

SCOPE

The Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services (P&LMS) at the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) in Tucson is requesting a base plus 4 one-year options Cost per Patient Reportable Results (CPRR) contract. This is to meet the requirement that diagnostic laboratories provide high-sensitive Troponin I (hsTNI) testing to aid in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) for our Veterans. The analyzer will support our mission of honoring our Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

The terms will be on a CPRR.

The vendor/manufacturer shall provide all equipment, reagents, calibration materials, quality controls, supplies, parts, accessories, service, training and any other items required for the proper operation of the instruments to complete successful validation of the required studies while meeting instrument OEM requirements for successful completion of the tests.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

1) All models of clinical laboratory instruments shall be capable of producing accurate and reproducible assays on blood by established in vitro diagnostics methods. Models shall provide accurate test assay result for sample specimens up to the manufacturer’s defined maximum test per hour without excessive malfunctions, breakdowns, or service calls.

2) All equipment shall be current state-of-the-art equipment. Remanufactured and discontinued models will not be accepted.

3) The system must be FDA approved.

4) The contractor shall provide all upgrades to the equipment hardware and operating system software, at no additional cost to the Government. The contractor shall provide technical support for the software programs required for data management and interfacing results into VISTA or Data Innovations Instrument Manager. These enhancements shall be delivered and installed at the medical facility within 60 days of issuance.

5) An operator’s manual shall be furnished with each instrument supplied as the equipment is delivered and updates to the manual shall be provided.

6) The instrument initial validation will be supported by the vendor/manufacturer at no additional cost.

7) The instrument vendor/manufacturer will assist with a training plan for product implementation.

Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service – Core Laboratory Section

Statement of Work for Beckman Coulter Access 2

REQUIRED TESTS

1. High sensitivity Troponin I (hsTNI)

ANALYZER SPECIFICATIONS:

1. Must be a bench style instrument due to space constraints. A large floor model is not practical and will not be accepted for only one test menu item.

2. Must offer a hsTNI assay.

3. Must have bar code scanning capabilities

4. Must have “on the fly” reagent and consumable loading

5. Must be a random-access analyzer

6. Must have sample probe obstruction detection capabilities

7. Must have a printer that has the capability to print a patient report with patient demographic information that includes patient’s name and patient identification.

CUSTOMER SERVICE / SUPPORT / TRAINING

1. Telephone technical support should be available for service assistance in troubleshooting 24-hours per day, seven days per week including all Federal holidays.

2. Field service support must be available Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, eight (8) hours per day.

3. The Contractor must provide training for all staff on all shifts. This should include:

a. All necessary training to support the installation and implementation (including use, cleaning, and troubleshooting) of the equipment.

b. 24-hr access to on-line training.

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Base: 09/01/2025 – 08/31/2026 Option 1: 09/01/2026 – 08/31/2027 Option 2: 09/01/2027 – 08/31/2028 Option 3: 09/01/2028 – 08/31/2029 Option 4: 09/01/2029 – 08/31/2030

PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS

Department of Veterans Affairs Southern Arizona Healthcare System 3601 S 6th Ave Tucson AZ 92821

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