SOW Legionella_Sampling.doc

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

as of 5/28/2025

1. ECHCS Safety Service Point of Contact (POC).

Name:

Phone Number:

E-Mail Address:

2. Contract Title.

Legionella Laboratory Analysis Services

3. Background.

The Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) collects water samples every three months (quarterly) for Legionella testing from locations in seven (7) each facilities to include potable inflow from the City of Aurora’s domestic water system; potable outflow of the underground 1.5 million storage tank; and four (4) each non-potable cooling towers. ECHCS shall then send samples using pre-paid shipping (provided by the CDC Elite Lab) for Legionella testing. ECHCS expects 4 testing sequences (quarterlies) for the Base Year and following four (4) each Option Years. The Contractor shall supply return shipping labels, and sample collection bottles pre-charged with sodium thiosulfate, insulated shipping containers (with freezer cold packs) and Chain of Custody forms.

4. Scope.

4.1 This Service contract is for performing laboratory analysis of water samples for the detection of Legionella only for ECHCS – Station 554, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, 1700 N. Wheeling St., Aurora, CO 80045. Legionella laboratory analysis services must be conducted in accordance VHA Directive 1061 and CDC Elite Lab protocol. The Contractor must have and maintain current certification as a CDC Elite Lab throughout the contract. Failure to do so may result in termination of services under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

4.2 Objective: Perform VHA 1061 and CDC Elite Lab compliant Legionella water analysis.

5. Specific Tasks.

5.1 Propose a price, per sample, for Legionella Water Sample Analysis for a minimum of

140 potable samples and a maximum of 150 samples per each quarter for the performance periods. ECHCS-554 staff shall collect environmental water samples, in accordance with sampling protocol supplied by the designated laboratory, and ship in the provided water sampling containers to the laboratory for analysis quarterly. Specific shipping labels and directions shall be determined after issuance of the Task Order.

5.2 Provide water sampling containers on a quarterly basis for each performance period in this amount:

1. Seven (7) each insulated and padded containers for twenty (20) each 250 ml sampling bottles and two (2) each 500 ml sampling bottles.

2. One insulated and padded container for four (4) each 250 ml sampling bottles.

3. Pre-paid return shipping labels for each container within five (5) days from request by the Point of Contact.

4. Each bottle shall be sterile and pre-filled with sodium thiosulfate in an amount sufficient for preparing the 250 ml and 500 ml water samples for shipment, testing, and analysis.

5.3 Provide certified laboratory results by e-mail for all locations to include Chains of Custody to the Point of Contact (POC), and POC designated personnel, within 24 hours of laboratory analysis completion. Identify any samples positive for Legionella with their location. If Legionella pneumophila (P) species is detected in the samples, further delineation of serogroup types for positive samples is required. The POC may request sampling supplies for retesting under these circumstances.

6. Place of Performance.

Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (Station 554) 1700 N Wheeling St

Aurora, CO 80045

7. Period of Performance.