Statement of Work_5.22.pdf

COVID-19 COST PER TEST STATEMENT OF WORK

SCOPE OF WORK

The contractor shall be responsible for providing COVID-19 CPT services for beneficiaries of VASNHS.

Services shall be available twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, three-hundred-and-sixty-five (365) days per year on an as needed basis. Swabs and media shall be provided at no cost to the Government.

1. QUALIFICATIONS

1.1 The contractor must be accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP).

1.2 The contractor must be accredited and certified by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act

(CLIA).

1.3 The contractor must meet all regulatory requirements.

1.4 The contractor must be registered with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) International Reagent Resource (IRR).

1.5 The contractor must provide a copy of any accreditation(s) and/or certification(s) and/or registration(s) requested by the contracting officer within five (5) workdays of the request.

2. SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 The contractor shall provide COVID-19 testing services with a 24-hour turnaround time.

2.2 If testing is expected to be within seventy-two (72) hours after collection, specimen(s) shall be stored at 2 – 8 degrees Celsius and shipped on ice pack(s).

2.3 If testing is expected to be later than seventy-two (72) hours after collection, specimen(s) shall be stored at -70 degrees Celsius or below and shipped on dry ice.

2.4 Packing, shipping, and transporting specimens shall be in accordance with the Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing Specimens Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

2.5 Contractor shall supply VASNHS with test kits weekly.

3. ORDERS, PACKAGING AND MARKING, AND DELIVERIES

3.1 ORDERS

3.1.1 The CO, COR(s), alternate COR(s), or other authorized VA employee(s) are the only individuals authorized to place orders.

3.1.2 Orders may be placed via e-mail, electronic data interchange (EDI), facsimile, telephone, in hardcopy format, or in any other manner consistent with accepted commercial business practices.

Each individual order will describe the tasks, services, and/or deliverables required. The contractor shall have the ability to receive orders via email, telephone, and facsimile transmission, and shall provide the applicable email address and fax number below. The contractor shall also provide a telephone number and name/title as a point of contact (POC) for orders.

Name/Title

Email Address Phone Number Fax Number

3.1.3 VASNHS will deliver orders to the contractor’s lab.

3.1.4 Another source, other than the contractor, shall be utilized if the contractor is unable to fulfill an order. If this occurs, the contractor shall be responsible for paying the difference in price.

3.1.5 If for any reason any COVID-19 CPT cannot be completed during a timeframe while a specimen is viable, the contractor is required to notify the VASNHS Pathology and Laboratory Service by phone or in writing as soon as is feasible.

3.2 PACKAGING AND MARKING

The contractor shall include a requisition with all specimens.

3.3 DELIVERIES

3.3.1 Results of COVID-19 testing shall be communicated as follows:

3.3.1.1 All negative results shall be faxed to 702-791-9377

3.3.1.1 All positive results shall be called in to (702) 791-9000 extension 15585. On weekdays, call ins shall be during the hours of 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Pacific Time (PT).

Weekdays include Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. On weekends and holidays, call ins shall be during all hours, twenty-four (24) hours per day. Weekends include Saturday and Sunday, and holidays includes all Federal holidays.

3.3.2 All COVID-19 positive test results shall be reported to the State of Nevada or local health department by the VASNHS.

4. RETURNS

The contractor shall provide a credit under the following conditions:

4.1 When product(s) is/are damaged at contractor’s facility, and

4.2 When product(s) is/are stored improperly or for too long by the contractor.

5. ADMINISTRATION

A post award conference shall be scheduled with the contractor if deemed necessary for orientation purposes.

COVID-19 COST PER TEST STATEMENT OF WORK