A03_Attachment_3_Sample_Task_Order_CONUS_9.4.18.docx

SAMPLE TASK ORDER

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Diagnostics and Reference Laboratory (HDRL) Specimen Shipping and Supply Management:

New Task Order – Specimen Shipping Support for Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Title: Specimen Shipping Support for Camp Shelby

Requiring Activity Name: WRAIR/HDRL

1. INTRODUCTION

This sample Task Order (TO) Performance Work Statement (PWS) includes a scope of work based on a hypothetical material and shipping requirement that could be representative of the type of work that will be required under the base Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The scope of this Sample TO includes task areas contained in the RFP Base IDIQ PWS.

a. The offeror is directed to provide its technical approach to fulfilling this sample task order addressing all aspects of the requirement in accordance the IDIQ PWS and in accordance with your technical proposal. Your technical approach for the sample task order will be used to evaluate your understanding of the overall requirement.

b. The offeror is directed to provide a sample task order price proposal based upon your base IDIQ pricing schedule. The sample task order pricing shall be used to evaluate your task order solution in terms of completeness; understanding of the requirement, and reasonableness of your pricing methodology.

c. The offeror shall assume annual cost such as inventory management services, technical support, and annual training are already paid for and are not to be included in the price proposal for this sample task.

2. SCENARIO

The purpose of this sample task order is to support the HDRL’s clinical test mission, specifically, shipping of specimens from Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for testing at the HDRL. The Contractor shall provide medical consumables, logistical shipping support, and real-time on line tracking to meet this requirement.

MHRP’s Department of Laboratory Diagnostics and Monitoring (DLDM), located at the WRAIR, conducts state-of-the-art HIV and HIV-related infections diagnostics and cutting-edge diagnostic research. DLDM’s HDRL provides direct HIV testing support to the U.S. Military European and Central Commands and by request to medical treatment facilities. HDRL conducts all U.S. Army HIV confirmatory testing; thus, determining the HIV infection status classification for all Army personnel.

DLDM is a world class leader in the development of diagnostic countermeasures for HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Bloodborne Infections (BBIs), Leishmania, and prevalent and emerging pathogens of US Military, US National, and Global Health interest, as well as the critical monitoring parameters utilized by the US Military, National, and Global Health Care Providers for clinical and therapeutic management of a wide variety of infectious diseases. This mission is currently executed through five laboratory sections: (1) (HDRL), (2) Leishmania Diagnostic Laboratory (LDL), (3) the Technology Assessment Laboratory (TAL), (4) Clinical Evaluation Unit, and (5) the Specimen Processing Laboratory and BioRepository (SPL/Bio).

3. SCOPE

The Contractor shall provide medical consumables to Camp Shelby for acquisition and routing of 50 specimens to WRAIR for HIV testing.

4. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The anticipated period of performance:

Base Period: November 11, 2018 to November 10, 2018

5. WORK SCHEDULE AND LOCATION

5.1. Work Schedule

The Contractor shall provide general track/inventory support during normal work hours (6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time[EST]); Monday through Friday, and shipping services (8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. [EST]) Monday through Saturday, including Federal Holidays.

5.2. Work Location

No on-site work will be required at WRAIR. The Contractor shall support specimen shipping and supply management at its off-site location.

6. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

6.1. Specific Tasks / Requirements

Recently a storm in Hattiesburg, Mississippi brought tornadoes as well as historical rainfall. Roads and bridges to and from Camp Shelby were damaged and the entire area is experiencing frequent power outages. Camp Shelby is an Army specimen collection site that plays a crucial role in clearing troops to deploy by collecting specimens for HIV testing. The Contractor shall be responsible for meeting tasks described in this PWS in the required timeframe despite the current weather related situation in Hattiesburg.

The Contractor shall support global shipping of 50 Biosafety Level 2 specimens from Camp Shelby, Mississippi, on Saturday, December 10, 2018, to HDRL no later than 1700 hours Monday, December 13, 2018 in order to meet Army deployment requirements. Currently the site at CAMP Shelby is out of shipping supplies.

The Contractor will describe how shipments to the collection facility and from the collection facility to HDRL will comply with IATA regulations.

The Contractor will describe services that are available and will be provided to assist the collection site with the acquisition of supplies and shipment to HDRL.

The Contractor will describe how they will track the delivery and receipt of supplies to the collection site and from the site to HDRL.

The Contractor will describe action that will be taken if shipment from collection site to HDRL is subjected to delay preventing it from reaching HDRL within the required 2 day time frame.

The Contractor will provide a detailed invoice that specifies the types and amounts of supplies sent to the collection site, the cost of shipment to the collection site, and the cost of shipment from the collection site to HDRL.

The Contractor is NOT responsible for specimen collection. Specimen collection will be performed by Army personnel.

6.1.1. Consumables

6.1.1.1. 50 Commercially available blood tubes are required - Red/Grey conventional closer, 10mL Plastic, Serum Separator Tube (SST), brand name or equal to Becton Dickinson tube, Catalog number 367988. (If using equivalent please provide product specifications).