MODIFICATION
Q -- HIV Testing & Reporting
- Notice Date
- 7/13/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Center for Health Care Contracting, ATTN: MCAA C BLDG 4197, 2107 17TH Street, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-5015
- ZIP Code
- 78234-5015
- Solicitation Number
- W81K04-07-R-0019
- Response Due
- 8/7/2007
- Archive Date
- 1/29/2008
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), Center for Health Care Contracting (CHCC) has a requirement for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) and Virus Type 2 (HIV-2) testing and reporting services. CHCC intends to issue a Single award, Indefi nite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity, Task Order Contract for Non-Personal Services. The contractor shall provide all qualified personnel, services, materials, equipment, supplies, and facilities necessary to perform testing and reporting services for the de tection of antibodies against HIV-1 and HIV-2 employing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved tests and methodologies. The contractor shall perform initial and repeat reactive screening tests on serum specimens submitted by the U.S. Army Military Tr eatment Facilities (MTFs), U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) sites [coordinated by the Reserve Health Readiness Program (RHRP)], U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) sites, Federal Occupational Health (FOH) sites, U.S. Army National Guard (ARNG) sites, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U. S. NAVY (USN) sites and U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) sites. Screening test(s) will employee microplate technology, and an Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) methodology utilizing recombinant proteins and synthetic peptides for the detection of antibodies to HIV-1 (Groups M and O) and/or HIV-2 in human serum and plasma. The Contractor shall submit test results via an on-line Laboratory Information System (LIS) that is in compliance with the Health Insurance and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and is compatible with and able to interface directly with the Composite Health Care System (CHCS) (or other current Government LIS) located at each Submitting Activity (SA). The Contractor shall have the capability to provide direct courier delivery serv ices for CONUS/OCONUS sites meeting all domestic and international regulations and military facility security requirements for delivery of specimens, materials, equipment and reports. As a minimum, the Contractor shall be registered, licensed, and/or accr edited by the following organizations: (1) CLIA License for High Complexity Testing; (2) College of American Pathologists or other approved acceditation organization under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement amendments. (3) CDC Permit to Import/Transfer Et iologic Agents. The Contractor may receive approximately 61,000 specimens monthly from Army Active Duty MTFs; 4,500 specimens from the USAR FHPO site; 1,500 specimens from USCG sites, 11,600 specimens from ARNG, and 30,000 specimens from MEPCOM sites for initial ELISA screening. Of those numbers, it is estimated that not more than 1 percent shall require a confirmatory testing. The entire solicitation including all attachments and amendments will be made available ONLY on the FedbizOpps website at (http: //www.fbo.gov/). The solicitation can be found by following these links: vendor, DoD, Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Command, Center for Health Care Contracting, Fort Sam Houston, TX. Paper copies will not be made available. Once the solicita tion is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. All prospective offerors interested in submitting a proposal on the solicitation must have a Commercial And Gov ernment Entity Code (CAGE Code). The anticipated contract period of performance will have a base year from 1 April 2008 through 31 March 2009 with four one-year option periods. The solicitation will be released on or about 6 August 2007. Telephone and faxed requests will not be honored. Interested parties should submit their company name, mailing address, point of contact, phone number, fax number, email address for inclusion on the official list of interested parties. Questions about this acquisition should be emailed to Yami Moneymaker, Contract Specialist at yamileth.moneymaker@amedd.army.mil or Pamela Owens, Contracting Officer at pamela.owens1@amedd.arm y.mil.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Center for Health Care Contracting ATTN: MCAA C BLDG 4197, 2107 17TH Street Fort Sam Houston TX
- Zip Code: 78234-5015
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 78234-5015
- Record
- SN01342158-W 20070715/070713221614 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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