SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Contract to retain a CLIA Certified medical laboratory in Ames, IA
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 622110
— General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street, Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- AG-6395-S-16-0140
- Archive Date
- 8/25/2016
- Point of Contact
- Carol R. Dingess, Phone: 970-494-7360
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov
(carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Services, Veterinary Services Facility in Ames, IA is in need of a Firm fixed Priced Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery Contract to retain a CLIA Certified medical laboratory that will support the medical surveillance program goals established by the United States Department of Agriculture National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, IA. Pricing shall include all costs necessary to accomplish the services in the statement of work (including but not limited to: overhead, general and administrative, profit, insurance, transportation, labor hours, equipment and supplies) The period of performance for this contract shall be from date of award and not to exceed two years. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. The solicitation will be issued as Unrestricted. STATEMENT OF WORK: The National Centers for Animal Health (NCAH) Occupational Health and Medical Surveillance program covers the National Animal Disease Center, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Center for Veterinary Biologics and National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment. The program is designed to minimize personnel health risks when working with hazardous materials, infectious agents, and/or biologics, through medical monitoring and prevention. The program goal is to meet or exceed health and safety regulations, and protect the health of all government employees, visiting contractors, scientists, lab personnel and students working on the campus. All NCAH personnel including part time and student workers are encouraged to participate in the Medical Surveillance Program. The program is provided at no charge to participants. A crucial component of the medical surveillance program is blood and urine exposures that may have occurred while working at NCAH. LOCATION FOR SERVICES USDA/APHIS/CVB 1920 Dayton Ave AMES, IA 50010 Requirements for Indefinite Quantity ordering: Collect blood and urine samples for approximately 800 people on site. An off site location for sample collection will also be provided within a 10 mile radius of the NCAH, and will provide service 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. The laboratory will be CLIA certified and will adhere to all HIPPA standards and requirements. Medical lab personnel will complete CLIA (Clinical Lab Improvement Act) Regulations competency based training and update the training in accordance with the CLIA standards. Medical lab must be able to process samples within 2 hours of collection for any routine labs, and within 2 weeks for labs that need to be sent out for further testing. Any lab work needing to be sent out by the lab for further testing, must be done under strict CLIA regulation, and the HIPPA standard applies. Anyone interested in doing business with the USDA must be listed in the government's System for Award Management known as SAM. You may register on line with http://sam.gov. A prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through http://sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220 ***REGISTRATION IS FREE*** Anyone interested in doing business with the USDA must also obtain a Dunn and Bradstreet number. If your company does not have a DUNS number, you may contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one by calling 1- 866-705-5711or via the following website: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform The Government intends to provide the full package for solicitation number AG-6395-S-16-0140 and all amendments via this web site. The Federal Government is not responsible for notifications to offerors regarding the issuance of the solicitation nor any of its amendments. It is the offeror's responsibility to check this web site periodically for updates. Telephone and email requests will not be accepted
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA/APHIS/VS/NVSL, 1920 Dayton Ave., Ames, Iowa, 50010, United States
- Zip Code: 50010
- Zip Code: 50010
- Record
- SN04207106-W 20160805/160803234629-d6793de0b115fadca0665a0f2434c330 (fbodaily.com)
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