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Q -- DRUG TESTING OF JOB CORPS ENROLLEES SOL IFB-DAA-98-52 DUE 103098 POC Contact, Serena Boyd, Contract Specialist (202) 219-8706, Lorraine H. Saunders, Contracting Officer WEB: IFB-DAA-98-52, http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov. E-MAIL: IFB-DAA-98-52, boyds@doleta.gov. The Department of Labor is soliciting bids for a contract for off-center testing for drug abuse of all Job Corps students to include: (1) Supplies (collection containers, shipping materials, temperature strips); (2) Overnight shipping of urine specimens to the laboratory form each center including site locations in Alaska and Hawaii and Puerto Rico; (3) Immunoassay screening of all specimens for five drugs (marijuana, cocaine, opiates, PCP, and amphetamines) with confirmation testing by gas chromatography of all specimens that screen positive for amphetamines or opiates; (4) Secure and confidential electronic or telephonic transmission of results in alphabetical order to each Job Corps center within 24 hours, with hardcopy followup, and hardcopy of individual test results; (5) On-site training of center staff and technical assistance as needed and agreed to by the lab and National Health Staff (NHS); (6) Submit a monthly report to the NHS as specified in the solicitation. The period of performance willbe twelve months from the date of execution of contract with four 1-year options, at the Government's discretion. It is anticipated that a firm-fixed price contract will be awarded. IFB will be available approximately 15 days after publication of this notice. Requests must be in writing and will be answered on a first-come, first-served basis. Telephone requests will not be honored. For requests made after the supply is exhausted, the Contracting Officer may determine whether payment of a fee is warranted. The fee will not exceed the actual cost of duplication of the solicitation document. Bid opening date will be a 2:00 p.m. on October 30, 1998, local time in Washington, D.C. Posted 09/15/98 (W-SN249850). (0258)

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