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H -- 605-18-1-6027-0016 - Services Dental and Dialysis Water Testing - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 1/24/2018
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 22;4811 Airport Plaza Drive;Suite 600;Long Beach CA 90815
- ZIP Code
- 90815
- Solicitation Number
- 36C26218Q0283
- Response Due
- 1/29/2018
- Archive Date
- 2/13/2018
- Point of Contact
- GARY TAYLOR
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Statement of work Dental and Dialysis Water Testing VA Loma Linda Healthcare System OBJECTIVES: The VA Loma Linda Healthcare System uses water testing to ensure that the local water being used by the Renal Dialysis/Dental Clinic to treat patients is safe to use in procedures. Both clinics follow established guidelines (clinical/EPA) for testing water on a frequent basis (monthly). This service is vital and must continue to receive testing of water for patient s treatment and overall health. DESCRIPTION: The VA is required to monitor water and dialysate used in the Renal Dialysis and Dental Services. The purpose of this testing is to avoid potential contamination of the water system which could result in the infection of patients on dialysis and patients seen in the dental service. The water system is specialized, but it is used in the dialysis machines which access patient s circulatory systems to accomplish the dialysis. A contamination of the water system would be catastrophic and infect those patients resulting in serious morbidity. A similar situation exists in the Dental Services section where patients undergoing oral surgery and other procedures would be seriously compromised with contaminated water. The following is a requirement of the Joint Commission: AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) RD-52 states that dialysis water be tested for bacteria and endotoxin monthly. The level of bacteria and endotoxin (LAL) that should be met is the same as that of the water system. Also, the EPA, APHA and the AWWA set standards for dental water lines. Scope of Work: The contractor will perform the following services that are included in the pricing: Provide all sample collection supplies defined as Kit to include: Shipping box. Freezer Packs / Ice Packs. Requisition. Test tubes and bottles. Shipment of supplies to clients. Restock kits and re-send to client after use. Perform Testing for Endotoxin/LAL and Colony Count for the Dialysis Department Testing AAMI 13959 & 11663 Standard. Perform Bio-burden/Colony Count Testing on Dental Water- AAMI 13959 & 11663 Standard. Perform AAMI Contaminant Panel testing per AAMI Standard. Provide shipping of kits/supplies to customer upon award of contract. Report results immediately upon completion of testing by E-mail, or Company Website or Fax. Phone support and E-mail communications to discuss failures or other testing issues. Testing Requirements: Dialysis Department Perform Water/Dialysate Colony Count Testing to AAMI 13959 & 11663 7-Day Test up to 240 tests/year. Perform Testing for Endotoxin/LAL on water/Dialysate up to 240 tests/year. Complete AAMI Contaminant Panel, per AAMI 23500.2014 up to 40 tests/year. Dental Clinics Perform Bio-Burden and colony count tests for dental clinics at Ambulatory Care Center and Main Hospital up to 1,032 tests/year. Report results immediately upon completion of testing by E-mail, vendor website, or fax. Provide phone and email communications to discuss failures or other testing issues. Alert VA immediately if any colony counts results are above the alert limit. SPECIFIC MANDATORY TASKS The service will include the Contractor providing laboratory testing to monitor water and dialysate in accordance with industry accepted procedures applicable to such laboratory services and pursuant to manufacturer standards. VA personnel will take samples of the water and dialysate periodically during the month and will refrigerate the samples immediately. Multiple samples may be taken at one time which will constitute a batch. Batch size may vary from month to month. The Contractor will conduct Bio-Burden tests on the samples to determine Heterotrophic Bacteria is present. This test is performed for the Dental section with approximately thirty (30) samples per quarter requiring testing. The Contractor will conduct LAL Kinetic Turbidimetric tests on samples provided by the Renal Dialysis department to determine the levels of endotoxins present. Approximately twelve (12) samples per month requiring testing to ensure the integrity of the osmotic water system. The Contractor will conduct Microbial tests on the samples to determine Bacterial and Pyrogen levels present. This test is performed for the Renal Dialysis section with approximately twelve (12) samples per month requiring testing. When a positive test is encountered, the Contractor shall contact the VA point of contact immediately so a STAT sample can be taken and delivered to the Contractor for immediate re-test for confirmation of the positive test result. Normal test results shall be reported to the VA within 48 hours. GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES VA personnel shall take samples of the water and dialysate periodically throughout the month and shall refrigerate the samples immediately. VA personnel shall be responsible for shipping/sending the samples to the laboratory. Estimated Period of Performance The period of performance will be one base year and four (4) one-year option years. The base year period of performance will be from December 1, 2017 November 30, 2018. Each option year, should the Government exercise its right to extend the term of the contract, will begin on October 1st of the subsequent year. END OF STATEMENT OF WORK
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- Place of Performance
- Address: LOMA LINDA VA HOSPITAL;11201 BENTON STREET;LOMA LINDA, CA
- Zip Code: 92357
- Record
- SN04798402-W 20180126/180124231349-be92ef414b055f5dcb24bc60a6c7be1c (fbodaily.com)
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