Description
The Paul E Patton Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center is seeking a contractor to provide laboratory drug and alcohol screens for pre-employment and current employees. The contractor will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a comprehensive network of testing sites, collecting urine samples or breathalyzers, and forwarding them to the contractor's lab for testing. The contractor will also provide training for designated supervisors to make reasonable suspicion determinations and ensure that all samples are adequately safeguarded against loss, substitution, and claims of a false or broken chain of custody. Some key points to consider include:
* The contract will be for a period of time to be determined, with the possibility of renewal.
* The contractor must have a board-certified toxicologist and be able to transmit all results using auto fax, email, and landline.
* The contractor must have the capability to randomly draw up to 25% of the total number of test-designated employees for the Paul E Patton Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center per year in a non-predictable pattern.
* The contractor must ensure that subcontracted work will comply with all federal and state laws and regulations governing laboratory services.
* The contractor must provide a chain-of-custody system that ensures all samples are adequately safeguarded against loss, substitution, and claims of a false or broken chain of custody.
* The contractor must provide on-site drug testing with a two-hour response time to the facility.
* The contractor must supply the sample taker, chain-of-custody documentation, and testing site instruction in accordance with Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs.
* The contractor must incorporate Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs Drug Testing regulation 17KAR 3:030 as guidance in implementing this contract and develop internal procedures for random drug testing as required by 17 KAR 3:030, Section 4(3)(d), subsection 2.
* The selected vendor will provide all mandated Federal Reports to the Paul E Patton Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center and the forms to use for collection.
Key points for consideration when evaluating this opportunity include:
• The contractor's experience and qualifications in providing laboratory drug and alcohol screens.
• The contractor's ability to establish and maintain a comprehensive network of testing sites.
• The contractor's ability to provide training for designated supervisors.
• The contractor's ability to ensure that all samples are adequately safeguarded against loss, substitution, and claims of a false or broken chain of custody.
• The contractor's ability to comply with all federal and state laws and regulations governing laboratory services.
• The contractor's ability to provide on-site drug testing with a two-hour response time to the facility.
• The contractor's ability to incorporate Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs Drug Testing regulation 17KAR 3:030 as guidance in implementing this contract.