Q301--Legionella Testing VISN 6

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to provide Legionella testing services for its facilities in VISN 6. The contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary services to test for Legionella in facility/building potable water systems, including quarterly sampling and testing, low-level and high-level remediation, and reporting requirements. The contractor must have a lab certified by the CDC Environmental Legionella Isolation Techniques Evaluation (ELITE) Program and have experience in culturing Legionella from environmental water samples. The contract will be for a base year with four one-year option periods. Key aspects of the job include: • Providing Legionella testing and other parameter testing (Temp, Residual Cl, Total Cl, pH) • Performing low-level and high-level remediation • Providing quarterly sampling and testing • Reporting requirements, including providing individual laboratory analytical reports and summary laboratory analytical reports • Having a lab certified by the CDC Environmental Legionella Isolation Techniques Evaluation (ELITE) Program • Having experience in culturing Legionella from environmental water samples