Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically the Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center in Columbus, Ohio, intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC., for an FDA-approved standalone precatalytic sample tracking and transport system. The system should include preventing specimens from getting lost or misplaced, chain of custody, traceability, and temperature tracking during sample transport. The total solution will be a standalone solution positioned at each collection site to capture preanalytical data and establish an audit trail for specimen transport. The estimated cost of this procurement is $212,150.24.
Key features of the required system include:
• Sample location and tracking
• Transport conditions log
• Automatic alerts
• Sorting for test prioritization
• Visual sample location for manual retrieval
The system should be a total solution that provides all these features, and no other vendor offers such a comprehensive solution.