Drug Testing Services

The City of Fort Myers is seeking a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive drug and alcohol testing services in accordance with the Florida Drug-Free Workplace Act. The selected vendor will administer, manage, and support the City's Drug-Free Workplace Program to ensure compliance, promote employee safety, reduce workplace risk, and maintain eligibility for workers' compensation premium discounts. The scope of work includes program administration, types of testing required (pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, routine fitness-for-duty, return-to-duty, and follow-up testing), laboratory services, medical review officer services, collection services, reporting and recordkeeping, compliance and legal support, and training services. Key aspects of the job include: • Administering the City's Drug-Free Workplace Program in compliance with Section 440.102, Florida Statutes • Ensuring all testing procedures meet Florida statutory chain-of-custody requirements • Providing program guidance and consultation to ensure ongoing compliance with state and federal regulations • Assisting the City in maintaining eligibility for workers' compensation premium discounts • Providing policy review and recommendations as laws and regulations change • Conducting various types of testing, including pre-employment, random, and post-accident testing • Utilizing laboratories certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or otherwise approved under applicable law • Providing services of a licensed Medical Review Officer knowledgeable in substance abuse testing and Florida statutory requirements • Maintaining procedures to protect donor privacy and specimen integrity • Providing secure, web-based reporting portal for authorized City personnel • Ensuring confidentiality of employee records in accordance with Florida law • Maintaining records in compliance with statutory retention requirements • Providing management reports, statistical summaries, and annual program reports as requested • Ensuring rapid notification of positive, refused, or invalid test results