Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking information from vendors to provide Environmental Microbiology Lab services to process, incubate, analyze, record, and report results for microbiological surface samples, Gloved Fingertip and Thumb (GFT) samples, and Media Fill Testing (MFT) samples. The services will be provided to the VA Sierra Nevada Healthcare System in Reno, Nevada. The contractor will be required to supply sampling kits, process samples according to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and 2023 USP <797> standards, and provide test results. The period of performance is from March 26, 2026, to March 25, 2031, with five option years.
Some key points to consider:
• The contractor must be an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited laboratory under the Environmental Microbiology Lab Accreditation Program (EMLAP).
• The contractor will be required to provide test results within one business day of any failure.
• The contractor will be required to provide monthly and as-needed surface sampling analysis of viable samples taken from the Segregated Compounding Areas (SCA), Chemo Ante Room, Chemo Buffer Room, IV Ante Room, IV Buffer, and associated Primary Engineering Controls (PECs) and pass-through chambers connecting to classified areas.
• The contractor will be required to identify any surface and air sample to at least genus for any growth that exceeds the levels in Table 8 and Table 7, and when possible, to species of the microorganism recovered.