Q301--Alaska VAMC Legionella Water Testing Service Base Plus Four

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking a contractor to provide Legionella water testing services for the Alaska VA Healthcare System. The contractor will be responsible for collecting and analyzing water samples, providing quantitative Legionella reports, and inputting data into the VA database. The contract will be for a base period of one year, with four option years. The contractor must have experience with Legionella testing and analysis, and must be certified under the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Data Registry (CDC) Environmental Legionella Isolation Technique Evaluation (ELITE) program or the Public Health England (PHE) Legionella External Quality Assessment (EQA) scheme. • The contractor will collect 40 water samples per month from selected sites within the Alaska VA Healthcare System. • The contractor will analyze the water samples for Legionella using semi-selective culture media. • The contractor will provide quantitative Legionella reports, including Legionella pneumophila serotype 1, Legionella pneumophila serotype 2-14, and other Legionella species. • The contractor will input data into the VA database. • The contractor must have experience with Legionella testing and analysis. • The contractor must be certified under the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Data Registry (CDC) Environmental Legionella Isolation Technique Evaluation (ELITE) program or the Public Health England (PHE) Legionella External Quality Assessment (EQA) scheme.