Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting market research to determine the availability of qualified vendors capable of providing IV Room Environmental and Staff Testing. The testing includes gloved fingertip and thumb sample incubation, media-fill testing, monthly surface sample collection, and active air sample analysis. The vendor will be required to provide all necessary personnel, equipment, and supplies to perform the testing. The contract will be for a base period of one year with four option years. The place of performance will be Palo Alto, California.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Providing IV Room Environmental and Staff Testing services
• Incubating and processing samples according to 2023 USP <797> standards
• Reporting results and details about the incubation process
• Providing proof of ISO 17025 accreditation
• Performing microbial identification to at least the genus level
• Providing fixed pricing for microbial identification
• Notifying the VAPAHCS facility of any issues that may compromise sample results
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Contact
Robert Clark