Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 15, requires a contractor to provide reference laboratory testing services. The contractor will be responsible for performing pre-analytic processing, analysis, and result interpretation for clinical and anatomical pathology specimens as requested by VA Medical Centers (VAMC) in VISN 15 geographic areas. The contractor must provide all personnel, transportation, equipment, supplies, facilities, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the services defined in the Performance Work Statement. The contract will have a base year and four one-year option periods. Some key requirements include: maintaining all licenses, permits, accreditation, and certificates required by law; providing electronic access to data elements necessary to populate the data tables associated with result reporting; and complying with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.
* Reference laboratory testing services for VISN 15 geographic areas
* Pre-analytic processing, analysis, and result interpretation for clinical and anatomical pathology specimens
* Providing all personnel, transportation, equipment, supplies, facilities, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary
* Maintaining licenses, permits, accreditation, and certificates required by law
* Providing electronic access to data elements for result reporting
* Complying with HIPAA regulations