Awarded vendors
- ArcPoint Labs
Description
The City of Worcester awarded a three‑year sealed‑bid contract to provide comprehensive drug and alcohol testing services for its employees, covering pre‑employment, post‑accident, random, reasonable‑suspicion, return‑to‑duty, and follow‑up testing, as well as specimen collection, transport, laboratory analysis, Medical Review Officer (MRO) review, and reporting. The vendor must maintain 24/7 on‑call capability, retain specimens per regulatory requirements, and submit monthly and quarterly reports. No minimum or maximum volume is guaranteed, and the contract value is based on unit‑price rates for eight distinct testing panels.
• Scope includes DOT‑compliant 5‑drug panels, breath alcohol, hair/fingernail testing, nicotine, steroid, and extended drug panels.
• Services must be available 24/7 with on‑site collection sites M‑F 7:30 am‑5 pm and rapid after‑hours response (within 1 hour).
• Contract period runs May 1 2023 through April 30 2026; award was made to ArcPoint Labs at a total bid of $30,600.