Clinical Laboratory Services for The Nathaniel Witherell

The Town of Greenwich is soliciting clinical laboratory services for The Nathaniel Witherell, a skilled nursing facility located in Greenwich, Connecticut, under solicitation number 7967. The contract requires a provider to deliver comprehensive laboratory testing services, including phlebotomy and routine and STAT specimen transport, Monday through Friday for standard tests and seven days a week for urgent requests with a maximum four-hour response time. Services must include test requisitions, reference ranges, a dedicated reporting printer, infection control reports, quarterly utilization data, staff education, and 24/7 access to test results via secure internet, with critical values communicated within 60 minutes. The contractor must be licensed by the State of Connecticut, certified under CLIA, accredited by the College of American Pathologists, and fully compliant with HIPAA, HITECH, OSHA Universal Precautions, and accessibility standards under 28 CFR § 35.200. Performance will occur entirely within Greenwich, CT, with all services delivered at The Nathaniel Witherell, and transportation costs are included under FOB destination inside delivery terms. Proposals must be submitted in hard copy—one original and four copies—along with a single flash drive, and must include an executed letter of transmittal, an Insurance Procedure Form, and a Statement of Proposing Company’s Qualifications. Bids are not accepted electronically and must be received by 11:00 AM on August 31, 2026, at the Greenwich Purchasing Department. The evaluation will be based on a trade-off process awarding up to 100 points across five factors: firm’s experience with skilled nursing facilities (30 points), staff expertise (30 points), competitive advantages (20 points), proposal quality (10 points), and operational capability (10 points). No lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) method will be used. Contractual obligations include strict insurance requirements of $1 million per occurrence for general and auto liability, statutory workers’ compensation, and employer’s liability coverage, with insurers rated A- VII or higher by AM Best and the Town named as an additional insured. The contract prohibits assignment without approval, mandates indemnification in favor of the Town, and binds all parties under Connecticut law, with disputes to be resolved exclusively in the Stamford/Norwalk Superior Court. The agreement is a fixed-price personal services contract with optional years, but no pricing is currently specified in the line items, and no federal FAR clauses apply