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Q301--VA Drug Free Workplace Program, Blind QC Program (VA-22-00072124)

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36C24522Q0853Federal

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The Department of Veterans Affairs, VACO, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service requires a contractor to supply blind urine drug screen quality control (QC) samples to support the VA Drug-Free Workplace Program. These samples must comply with the standards set forth in VA Handbook 5383 and the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs by the Department of Health and Human Services. Specifically, collection site personnel are responsible for submitting blind performance test (PT) samples to the designated drug testing laboratory, ensuring adherence to federal testing requirements. The blind QC samples will be sourced exclusively from ElSohly Laboratories, Inc., the only vendor authorized by the Department of Health and Human Services as a supplier of blind QC samples. ElSohly is also an HHS-authorized testing laboratory and holds FDA authorization to manufacture urine drug controls. The contract is listed under solicitation number 36C24522Q0853 and is managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contract Office 5, headquartered in Linthicum, Maryland. The designated point of contact for the contract is Contract Specialist Robert O'Keefe Jr.

General Info

Contract to supply HHS-compliant blind urine drug QC samples from ElSohly Laboratories for VA testing.

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → 245-NETWORK Contract Office 5 (36C245)

NAICS

541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services

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Solicitation 36C24522Q0853 for VA Drug Free Workplace Program Blind QC Samples

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P03+Sole+Source+Justification.pdf

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PostedJul 29

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 245-NETWORK Contract Office 5 (36C245)

Contacts1 person available

OfficeLINTHICUM, MD, 21090, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 245-NETWORK Contract Office 5 (36C245)

Office AddressLINTHICUM, MD, 21090, USA

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Robert O'Keefe JrContract Specialist

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Full Description

Department of Veterans Affairs, VACO, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (11DIAG2) requires a contractor, to provide blind urine drug screen QC samples to support the VA Drug-Free Workplace Program while meeting the requirements outlined in VA Handbook 5383 and the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs, published by the Department of Health and Human Services. Appendix F of VA Handbook 5383 VA Drug-Free Workplace Program specifically states: In addition to collecting and transporting urine specimens of donors, collection site personnel will be responsible for submitting blind PT (performance test) samples to the designated drug testing laboratory. This requirement is in accordance with the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs published by the Department of Health and Human Services. The blind PT samples will be purchased from ElSohly Laboratories, Inc . Elsohly is also the only vendor that is listed as a HHS supplier of blind QC samples, is an authorized HHS testing laboratory for urine drug testing, and holds FDA authorization to manufacture urine drug controls.