Legionella Water Testing (Base Plus Four) Tender in USA - 124777666

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Legionella Water Testing (Base Plus Four)

Deadline: 02 Sep 2025

Posting Date: 20 Aug 2025

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 124777666

Document Ref. No.: 36C26025Q0863

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Description
Description of Services: One Firm Fixed Price contract will be awarded for the Alaska VA Healthcare System for a contractor to provide Legionella Water Testing Services. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the service herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the contractor, who in turn is responsible to the Government.
A total of 80 water samples will be collected by VHA staff at selected sites from the Alaska VA Healthcare System on a quarterly basis. The laboratory will process the water samples for Legionella must be able to test and analyze samples for the presence of Legionella spp., by using semi-selective culture media using procedures specific to the cultivation and detection of Legionella spp (Rapid testing methods, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct fluorescent antibody (DFA), are not recommended for the detection of Legionella in environmental water samples).
The testing laboratory shall meet the requirements of Appendix C, paragraph 2b of VHA Directive 1061 Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Legionella Disease and Scald Injury from Potable Water Distribution Systems found at the following website: http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?pub=1
VA Directive requires all the water samples for legionella to be analyzed by a laboratory which is certified under U.S. Center for Disease Control and Data Registry (CDC) Environmental Legionella Isolation Technique Evaluation (ELITE) program or the Public Health England (PHE) Legionella External Quality Assessment (EQA) scheme as proficient at performing the culture of Legionella from environmental samples.
The laboratory must also have environmental microbiology accreditation by a recognized accrediting program. The testing laboratory shall provide specific sampling, preservation, handling procedures, and chain-of-custody protocols to be followed for the ...
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Notice ID : 36C26025Q0863

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency : VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF

Sub-tier : VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF

Office: 260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)

General Information

Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)

Original Published Date: Aug 19, 2025 10:42 am PDT

Original Response Date: Sep 02, 2025 03:00 pm PDT

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

Original Inactive Date: Sep 17, 2025

Initiative: None
Classification

Original Set Aside:

Product Service Code: Q301 - REFERENCE LABORATORY TESTING

NAICS Code: 541620 - Environmental Consulting Services
Place of Performance: Anchorage, AK 99504 USA

Documents

 Tender Notice

36C26025Q0863-Sources-Sought.docx