EACH Newborn Screening Services

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

To provide newborn screening testing services, including blood and hearing tests, for the Evans Army Community Hospital (EACH), Department of Pathology, Fort Carson, Colorado. The services are required by the Colorado Department of Public Health's Newborn Blood Spot Screening Program and Newborn Hearing Screening Program.

• The Contractor shall provide non-personal services for newborn screening testing.

• All tests are to be executed at the Contractor's premises or within their network of laboratories.

• Services include blood and hearing testing for all newborns requiring these tests.

• The Contractor shall provide all necessary management, planning, administration, personnel, materials, facilities, and equipment.

• Ensure all laboratory facilities meet state, Federal, and occupational standards, certifications, and accreditations.

• Ensure testing and supervisory personnel meet qualifications under CLIA '88, CAP accreditation, and/or other relevant standards.

• Normal test results must be reported within seven working days.

• Abnormal test results must be reported immediately by telephone to the physician of record or designated consultants. If the physician cannot be identified, report to the hospital, submitting agency, or parents.

• The Contractor shall develop and maintain a Quality Control (QC) Plan (QCP) and submit it for review within 10 days of award.

• The government will evaluate performance based on a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).

• Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) indicates a 95% compliance threshold for providing services and performing work in accordance with the contract, with no more than 3 discrepancies per month.

• Place of Performance: Contractor's premises or network of laboratories.

• Operating Hours: Contractor support is required between 0600 to 1800, Monday through Saturday, when the government facility is open.

• Non-personal services contract.

• Contractor must safeguard government equipment, information, and property.

• Contractor personnel must adhere to facility security policies and report suspicious activities.

• Contractor must identify themselves as non-government personnel when their status is not obvious.

• Government has unlimited rights to all documents and materials produced under the contract.

• Contractor shall not cite contract information in marketing materials without written permission.

• Key Personnel: A Newborn Screening Program Manager and an Alternate Program/Contract Manager are required, with CVs submitted within 5 days of award.