Utah Public Procurement Place U3P #AS27-117

Horse-Racing Sample Drug Testing and Collection Supplies

Utah is seeking a laboratory to test horse-racing samples and provide the related collection and shipping supplies. - Government buyer: State of Utah Division of Purchasing, for the Division of Animal Industry, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs or laboratory vendors are identified. AQHA, TOBA, ARCI, AORC, RMTC, A2LA, and ILAC are referenced as protocol, industry, proficiency-testing, or accreditation organizations—not suppliers. - Services requested: Drug testing for horse-racing blood, urine, and hair samples. Blood and urine require comprehensive routine screening using targeted LC-MS/MS; urine must be base- and enzyme-hydrolyzed. Coverage includes applicable TOBA drugs, ARCI/RMTC controlled therapeutic medications, environmental contaminants, and relevant doping agents. Testing cannot rotate coverage between routine samples. Additional monitoring, quantitative or confirmatory testing is required where applicable, including specified furosemide and corticosteroid testing. Hair testing must follow the AQHA Protocol. - Collection supplies: The laboratory must furnish collection, packaging, and shipping materials, including securable insulated containers, bags, ice packs and padding or absorbent fill, numbered seals, keyed locks, labels, needle holders, barcoded sample ID tags with eight removable stickers, evidence tape, containers, and paperwork. Per sample: one sterile 90 mL urine collection cup, two sterile 30 mL specimen cups with leak-proof caps, three 8–12.5 mL serum separator tubes, and one 20-gauge, 1-inch multi-draw needle. Overall sample quantities are not specified. - Notable requirements: Provide specimen-handling and shipping instructions, guaranteed turnaround times, secure sample handling and retention, and confidential results only to authorized recipients. Maintain documented quality systems, ISO 17025:2017 accreditation, and participation in AORC and RMTC proficiency testing. Provide a price list for blood, urine, and hair tests.

Description

The State of Utah seeks a laboratory to perform drug testing on horse-racing samples, including blood, hair, and urine. The contractor must provide collection and shipping supplies, maintain sample security and retention, meet guaranteed turnaround times, and provide results securely to designated recipients. Testing must follow the specified drug-screening requirements and, for hair testing, the AQHA Protocol; the solicitation also requests prices for blood, urine, and hair tests. The IFB anticipates a single contract award to the lowest total-cost responsive and responsible vendor, with a five-year contract term.

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