Texas DIR/ESBD #554-27-002

Texas Animal Health Commission statewide laboratory testing and phlebotomy services

The Texas Animal Health Commission is seeking a laboratory partner to test field personnel and provide phlebotomy and related support statewide. - Government buyer: Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), Purchasing Department; statewide Texas locations. - OEMs and vendors: No laboratory vendor, OEM, or branded product is named in the solicitation. - Required testing and estimated annual volumes: - Cholinesterase panel (CPT 82482 and 82480, twice): 500–1,000 tests. Used for baseline screening and routine surveillance every 30 days for applicable employees. - Brucella antibodies (IgG, IgM), EIA with reflex to agglutination (CPT 86622, twice): 0–500 tests. Baseline screening and repeat testing every two years. - QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus, 1 Tube (CPT 86480): 0–500 tests. Baseline screening and repeat testing every two years. - Optional Coxiellosis (Q Fever) testing: 0–500 tests if added by TAHC. - Service delivery requirements: Provide certified phlebotomists and testing facilities within 50 miles of each listed TAHC office; include draw fees, specimen processing, collection and transport supplies, sample integrity and chain-of-custody practices, and secure electronic results and ordering access. - Additional requirements: Provide account and technical support, staff training, prompt critical-value notifications, and quarterly utilization and performance reports. Protect health information and laboratory results; proposals must cover all required services, and services are requested as needed with no minimum volume. - Potential competitors: Commercial reference laboratory providers such as Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, and Sonic Healthcare USA, Inc. are potential alternatives; none is identified as an incumbent or required provider.

Description

The Texas Animal Health Commission is seeking a laboratory testing facility to provide phlebotomy services and related support for its field personnel. Services include baseline and routine surveillance testing for Cholinesterase, Brucella, and Tuberculosis, with possible additional Coxiellosis (Q Fever) testing. The contractor must offer multiple testing facilities throughout Texas within a 50-mile radius of specified TAHC offices, and provide sample collection, processing, secure results reporting, administrative support, and related services. Proposals must cover all listed services; partial proposals will not be accepted.

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