Legionella Water Testing Poplar Bluff VA Medical Center Solicitation 36C25523Q0223 Questions and Answers Q1) The SOW states Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) testing. Sterile Processing Service. Monthly. 5, (total 5/month or 60/year) however, the rest of the SOW and CLIN 0001 Site Visit (Estimated would indicate that the vendor is to perform the service quarterly. Please clarify the VA s intent here. It would appear that the Site Visit CLIN should be updated to 12 (Monthly service visit) versus 4 (quarterly service visit). A1) The contractor would come quarterly to collect samples throughout the facility, including the S samples in SPS for that month. During the months were the contractor does not come to the facility, the contractor would provide the sampling kit, the facility personnel would collect the sample and send to the contractor s lab. Q2) How does the VA intend to handle retests for each of the various tests? For example, will the VA perform the sample collection for retests and the vendor provide the test kit and return shipping label to have the sample shipped to the laboratory for analysis? A2) Yes, the contractor would send the medical center kits and facility personnel would take the retest samples and send to the contractor s lab for analysis. Q3) AAMI TIR34 has a difference between utility water and critical water that is important for the HPC testing. For the five samples, please clarify which of the five are classified utility and which are classified as critical. A3) 2 samples will be utility (1 in ENDO and 1 in SPS), 3 samples will be for critical (2 in ENDO and 1 in SPS).
