Specifications include, but are not limited to: MEDICAL LABORATORY TESTING: Contractor shall provide specimen pick-up services and laboratory testing services to include testing for prescription drugs, over the counter drugs, and Street drugs (e.g., SPICE, KRATOM, etc.). Typical tests are detailed in Attachment A to this RFP, which includes tests ordered in 2017. These and other unspecified tests may be ordered as needed. All lab tests must be performed onsite at the Contractor’s licensed Laboratories and performed by licensed personnel, unless otherwise agreed to in the final Agreement. All testing will be performed according to manufacturer’s specifications for all requests and instruments, as in FDA approved package inserts or appropriate manufacturer accreditation body which has been reviewed and accepted by the laboratories modified protocol. SPECIMEN PICK-UP: Contractor shall pick-up specimens at the designated clinic locations during hours of operation. Contractor shall provide transportation of specimens in appropriate conditions (refrigerated/frozen/RT). Additional pick-ups may be required during weekends or on holidays and will be coordinated and scheduled as needed. ON-SITE SERVICES: The Laboratory must be able to provide phlebotomy services on-site to CCHCD in connection with those specimens being sent to Laboratory. LABORATORY CONSULTATION: Contractor shall provide expert toxicologist consultation services including genetics, toxicology, HIV, microbiology, and other consultation services as needed to aid providers with test result interpretation. Laboratory’s staff shall be available to consult with CCHCD by telephone during normal laboratory working hours to discuss Laboratory’s procedures and to provide the status of test results. Additionally, Contractor shall have a toxicologist or certified personnel employed on call at Contractor's address for telephone consultations, at no additional cost.
