Specifications include, but are not limited to: DTO intends to award a contract(s) to the successful proposer(s) who shall provide pre and postemployment drug screening. A. Specimen Collection and Drug Testing 1. Collection services should be available during all hours that DTO has on-duty safety-sensitive employees for post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, and follow-up testing. If the primary collection site is not open during all hours testing is to be performed, an alternative method for after-hours collections must be described. 2. Implement the collection process conforming to all applicable Federal and State requirements for split specimen urinalysis drug testing, recognizing that in the event of a conflict in law, the regulations in 49 CFR Part 40, as amended, govern. Take measures to prevent test cancellations. Transport specimens from collection sites to the appropriate lab(s) within 24 hours of the time of collection. 3. Establish testing by a laboratory which has been certified by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) using proper chain-of-custody procedures, and in compliance with 49 CFR Part 40, as amended. Such laboratory must remain certified throughout the term of this contract. Negative test results should be reported within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt by the laboratory. The specific time frames are from the time of delivery to the testing laboratory to time of MRO notification. 4. Provide the services of a second DHHS-certified laboratory for the testing of split specimens. The second laboratory must meet the same requirements as those specified for the primary lab. Develop procedures for the transfer of the split specimen from the primary laboratory to the secondary laboratory taking precautions to ensure the integrity of the split specimen test is not compromised or the specimen is not lost or mishandled.
