Bid Information
Bid Alert No: 00002888838
Bid Title: COVID-19 Testing Services
Agency Bid No. Title: 3146
Received Date: 01/24/2022
Close Date: 03/07/2022
Purchase Type: Term:
Delivery Point: Knox County, Tennessee
Delivery Date: Not Stated
Special Notices: Questions Due By 02/02/2022 04:30 PM, Bidder Preregistration
Specifications
Specifications include, but are not limited to: Provider must collect and have a mechanism for getting samples tested for COVID-19. Testing can be doneby the same company or may be sub-contracted. Laboratory used for processing must be a fully licensedClinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) facility. Testing must follow all existing TOSHA andCDC infection control guidelines and include:o Collection of specimens. Provider must have the capability to obtain informed consent, parent consent (if applicable)and inform the patient of their right to privacy. Provider must furnish all of the supplies necessary for the collection, storage, shipping andtesting of specimens, including, but not limited to, the following: Appropriate PPE Collection devices and vials Appropriate transport packaging Biohazard waste containers Barriers and signageo Processing of specimens, either at providers laboratory or sub-contracted laboratory. Must use a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based method of testing. Must use only FDA approved or emergency use authorized tests. Provider will be responsible for packing and shipping costs.o Receiving results and informing patient of results within or under the posted average State ofTennessee time. Provider will be responsible for reporting turnaround time for result to KCHD on aweekly basis. Provider must follow required public health reporting guidelines.
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Agency Information
Issuing Agency: County of Knox
State: Tennessee
Agency Type: State and Local
Contact: Heather Whitehead, Procurement Division Knox County Procurement Division, 1000 North Central Street, Suite 100, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37917
Phone: 865-215-5751
Email: heather.whitehead@knoxcounty.org