Boise VAMC Legionella Laboratory Testing Services

The Contracted Analytical Laboratory (Contractor) must be capable of providing personnel, supervision, equipment, supplies, certifications, transportation, and resources necessary to conduct random water testing for the buildings / locations specified in this statement of work. All work will be on the Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center (BVAMC) campus and follow applicable laws and regulations, and directives. Water samples must be collected and analyzed by the Contractor.

The Contractor must supply personnel to collect legionella water samples from locations detailed below at the BVAMC campus. Personnel collecting legionella water samples must be trained in proper legionella water sampling protocols. Evidence of training certifications or competencies must be provided to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) annually.

Each legionella water sample must have the Building & Room number of the location the sample was collected recorded on the chain of custody.  If a room contains more than one outlet, the description of the outlet must be adequate to identify the single outlet where the sample was collected. Most door frames have a white label which lists the room number. If samples are taken from an outlet in a corridor, the location can be listed as “Corridor near Building X, Room X.” The COR can, upon request, provide building floor plans to assist in identifying unlabeled locations.

The Contractor shall schedule sampling days with the COR at the beginning of each quarter to ensure test results are submitted before the end of the quarter. Sampling must be done during normal business hours, when the BVAMC is open. Sampling should not occur between 1600-0700, weekends, or on federal holidays. All results, including for the serotype of positive legionella samples, by the last week of the quarter