Dental Waterline Testing

One Firm Fixed Price contract will be awarded for the Mann-Grandstaff VA Dental Clinic for a contractor to provide Dental Water Testing Services. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the service herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the contractor, who in turn is responsible to the Government.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), American Public Health Association and the American Water Works Association have defined the standard for US potable water – not to exceed 500 colony-forming units (cfu) per milliliter of water. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Dental Association (ADA) have recommended dental unit water line (DUWL) deliver water should meet the U.S. potable water standard – not to exceed 500 cfu/ml of water.

Dental services are required to routinely test the water coming out of the DUWLs to meet this standard and have an action plan to meet this standard that addresses any DUWL that falls out of compliance.