Field Personnel Laboratory Testing Services

The Texas Animal Health Commission in Austin, Texas, is seeking field personnel laboratory testing services to monitor the health of its staff. The agency needs to establish baseline testing for new employees within their first week of employment, specifically covering Cholinesterase, Brucella, and Tuberculosis. To address ongoing occupational exposure risks, the agency requires routine surveillance testing, which includes Cholinesterase testing every thirty days for employees working with pesticides and livestock, as well as Brucella and Tuberculosis rechecks every two years. The selected contractor must provide access to an experienced and qualified laboratory representative to answer technical and clinical questions regarding tests or specimens. The agency requires a portal and any necessary computer software to place, track, and review testing orders. Additionally, the contractor must maintain established policies and procedures to identify, track, and recover any samples that are lost or mishandled by staff or couriers. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations located within the United States. The contractor must perform all laboratory testing services offsite at their own office location. The agency is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget and has not disclosed specific evaluation criteria or key dates in the initial request.