F103--Annual Service Agreement for Legionella Testing for VISN 6

1. Provide all the necessary services to provide guidance and monitoring for the seven VISN 6 facilities Water Management Programs (WMP). Contractor shall provide a minimum of 2 face-toface meetings per year for each facility and be available for monthly teleconferences for each facility. The purpose of these meetings is to improve the safety and efficiency of all potable and utility water systems, and ensure each facility’s WMP meets the current requirements of VA Directive 1061 Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Legionella Disease and Scald Injury from Potable Water Distribution Systems. After contract award, and within 90 days of the VHA’s issuance of the new Directive 1061, contractor shall review each facility’s WMP and provide guidance to ensure each WMP meets the new directive’s requirements. This initial review shall be documented in a report to the COR with a copy to the technical manager at each facility within 90 days after award. 2. Provide Legionella testing and the other data as identified in the attached VISN 6 Directive 1061 Water Sampling Requirements and the sample data spreadsheets. Testing shall be accomplished quarterly in the following months each year: May, August, November and February. Facilities shall receive one-week notice prior to taking any samples, POC identified in below table. Facilities shall receive all water testing results directly from the laboratory performing analysis and within 24 hours of release of laboratory reports. Each facility shall receive a full summary report within 17 days of the sample date in excel spreadsheet format. Each spreadsheet shall have 3 tabs, a summary tab, a positive detection tab and a negative detection tab. See attached for how the data shall be reported. No deviations in format to the negative detection tab shall be allowed, since the facility will use this tab to upload the results into the VA’s national water management safety tool.

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General Requirements, Quality Control, Testing and Inspecting Services.