Place of performanceCharleston, SC, 29401, United States
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Government surveillance may occur under the inspection of services clause for any service relating to the contract. **IDENTIFICATION OF REQUIRED PERFORMANCE STANDARDS/QUALITY LEVELS** The required performance standards and/or quality levels are included in the SOW and in Attachment 1, “Performance Requirements Summary.” If the contractor meets the required service or performance level, it will be paid the amount agreed on in the contract.
The Contractor must actually perform the required services in accordance with contract specifications in order to receive compensation. * Invoices must contain the following information: (a) Contract Number (b) Dates of Services (c) Patient Name and Medical Record Number (d) LaboratoryTest Name (e) Test Charge/Price/CPT code **DATA SECURITY** Information, including, but not limited to, veteran individually-identifiable information (iii) and personal healthcare information (PHI), gathered or created by the Contractor in the performance of this contract is the exclusive property of VA and must be received, gathered, stored, backed up, maintained, used, disclosed and disposed of in accordance with the terms of this contract and applicable federal and VA information confidentiality and security laws, regulations and policies, including VA Directive and Handbook number 6500. * The Contractor shall provide access to VA information to employees, subcontractors, and affiliates only: (1) to the extent necessary to perform the services specified in this contract, (2) to perform necessary maintenance functions for electronic storage or transmission media necessary for performance of this contract, and (3) only to individuals who first satisfy the same conditions, requirements and restrictions that comparable VA employees must meet in order to have access to the same VA information.
Finalized laboratory results/reports are available by providing access to electronic result data and faxed to the P&LMS administrative office. * The contractor’s specimen courier shall pick up laboratory specimens Monday – Friday, twice a day, at approximately 09:00a.m. and again at approximately 16:00p.m. * The contractor shall schedule courier service, upon request, for any off route/STAT, night, and weekend specimen pickups. **MONITORING** The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and the VAMC Laboratory Manager will monitor contractor performance as indicated in the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). **PAYMENT** Payment will be made monthly in arrears for services rendered after receipt of a proper invoice.
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The contractor shall provide laboratory testing service for patient specimens that are urgent/emergent, and/or have limited viability, and not performed at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical, Charleston, SC. Testing includes, but is not limited to, Mycobacteria Stains, Microbiology Specimens, Immunoperoxidase Stains, Therapeutic Drugs, Bone Marrow Workup, and Clotting Factor assays. Turnaround time for STAT/emergent testing is 24 hours, or less, as indicated for patient care.
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