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Q -- DRUG TESTING FOR JOB CORPS ENROLLEES. Sol IFB-DAA-95-35 due 053095. Contact, Olivia J. Thorpe, Contract Specialist (202) 219-8698, John M. Steenbergen, Contracting Officer. Important: This is a reissuance of IFB-DAA-94-54 originally published in the CBD on September 19, 1994. Bidders who previously requested a solicitation under IFB-DAA-94-54 will automatically be sent a copy of the new solicitation and need not reapply. Further, the preparation of the new solicitation was based on the following: (1) Comments from various bidders, and (2) Job Corps policy changes. The Department of Labor is soliciting bids for a contract for off-center testing for drugs of abuse on all Job Corps students to include: (1) Supplies (collection containers, shipping materials, temperature strips); Overnight transmission of urine specimens to the laboratory from each center including site locations in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico; (3) Immunoassay screening of all specimens for five (5) drugs (marijuana, cocaine, opiates, PCP, and amphetamines) with confirmation testing by gas chromatography or mass spectrometry of all specimens that screen positive for one or more drugs, i.e., confirmatory testing for each drug that screens positive. (4) Secure and confidential electronic (fax) transmission of individual test results and (5) On-site training of center staff and technical assistance (specimen collection, transmission, and reporting procedures) as needed and agreed to by the lab and NHS. The period of performance will be twelve months from the date of execution of contract with two 1-year options, at the Government's discretion. It is anticipated that a firm-fixed price contract will be awarded. IFB will be available approximately 15 days after publication of this notice. Requests must be in writing and will be answered on a first-come, first-served basis. Telephone or Fax requests will not be honored. For requests made after the supply is exhausted, the Contracting Officer may determine whether payment of a fee is warranted. The fee will not exceed the actual cost of duplication of the solicitation document. Bid opening date will be at 2:00 p.m. on July 14, 1995 local time in Washington, D.C. Requests must cite IFB-DAA-95-35. To assure accurate and timely mailing, include two self-addressed gummed labels. The proposed contract is a 100% small business set-aside. (136)

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