U.S. Department of Labor, ETA, Division of Contracting Services, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Room S-4203, Washington, DC 20210

Q -- MEDICAL SERVICES SOL IFB-DCS-00-27 POC POC -- Chari A. Magruder, Contract Specialist, (202) 219-8698, ext. 113, Keith A. Bond, Contracting Officer WEB: IFB-DCS-00-27, http://www.wdsc.org/sga/rfp/htm. E-MAIL: ifb-dcs-00-27, cmagruder@doleta.gov. Laboratory Testing for Chlamydia Trachomatis -- The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA) is soliciting bids for the testing and identification of Job Corps students who may have genital infections due to chlamydia. Tasks to be accomplished by the contractor shall include: 1). Receiving from all Job Corps centers endocervical specimens from all entering female students and urine specimens from asymptomatic male students who have screened positive for leukocyte esterase (LE) on entry. Asymptomatic males will be screened at the center with the LE dipstick on the first voided 10cc of urine; 2) Receiving from all Job Corps centers endocervical or urine specimens from female students and urine specimens from male student as ordered by the center physician for evaluation of symptoms, positive LE screen or test-of-cure; 3) Analyze the specimens and specify which test will be used; 4) Reporting individual test results to the person at each center responsible for submitting the specimens, and reporting Job Corps wide results periodically to the National Nursing Director, Job Corps; and 5) Assuming responsibility for quality control of laboratory procedures. The contractor must be currently certified or licensed by one or more of the states or the District of Columbia and in New York State to perform these analyses. The period of performance for the prospective award will be twelve (12) months, from the date of contract execution, plus four 1-year options to extend at the government's discretion. This requirement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The SIC Code is 8071 and the Size Standard is $5 million. Invitation For Bids will be available on our Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration's Internet Home Page at http://www.doleta.gov, approximately 15 days from the date of publication. Invitation For Bids in hard copy form will also be available upon written request, only on a first come, first-served basis, until the supply is exhausted. Requests must citeIFB-DCS-00-27 and must include two self-addressed labels. Failure to enclose labels cause a delay in receipt of the solicitation. Telephone 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 documents. The bid opening date will be ? at 2:00 p.m. local time. Bids are to be sent and/or hand delivered to the above address to the attention of Chari A. Magruder. Faxed bids will not be accepted. No collect calls will be accepted. It is the sole responsibility of the offeror to continually view the website for any amendments made to this solicitation. Posted 05/11/00 (W-SN454025). (0132)

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