SPECIMEN TRANSPORT Specimens shall not be processed in any manner of transport that may potentially cause damage or degradation to the specimen or takes more than six hours to reach the Contractor’s testing location. EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES The Contractor shall provide all equipment, software, supplies, forms, etc., necessary for the collection, labeling, and transporting of lab specimens for the period of the contract. The Contractor is to provide an adequate supply of urine cups with sealing lids and that allow for identification labels. Urine tubes and a suction needle are also to be supplied for the transfer of urine to tubes, as needed. All replacement supplies requested by VFMC are to be delivered within 48 hours of request. PICK-UP REQUIREMENTS The Contractor shall provide pick up of lab specimens once daily no later than 8:00 A.M. CST, Monday through Friday, excluding the following major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. Other holidays may be excluded from the required pickup at the discretion of VFMC. The Contractor pick up for “Stat” requests is preferred. If the Contractor cannot provide pick up service for “Stat” requests, VFMC reserves the right to sever this part of the service from the contract and purchase from another source.
