Laboratory Testing Services for Field Personnel Follow Solicitation

The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) is soliciting for a laboratory testing facility to provide phlebotomy services and related support. Respondents must submit proposals for all services listed in this solicitation. No partial proposals will be accepted. The TAHC will contract for laboratory testing services in a cost effective and seamless manner by working closely with a Contractor to meet the laboratory service needs to support TAHC’s field personnel.

All current TAHC employees who are exposed to pesticides during the performance of their duties with the agency will be required to undergo baseline and routine surveillance testing to detect potentially serious individual exposures before the occurrence of clinical illness. The testing services are critical to the TAHC. The Contractor must be able to provide all of the services at the listed capacity for each, including the physical facilities and staff to provide phlebotomy services and process samples for the presence of Cholinesterase, Brucella, and Tuberculosis.

The frequency of the testing services are as follows:

• Baseline Testing – New TAHC employee is baseline tested for Cholinesterase, Brucella, and Tuberculosis within the first week of employment.
• Routine Surveillance Testing – TAHC field employees must have Cholinesterase surveillance testing performed every 30 days for the duration of their employment in those regions where pesticides and livestock tests are being used. Brucella, and Tuberculosis will be rechecked every two years.

The Contractor must have multiple testing services throughout the State of Texas as further described in Section 3, Testing Facility Locations.

Required Tests

The test below is to be used as an example, if Respondent has recommendation on other tests to use, the TAHC requires vendor to add the information to their Proposal.

• Cholinesterase Panel: Cholinesterase, Serum, Plasma, RBC. CPT Code(s): 82482, 82480 (x2)
• Brucella Antibodies: Brucella Antibodies (IgG, IgM), EIA with Reflex to Agglutination. CPT Code(s): 86622 (x2)
• Tuberculosis (TB): QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus, 1 Tube. CPT Code(s): 86480

**Submission:** Sealed proposals must be delivered to the Texas Animal Health Commission, Purchasing Department, and be time and date stamped before **December 10, 2026, 2:00 PM Central Time**. Proposals submitted by email or fax are **not accepted**. Proposals that are not submitted in sealed and properly labeled containers (i.e., envelope or box) or that arrive after the deadline will not be accepted.

Evaluation (Best Value)

| Criteria | Weight |
| --- | --- |
| Respondent’s Past Performance, Qualifications & Experience | 30% |
| Compliance with TAHC’s Statement of Work/Specifications | 30% |
| Cost | 40% |

**Contract Term:** The Contract shall commence March 1, 2027, and automatically expire on February 29, 2028, unless the TAHC exercises the renewal option. The TAHC may, in its sole discretion, exercise the option to extend the Contract for up to one (1) additional, one (1) year period, March 1, 2028, through February 28, 2029.

**Insurance:** The awarded Contractor is required, within five business days of Notice of Award, to provide the TAHC with current certificates of insurance or other proof acceptable to the TAHC. The TAHC and the State of Texas do not accept “self-insurance” coverage.

**Bonds:** For a contract in excess of $100,000.00 a performance bond may be executed in the amount of the contract. For a contract in excess of $25,000.00 a payment bond may be executed in the amount of the contract.

Pre-proposal conference and site visit: N/A.