Performance Work Statement DRY ICE

Department of Defense
Defense Health Agency
Performance Work Statement
Supply and Delivery of Dry Ice
Naval Hospital Jacksonville - Laboratory
BHC Mayport
BHC Kings Bay
BHC Albany
BHC Key West

01 January 2027

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1
This is a non-personal services contract to provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools, materials, and supervision necessary to deliver high-purity, Food/Beverage Grade (minimum 99.9% solid Carbon Dioxide) dry ice in pellet form suitable for the cold-chain preservation and transport of biological specimens.
Additionally, the Contractor shall deliver and maintain on-site insulated storage containers for the duration of the agreement, ensuring a reliable reservoir of dry ice is constantly available for routine testing, specimen preservation, and emergency backup within the laboratory and clinical branches. The Contractor shall deliver, furnish, and maintain on-site heavy duty, commercialgrade insulated dry ice storage containers sized according to site requirements: •
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Hospital / Main Facility: One (1) insulated mobile container with a capacity of 200 to 250 lbs. (approx. 5-6 cu. ft.).
Branch Clinics: One (1) compact insulated mobile container with a capacity of 100 to 150 lbs. (approx. 2-5-4 cu. ft.).

All containers shall be constructed of rotomolded polyethylene with high-efficiency polyurethane foam insulation, heavy-duty swivel casters, non-airtight pressure-relieving hinged lids, secure latches, and non-draining interiors.
This is a recurring requirements contract, and all services must be executed in strict compliance with federal hazardous material transportation regulations and local military installation security protocols.
1.1.1 Description of services/introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Supply and Delivery of Dry Ice as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS). All items received are to be certified for (where applicable) in US based hospitals.
1.1.2 Background: The Naval Hospital Jacksonville Laboratory and Branch Health Clinics are actively transitioning specific diagnostic laboratory testing functions to the Epidemiology Reference Laboratory. While a subset of tests has been successfully integrated, the transition of the remaining eligible tests requires biological specimens to be shipped exclusively on solid