STERILE PROCESSING SERVICE WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Statement of Work V.2

STERILE PROCESSING SERVICE WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND WATER TESTING

General: The Boston VA Medical Center Campus in Boston, MA has a need for the development, testing and maintenance of a water management program, for existing water systems.

Description of Service: The contractor shall provide all supervision, labor, travel, parts, materials, tool, supplies, and equipment necessary to provide a comprehensive Water Management Program, water testing, and implement a Web-based Data Management System to record, store, and report all data in alignment with AAMI ST-108:2023. On date of award of a contract, the contractor shall take on the full scope of duties, meeting all the requested requirements within the water management services, and water testing/ lab services. Comprehensive Water Management Program Tests shall be completed within the first 2 weeks of each month. Water testing shall be conducted monthly, quarterly, and as needed based on re-testing needs due to out-of-range results. Period of Performance: The performance period shall be one base year of twelve months, plus four one-year option renewals.

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Pre-Work Conference:
Within 10 days after award of the contract, the Contractor shall meet with the designated point of contact to establish mutually agreeable schedules for accomplishment of the required items of work.

Hours of Operation
Water testing shall be done during normal business hours of 0730-1600, Monday through Friday.

Water Management Services

Water Management Development for Sterile Processing Service The contractor shall develop a Water Management Program (WMP) for the sterile processing service (SPS) water systems in alignment with VA and industry standards, including the following: • AAMI ST-108:2023 Water for the processing of Medical Devices • Association of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Guideline for Cleaning and Care of Surgical Instruments
• VHA Directive 1116(2) Sterile Processing Services (SPS)

The water management program shall contain the following elements for water safety: • Program Team (Water Management Team) – Identify persons responsible for SPS WMP development, implementation, and operation.
• Develop Program Goals – Establish water safety and quality goals for SPS. • Describe Water Systems – Describe the critical water, utility water, and steam systems within SPS and develop water-system process flow diagrams. • Analysis of Building Water Systems – Conduct a systematic analysis of hazardous