Agency Health Department

Contractor University of Minnesota

SWIFT Contract Number 206523

Project Name COVID-19 wastewater surveillance testing

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: To extend a Wastewater Testing Program to determine if wastewater collected from various settings can predict outbreaks in smaller populations of people and identify emerging COVID-19 “hotspots” used to determine where needed COVID-19 testing, and possible vaccination, services may be needed to ensure pandemic response efforts are utilized efficiently and effectively.

Project Duration

Start Date Wed, 12/29/2021 - 00:00

Original end date Wed, 08/31/2022 - 00:00

Actual end date Wed, 08/31/2022 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $400000

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Contract total $400000

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Federal COVID relief funding

Is this a sole source contract? Yes

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) The University of Minnesota had established a wastewater testing network with roughly 40 wastewater systems from around the state. The established program included weekly delivery of samples from the wastewater systems to the University for testing. The testing being conducted at the University was also very specialized. No one else had these connections or specialized testing and would have been able to deliver theses services in a timely manner.

Evaluator Name Stefan Saravia

Evaluator Email Address Stefan.Saravia@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The contractor met the contractual requirements for reporting results from each wastewater system weekly. They were also timely in uploading the data to the dashboard they maintained for sharing the results with the public.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The quality of the testing and sharing of the results was excellent.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The cost of the contractor to establish this testing network, purchase and maintain equipment and supplies and paying staff time seemed appropriate and fair.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance The University of Minnesota's overall performance was excellent.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied