Summary
Harris Health (Harris County) seeks proposals to provide esoteric clinical laboratory testing services for Harris Health Laboratories covering specified tests such as HSV-1/HSV-2 qPCR and PCR, VZV qPCR, neutrophil oxidative burst, HIV-1 genotyping (drug resistance and integrase), and HHV8 genotyping. The vendor must ensure proper specimen handling, HIPAA-compliant confidentiality, supply provision at no additional cost, specimen transport coordination, and participation in quality assessment programs. The contract is expected to begin on or about September 1, 2026 for an initial 12-month term with up to six one-year renewals, and services will be performed at Harris Health locations including Ben Taub Hospital and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital in Houston, TX.