“Federal agencies are looking to vendors for ideas on managing the implementation of the Biden administration’s executive order requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for federal employees and contractors.
Under the executive order, agencies must require documentation from employees of their immunization record that includes the date of vaccine administration and the name of the health care organization providing the vaccine, according to an FAQ on SaferFederalWorkforce.gov. That documentation can be a paper or digital record that displays the required information…”
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted a sources sought notice on Monday seeking information from vendors about a providing electronic verification of COVID-19 vaccinations and testing for its workforce of about 25,000 employees.
CDC is looking for what is commonly described as “vaccine passport,” although that term appears nowhere in the contracting documents, to verify employee vaccinations and to monitor testing on the approximately 5,000 CDC employees who travel internationally for work every year. Many of these travelers will need to provide authenticated vaccine and testing data upon arrival in certain countries.
The agency wants information on whether a vendor can integrate data from CDC personnel systems and support back-end connections with data from pharmacy chains, state immunization systems and non-public health systems as well as information on whether a vendor’s product is recognized and used in the U.S. and abroad. CDC is also interested in whether a vendor will accept a U.S. government travel card for payment in transactions…” Read the full article here.
Source: CDC, NASA seek apps to monitor employee vaccinations – By Susan Miller & Adam Mazmanian, September 29, 2021. FCW.
