Ceres Nanosciences Reagents

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is seeking to procure Ceres Nanosciences Reagents for wastewater surveillance testing. The reagents are proprietary magnetic hydrogel particles designed to capture and concentrate low-abundance microbes from complex environmental, wastewater, and clinical samples. The sole source justification is based on the fact that Ceres Nanoscience is the only vendor that manufactures and supplies these particles, which are compatible with the current automation infrastructure and allow for sensitive and specific testing. • The project involves the use of Ceres Nanotrap Microbiome Particles for viral and bacterial targets. • The particles are designed to capture and concentrate low-abundance microbes from complex environmental, wastewater, and clinical samples. • The reagents are compatible with the current automation infrastructure and allow for sensitive and specific testing. • The vendor has licenses and certification to distribute the required microbiome particles with all relevant lot and QA/QC information. • The program has revisited the current market to look at existing and emerging protocols to determine if a competitor has emerged in the wastewater space.