Single Monolayer Cell Culture and Refeed Media

The New Mexico Department of Health, Scientific Laboratory, is seeking a vendor to provide single monolayer cell culture and refeed media for the isolation of infectious viruses in clinical human specimens. The vendor will be required to deliver fresh cells every Wednesday and refeed media on an as-needed basis. The contract term is for two years with the option to extend for up to eight additional years. The vendor must provide a Certificate of Conformance/Analysis for each cell line and media, and the cells must be 80-90% confluent monolayers. • The vendor must deliver 1,920 tubes of each cell-line type per fiscal year. • The vendor must deliver 24 bottles of each media type per fiscal year. • The cells and media must meet specific performance criteria and specifications. • The vendor must provide a Certificate of Conformance/Analysis for each cell line and media. • The cells must be 80-90% confluent monolayers.