NIST Human Serum Standard Reference Material (SRM)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking a contractor to produce 6,000 vials of each of two serum materials at specified concentrations. The serum shall be aliquoted into vials capable of withstanding long-term storage at -80°C. The contractor must acquire a minimum of 12 L of serum pooled according to the CLSI C37 A Guideline. All cholesterol levels must be native and not achieved through dilution or fortification of any of the serum samples. The contractor will be required to provide the serum materials in vials with a volume of (1.1 ± 0.1) mL of serum per vial. The contractor shall ensure that the serum materials are produced in accordance with the requirements specified in the solicitation document. The contractor will be evaluated based on their ability to meet the requirements specified in the solicitation document, including the production of the serum materials, the packaging and labeling of the vials, and the delivery of the serum materials to NIST.