Description
The Department of the Army is seeking a vendor to provide four (4) CBC integrated analyzer systems, one slide maker/Stainer, one digital cell imager, and middleware, as well as two hematology analyzers with blood bank capabilities, and all equipment maintenance/service for the Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) at four Fort Bragg locations. The contract will have a five-year ordering period, and the vendor must deliver the equipment within two months of contract award. The vendor will also be responsible for installation, validation, and maintenance of the equipment.
* Key features of the required equipment include:
* Fully automated, continuous sample loading analyzer system
* Capable of performing all required assays listed in the contract
* Compatible with the government system MHS Genesis
* Able to recognize a variety of generated bar-code labels on primary sample tubes
* Capable of determining hemoglobin by direct spectrophotometric analysis
* Able to perform automatic NRBC differential and automatic correction of the white blood cell count
* Capable of enumerating Nucleated Red Blood Cells (NRBCs) accurately
* Able to perform digital cell morphology in an automated fashion
* Able to perform automated cell counts on body fluids (CSF, synovial, pleural, and peritoneal)
* Able to provide at least a two-part differential for neutrophil and lymphocyte