Description
The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Epidemiology Laboratory is seeking a fully automated, walk-away, fully integrated, random-access platform for high-throughput diagnostic testing. The platform must be capable of performing immunological and molecular analysis of various clinical tests, including HIV, HTLV, Hepatitis B and C, and others. The contract will be for a base period of five years, with four option years. The vendor will be required to provide instrumentation, instrument automation, middleware software, reagents, quality control, consumables, and support. The platform must meet certain performance characteristics, including accuracy, precision, and throughput. The vendor will also be required to provide training, maintenance, and repair services.
Some key features and requirements of the platform include:
• High-throughput diagnostic testing capability
• Fully automated, walk-away operation
• Integrated, random-access platform
• Capability to perform immunological and molecular analysis
• FDA-approved assays and reagents
• Bidirectional computer interface compatible with the Defense Health Agency's laboratory information system
• Continuous specimen loading capability
• Automatic test reflex capability
• Auto-verification capabilities
• QC tracking for primary and secondary onboard reagents
• Instrument downtime shall not exceed 48 hours for a single occurrence
• Onsite technical support within 24 hours of notification of malfunction