The purpose of this amendment is to answer the questions asked by the vendors and to extemd the due date of quote packages to 2 PM EAST on August 23, 2012. . Both the questions and subsequent answers are found below. All other terms and Conditions remain the same.

Questions:
1.Would you please outline which analytes are included in #9 "Complete Serum Chemistries (Custom Clinical)" and #10 "Complete Serum Chemistries (Lipase)"?

2.Would you provide an approximate number of how many samples of each type are submitted on an annual or monthly basis? And with what frequency?

Answer to both questions are below:

AFRRI's Answer:

we would like to have the following analytes for a complete serum chemistry: sodium, potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide, glucose, urea nitrogen, cretinine, calcium, phosphorus, total protein, albumin, globulin, A/G ratio, total bilirubin, ALP, LDH, CK, AST, ALT, GGT, amylase, cholesterol, direct HDLC, triglycerides, LDL osmolality, VLDL, uric acid (i.e., similar to what is listed for the Bioreliance's Comprehensive Plus chemistry panel). For these complete chemistries, I would roughly estimate needing 66 per year.

For "custom panels," we would like a hepatic panel (ALT, AST, ALKP, GGT, Tbili, TP), a renal panel (BUN, creatinine, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, ECO2. albumin, and glucose) and an endocrine panel (sodium, potassium, glucose and chloride). For custom panels, I roughly anticipate needing 20 per year.

I would also need the following nonhuman primate (NHP) specific tests available: serum ELISAs for B virus, measles, SIV, SRV/D, STLV-1 & 2; and, IFA's for STLV'1 &2, SIV, SRV/D. Rough estimates would be 30 per year for each.

USUHS's Answer:

We'll need about 50 per year.

Serum chemistry: sodium, potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide, glucose, urea nitrogen, cretinine, calcium, phosphorus, total protein, albumin, globulin, total bilirubin, ALP, LDH, CK, AST, ALT, GGT, amylase, cholesterol, triglycerides, uric acid.

 

 

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