DIRECTOR, USAMRAA, MCMR-AAA, BLDG 820, FORT DETRICK, FREDERICK MD 21702-5014

65 -- THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (USAMRIID) REQUIRES ONE (1) EACH ABBOTT LABORATORY CELL-DYN 3500SL AUTOMATED HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER. SOL W23MYC-6075-N029 POC Contract Specialist Archie B. Cardwell Jr. (301) 619-7143 (Site Code DAMD17) The Government intends to award a contract to Abbott Laboratories, One Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, IL 60064 for the rental of an Abbott One Cell-Dyn 3500SL Automated Hematology Analyzer for a Base Year and Four Option Years. The contract will also entail a maintenance contract and delivery of various reagents. This synopsis captures the performance requirements of the Government which only the Abbott Cell-Dyn can perform totally. The performance specifications are: (a) The Hematology Analyzer must have Veterinary capabilities that allow for the setting and saving of specific instrument gains and limits for numerous animal species (to include at a minimum: mice, rats, guinea pigs, monkeys-Aotus, African Green, and Rhesus, goats, sheep, cows, and horses). The analyzer must be able to accurately determine the Red Blood Count (RBC), Platelet Count, White Blood Count (WBC) and 5-part Differential in each of these species; (b) Analyzer must be capable of analyzing any of the above listed animal species with minimal work stoppage to set/reset controls; (c) Must have internal validation system utilizing two independent technologies to validate every WBC reported. The combination of the two methodologies used must accurately minimize the interference caused by abnormalities such as nucleated RBC's and osmotically fragile cells (''smudge cells''), and clumped platelets; (d) must have an accurate method for eliminating interference from lyse-resistant RBC's in WBC determinations thereby eliminating the need for a manual count to correct for lyse-resistant RBC's; (e) Must measure each leukocyte subpopulation directly (not calculated by adding or subtracting one fron another), (f) Must use volumetric metering; (g) Calibration factors of animals must be automatically updated whenever the calibration factors for human samples are changed eliminating the need to run controls for individual species; (h) Operator must be able to perform calibration on all measured parameters from whole blood calibrator and the system must afford the ability to either have the calibration factors calculated automatically or entered by the operator; (i) Must be able to store patient data to include histograms and scatter plots (8,000-10,000 records) on analyzer; (j) Must have a minimum of 10 QC files for flexible quality control; (k) Must be multi-tasking with the ability to access or print data even when the system is performing other functions; (l) Must display suspect flags; (m) Must have color printer depicting individual cell populations for ease of interpretation; (n) Must be a self-contained, countertop unit without any external power or pneumatics modules; (o) Must have internally and externally self-cleaning sample probe in both primary and secondary modes to eliminate biohazard; (p) Must utilize a laser bar-code reader; (q) Must utilize counter rotational mixing in the automatic sample mode to ensure complete mix of the specimen; (r) Must have a RS232 interface that is capable of a bi-directional interface with the DOD CHCS system; (s) Must be fully-integrated, software driven unit with a 3.5'' high density disk drive for ease of software update and/or data (patient, animal, QC, etc) download; (t) Must provide on-site technical support at the time of installation and for the duration of the start-up. Any firm who proports to be able to furnish an analyzer which does meet every specification/performance requirement identified herein must respond to this synopsis within 15 calendar days and must provide in writing clear and convincing evidence of its abilities to perform every specification. Please refer to Solicitation No. DAMD17-96-R-0032 when responding to this synopsis. See Note 22. (0165)

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