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B -- PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION OF RETROVIRAL SUPPORT PANEL SERA; HIV 1, HIV 2, AND HTLV SOL 223-97-1036 DUE 051597 POC Paul Scarborough Contracting Officer 301/443-4420 The Food and Drug Administration's Laboratory of Immunochemistry has a requirement for the preparation of sera panels. The Contractor will be working with approximately 27,000 two ml vials and up to two-hundred 200 ml of bulk indexed specimens from a repository. The contractor will be required to withdraw bulk material from the inventory for the purpose of diluting and/or dispensing the material into smaller volume aliquots. This may require handling material using Biosafety Level 3 precautions and procedures. All manipulations of repository material will be accurately documented using a computerized inventory system. RFP available upon written request on or about 5/15/97. Sic Code 8731. See Numbered Note 1. (0091)

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