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Q -- LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES SOL 97-119(Q) DUE 071497 POC Lisa Brown, Contract Specialist, (404) 842-6768 This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is soliciting quotations for laboratory testing services to compare the sensitivity and specificity of three commercially available immunoglobulin class M (IgM) Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) test kits. These kits include: Behring IgM indirect EIA test, Chemicon IgM direct capture EIA test and Wampole IgM indirect EIA test. The contractor shall provide labor, some material and all equipment necessary to test approximately 600 serum specimen (in duplicate) for the presence of anti-measles IgM antibody. Necessary equipment includes: ELISA plate reader, spectrophotometer, ELISA plate washer and 37 degree centigrade incubator. Interested offerors should request RFP No. 97-119(Q) The RFQ package will be available on or about 6/20/97. All technical questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing and can be faxed (404) 842-6896. No telephone requests. Only written request will be honored. See Numbered Note 1 (0161)

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