SAM #75N98026Q01087

Off-Hours Laboratory Processing Services for ARDS/VV-ECMO Research Samples

This opportunity is issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisitions and Logistics Management (OALM), Office of the Director (OD). - The procurement is for laboratory processing services of peripheral blood samples from patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or respiratory failure on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO). - Services include centrifugation for plasma collection, red blood cell depletion of PBMCs, cell counting, and cryopreservation prior to courier transfer to NIH for storage. - The University of Maryland Medical Center is named as the intended sole source provider. - No specific OEMs or commercial product manufacturers are referenced; the focus is on specialized laboratory services. - The contract supports research funded by the Bench-to-Bedside Award program. - The base period of performance is approximately seven months. - Unique requirements: - Off-hours specimen processing - Handling of samples from critically ill patients on VV-ECMO - Cryopreservation and secure transfer to NIH - No product part numbers or quantities are specified; the procurement is service-based.

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