1680-18-003 - Total Automated Solution for Serological Markers

Request for Information:  Total Automated Solution for Serological Markers
 
The intent of this RFI is to receive feedback from the marketplace on fully automated random-access analyzers that are able to analyze serological markers, antigens and antibodies associated with infectious diseases.
 
The research will aim to determine:

• The number of vendors available that can provide comprehensive infectious disease panels for serological patient samples on random access testing analyzer(s) with open connectivity to pre-analytical and post-analytical track systems.
• A total automated solution for a single PHOL laboratory site and/or multi-site analytical platform options for the testing of all, or the majority of infectious disease markers. The analytical testing solution should include the number of analyzers required for single and/or multi-site options as per test volumes indicated in the RFI.

• The total automated solution can be provided by a single vendor or in collaboration with a third-party vendor(s), to provide a total automated solution for the testing of all, or the majority of, infectious disease markers.
• Associated costs per test for the following scenarios:

1. Pre-analytical front-end sample processor, analytical random-access testing platforms and post-analytical storage systems are leased as a bundle.
2. Analytical random-access testing platforms are leased and pre-analytical front end sample processor and post-analytical storage systems are purchased as capital.

• A comprehensive listing of the available infectious disease serological markers in human blood samples and associated sensitivity with specificity for each marker.
• Workflow Analysis Summary detailing the analyzer throughput when running multiple analyses from instrument: start-up to shut-down.
• Workflow Analysis Summary detailing pre-analytical sample throughput of primary samples, multiple aliquots (minimum of three) to testing analyzers. Also throughput after testing is completed including recapping and time to storage.

• Deadline for Questions                      04:00 p.m. on August 30, 2017
• Deadline for Issuing Addenda           04:00 p.m. on September 5, 2017
• RFI Submission Deadline                   11:00:00 a.m., Toronto time on September 14, 2017