Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) are agencies within the Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) system. The Procurement and Contracting Services (PCS) division of HHSC administers solicitations for HHS. HHSC PCS is seeking competitive bids to establish a single Contract for a Newborn Screening (NBS) Cystic Fibrosis (CF) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Test System to perform neonatal screening, pursuant to Chapter 33 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, for the detection and identification of genetic mutations and variations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene at the DSHS Laboratory.
