Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Serological Analysis laboratory, within the Texas DSHS Laboratory, provides testing services in support of the DSHS HIV and Sexually Transmitted Disease (HIV/STD) programs. This includes testing to detect DNA and RNA from infectious microbes in patient specimens. The laboratory requires a contractor to provide the reagents, software, and equipment that allows for the full automation of nucleic acid amplification technologies (NAAT) to detect nucleic acid from Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea, Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1, and Hepatitis C Virus. The contractor will also provide service and maintenance for all equipment. I. goods description The vendor must provide: a. Reagents for FDA-approved assays that utilize nucleic acid amplification technologies to detect nucleic acid from: i. Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a single, qualitative assay for the following specimen types: • Urine (male and female) • Male urethral swabs • Vaginal Swabs • Endocervical swabs • Rectal swabs • Throat swabs...
