N62645-18-R-0007_Amendment_0001.docx

N6264518R0007

N6264518-R-0007 Amendment 0001 09 February 2017

Description of Amendment/Modification:

The purpose of this amendment is to revise the Essential Characteristics in the Statement of Requirements. Paragraph 2.3. of the Statement of Requirements changed

From: “2.3. The dimensions shall be 16mm width and 95-100mm length.”

To “2.3. The dimensions shall be 16mm width and 90-100mm length.”

The hour and date specified for receipt of offer is extended to 2:00 pm Easter Time on 26 February 2018. There are no other changes.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS

1.1. The contractor shall supply false bottom tubes for use with the currently-installed Beckman Coulter AU5800 series clinical chemistry analyzers at the Department of Defense (DoD) Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratories (FTDTLs). The false bottom tubes shall not impose additional maintenance, servicing, or calibration requirements on the analyzer.

1.2. The contractor shall conform to the highest manufacturing standards to ensure that the false bottom tubes are consistently manufactured to the same specifications. The false bottom tubes provided by the contractor shall be the same product that is evaluated during the solicitation process.

2. Essential Characteristics

2.1. The tube shall be a ‘false bottom’ tube which allows the liquid to remain in the upper portion of the tube and shall be able to contain five milliliters of liquid.

2.2. The tube shall be manufactured using polypropylene and shall be translucent to allow for observation of the liquid levels.

2.3. The dimensions shall be 16mm width and 90-100mm length.

2.4. The tube shall be suitable for direct sample analysis and include a conical false bottom.

2.5. The tube shall have a rounded base to facilitate removal from the testing racks.

2.6. The tube shall be suitable for use with the Beckman Coulter AU5800 series clinical chemistry analyzers and shall fit into the testing racks after placement of a vertical label for specimen identification. The current testing racks in use at the laboratories are Beckman Coulter part numbers MU809200, MU809400, and MU809500.

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