Laboratory Reagents

1. SCOPE BACKGROUND The U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit SOUTH (NAMRU SOUTH) Bacteriology Department conducts detection, surveillance and characterization of bacterial disease threats to U.S. and host nation service members operating in the SOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility and supports development of novel countermeasures to eliminate those threats. The Bacteriology Department has been awarded Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS) Network funds to establish or strengthen surveillance for bacterial infections in multiple settings, including but not limited to:

hospitals, infected wounds, diarrheal infections, and infections occurring in remote areas, etc.in both civilian and military populations in Latin American countries such as Honduras. Samples are sent to NAMRU SOUTH for the detection of the most common gastrointestinal pathogens including viruses, bacteria and parasites that cause infectious diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms.

2. REQUIREMENTS 2.1. NAMRU SOUTH Lima, Peru (Jorge Chavez Airport) 2.2. June 2025 – June 2026 2.3. Items need to be delivered in NAMRU SOUTH Lima in as soon as possible. 2.4. “Justification Worksheet for Purchasing Hazardous Materials: – or a short paragraph indicating that none of the products belong to the category of "hazardous material" in the ARF “Acquisition Request Form”. N/A 2.5. List of products. Find attachment 2.6. Applicable Standards Warranty or Expiration date: we need items to have a long shelf life