Hemodialysis Water Analysis

The Contractor shall be a certified laboratory capable of providing bacterial assays of dialysis water in accordance with ANSI/AAMI 13959, 2014, using one of the following methods: i. 48 hours incubation: trypticase soy agar (TSA, a soybean casein digest agar) or ii. standards method agar and plate count agar, incubated at 35° - 37°C for 48 hours. b. The Contractor shall ship an adequate number of appropriate sample containers to the Medical Center on a monthly basis and include a preprinted and prepaid return label for overnight shipping. Medical Center staff will then collect the samples from the required locations and return them to the testing lab via overnight shipping for analysis. i. Contractor shall also provide shipping boxes with Styrofoam inserts, freezer packs, test tubes and bottles, bubble pack for tubes, and shipment of all necessary supplies.