1. ESTIMATED 700 SAMPLES: . ABILITY TO PERFORM WEST NILE VIRUS (WNV) TESTING ON RUFFED GROUSE (RG) COLLECTED FROM THREE STATES AROUND THE COUNTRY USING THE METHODOLOGY BELOW: O POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR) USING RG HEART O SEROLOGY/ VIRAL NEUTRALIZATION USING NOBUTO STRIPS THAT ARE FROZEN FROM HUNTER COLLECTION UNTIL RECEIVED AT LAB FACILITY FOR TESTING . ABILITY TO PERFORM TESTING ON APPROX. 700 RUFFED GROUSE SAMPLES . ABILITY TO KEEP CONSISTENT WNV TESTING PROCESSES ON EACH SAMPLE . INCINERATION OF ALL SPECIMENS AND RELATED TESTING SUPPLIES MUST BE PERFORMED AT THE LAB FACILITY AFTER TESTING IS COMPLETED . PRELIMINARY REPORT, CORRELATING LOCATION DATA WITH LEVEL(S) OF WNV, MUST BE COMPLETED BY MAY 1, 2019 . FINAL REPORT FOR ALL STATES, CORRELATING LOCATION DATA WITH LEVEL(S) OF WNV, MUST BE COMPLETED BY SUMMER . RESULTS MUST BE SENT VIA E-MAIL WITH ATTACHED EXCEL OR PDF DOCUMENT . SHIPPING TO LAB WILL BE COVERED BY STATE OF MICHIGAN PLEASE PROVIDE PRICE FOR PCR PORTION OF TESTING AND PRICE FOR SEROLOGY/NEUTRALIZATION PROCESS.

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