This contract includes all the costs associated with performing fully automated serum, urine, and hemoglobin electrophoresis. In addition, the contract includes pricing for performing immunofixations to identify monoclonal and polyclonal gammopathies. For the use of purchased reagents and disposables the contract provides all the required hardware to perform the necessary methodologies. It is the intent of the VA Pittsburgh to establish a reagent rental style contract such as the cost of loaning the instrument is incorporated in the cost of reagents.  The VA will not own the equipment and at the end of the contract the equipment will be removed by the vendor. This contract is specifically for the use of the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center Immunology section only.