But things get much murkier when it is a task order for a defense customer issued against a civilian IDIQ. There are about a dozen protests pending at GAO right now that fall into that crossover category, where a defense agency used a GSA contract such as Alliant or OASIS to hire a contractor.
purified protein derivative (PPD). [pyoÌoÌâ²rifÄ«d]. a dried form of tuberculin used in testing for past or present infection with tubercle bacilli. This product is usually introduced into the skin during such tests and may produce a tuberculin reaction (wheal) within 48 to 72 hours.
A test for B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is primarily used to help detect, diagnose, and evaluate the severity of heart failure. It can be used, along with other cardiac biomarker tests, to detect heart stress and damage and/or along with lung function tests to distinguish between causes of shortness of breath.