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Get the IHC/IF CRO Quote Template (PDF)

If you want multiple IHC/IF CRO quotes you can actually compare, use a standardized inquiry template. It captures the exact inputs CROs require to provide a finalized quote—so you avoid back-and-forth, reduce scope confusion, and get pricing faster.

Download the IHC/IF Quote Inquiry Template (PDF)

What’s Inside the Template

Exactly what CROs need to generate an itemized, assumption-based quote—organized in the same way most project intake workflows run.

Exactly what CROs need to quote

Built from real CRO intake requirements—these are the inputs typically required before a project can be priced.

1) Sample and study basics

  • Species of the sample
  • How many samples you want to process
  • Whether you’ve identified the samples (and what they are)

2) Sample format and handling

  • What format you will send (FFPE blocks, slides, frozen/OCT, cell pellets, etc.)
  • Any buffers used or treatments performed (to confirm compatibility and protocol selection)

3) Antibodies and targets

  • Whether you’ve identified antibodies
  • If yes: targets and catalog numbers
  • Whether you will provide antibodies or want the CRO to procure them
  • Desired antibody concentration/dilution (or request CRO-run optimization if unknown)

4) Post-project sample disposition

  • Destroy remaining samples
  • Return remaining samples

5) Project requirements and constraints

  • Special requirements the CRO must follow (timeline, documentation expectations, handling constraints, etc.)
Download the IHC/IF Quote Inquiry Template (PDF)

Tip: Fill it once, then reuse the same completed template for every CRO you contact.

How to Get Comparable Quotes

A consistent input set is the fastest way to reduce scope confusion and compare pricing apples-to-apples.

Follow these four steps to get itemized quotes with clear assumptions and defined turnaround time.

  • Step 1: Download and fill it once

    Complete the template with your best-known information. Estimates are acceptable as long as you label them clearly.

  • Step 2: Send the same template to 3–5 CROs

    Using the same input set is what makes quotes directly comparable. It also reduces follow-up questions and scope drift.

  • Step 3: Require itemized pricing + stated assumptions

    Ask each CRO to return itemized pricing (per sample / per slide / per marker, plus setup or optimization fees), a turnaround time defined from material receipt, and the assumptions used to price the work.

  • Step 4: Compare quotes apples-to-apples

    Evaluate total cost and cost drivers (optimization, antibody sourcing, multiplexing, imaging/analysis), turnaround time and dependencies, and operational fit (what you must provide vs. what the CRO will handle).

Download the IHC/IF Quote Inquiry Template (PDF)

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