Purchase Order 12639526P0043

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services awarded a firm fixed price purchase order to Chembio Diagnostic Systems Inc. on February 4, 2026, for Cervid Dual Path Platform (DPP) Test Kits with a ceiling value of $155,336.25. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, requires delivery to Ames, Iowa, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. Chembio Diagnostic Systems Inc., based in Medford, New York, is a specialized manufacturer of rapid diagnostic tests for infectious diseases and holds the sole authorization to produce the DPP Vet Tuberculosis Assay kits used in the Federal Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication program. These single-use immune-chromatographic test kits are designed to detect antibodies to Mycobacterium bovis in cervid samples and serve as the official diagnostic tool for tuberculosis screening in cervids.

The procurement was justified as a sole-source acquisition under Federal Acquisition Regulation Section 6.302-1 based on the unique qualifications and regulatory authorization of Chembio's product, as the Cervid DPP test is the only licensed test kit approved for detecting antibodies in cervids within this federal program. This contract represents a continuation of APHIS's established relationship with Chembio for critical diagnostic testing solutions in support of the agency's animal health and disease eradication mission. The acquisition falls under NAICS code 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing) and utilizes simplified acquisition procedures under FAR 12.201-1.