Purchase Order 36C24424P0129

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a $197,376.50 firm-fixed price purchase order contract to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc., a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories. The contract is for the provision of Remote Automated Laboratory System (RALS) software, middleware, and connectivity services to integrate point-of-care medical devices and diagnostic testing systems into the VA's electronic health records and clinical workflows. This contract is not set aside and is part of a larger $2.3 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) and a $223,078.50 Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) that Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics holds with the VA's Veterans Integrated Service Networks to provide ongoing RALS software, implementation, and support services across multiple VA healthcare facilities. The purpose of the RALS solution is to interface laboratory test results from point-of-care meters with the hospital information system and meet regulatory requirements.