Purchase Order 36C25725P0179

This is a $78,601.50 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 (VISN 17) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 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 enable the integration of point-of-care medical devices and diagnostic testing systems into the VA's electronic health record system at the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System in Harlingen, Texas. The contract has a base period of 12 months with four one-year option periods. This contract was sole-sourced to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics as the government determined they were the only source capable of providing the unique and highly specialized services required at the necessary quality level.